Financial Aid for School

FinAid bills itself as the SmartStudent Guide to Financial Aid. It covers all sorts of financial aid methods: Scholarship searches, Loans, Section 529 college savings plans, and various aspects of military aid. There's also advise on navigating the paperwork trail necessary to procure the funding you need, an aid advisor for personal help, dozens of tools for calculating college costs, loan payments, savings and more.

Another site for financial aid is Reference Service Press. The site is a bit commercial in that it does have topical books for sale. But it also provides a great deal of information in the financial aid arena.

History of Gaming

At Classic Gaming you can read The History of Gaming Part I--Origins Forgotten. It's written by Marty "Retro Rogue" Goldberg. He starts back in 1958 with Ralph Higinbotham, the designer of one of the first, if not THE first, video game called Tennis for Two. To think we owe our arcade games of today to a light-ball similar to pong bouncing back and forth across an oscilloscope.

Visionary Art of Jeffrey Bedrick

Jeffrey Bedrick is an artist with a diverse set of credits. Here is a description from The Art of Jeffrey K. Bedrick.

"Moving freely between fine art and commercial art, he has done illustration and design for feature films, television, the stage, advertising, print, computer games and the internet. His fantastic paintings have been published in countless forms including gift cards, posters, limited edition prints, books, magazines, puzzles, and other collectibles. Notable projects include background art for animated features, Shrek 2, The Little Mermaid 2, Fern Gully 2, Dudley Do-Right, many TV commercials; digital art for scores of interactive media titles; numerous book illustrations including a children's book Weather for Doubleday; 3D design for Cybertown - The Sci-fi Community of the Future. Corporate collections include The San Francisco Opera, Pacific Telesis, Mazda, Proctor & Gamble, and GTE. He is listed in 2000 Outstanding Artists & Designers of the 20th Century."

Job Searching in America

Not only does America's Job Bank provide job postings, but it also provides a place to post resumes, help in designing a cover letter. You can also set up a personal search scout that will look at job posts as they come in and then send you an email of jobs that seem to fit your criteria. Be prepared to do a little exploring. It will be time well spent.

Animation History

Follow the history and growth of film animation from 1820 to the present at: Chronophotographical Projections.

Just What You Need if You Plan to Move to California

If you plan to work in California after graduation, the Big Loop is a great little resource. It's a "...specialized search engine that focuses exclusively on marketing, communications, advertising, and creative services and resources in California." While the data base is far from comprehensive, it does provide some info about companies involved in entertainment. Probably a good place to find out about companies specializing in what you want to do with your life.

Photographic Panorama

Original World Wide Panorama is dedicated to panoramic photography, with samples of full 360 degree panoramic photos. The photos were all taken at precisely the same time everywhere in the world on March 20, 2004. The photos are indexed by photographer, geographic region, bridges and more.