Also called: Crowd TD
Creates huge digital crowds and armies for films and games.
A crowd artist programs 10,000 digital soldiers to march and react in a battle scene. They tune behaviors so the crowd looks natural.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's in animation or computer science with scripting skills, then a couple of years as a junior crowd or FX artist.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Animation, Computer Science.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Similar to special effects artists.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI behavior models make crowds easier; directing large believable crowds and fixing glitches still needs artists.
Classes: Computer science, Physics, Art, AP Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-1014.
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