Aye, there are three apps being used in "the Field" these days... 1. 3DStudio Max 2. Maya 3. Photoshop Of course, there are others. But 99% of the available jobs are in these areas, and their cohorts (MotionBuilder, Combustion, After-Effects, etc.). 3DS is used for a lot of gaming, but Unreal switched to Maya back in 2003. In fact, Unreal Tournament 2003 actually shipped with the PLE, which is how I got in on Maya initially! And I love it... Off to try making some Morrowind levels, which you can actually do from Bryce! The landscaping, anyway. Just heightmapping, like we're used to...