Tell your son to buy Poser and spend YOUR hard earned money on business courses. He'll be able to make anything he wants using Poser. And nobody will be the wiser. Poser will let him be productive without special training. I'm a recruiter for the largest staffing agency in the country. Your son needs to gain as much business training and experience that he can get before trying his hand at a "fun" job. He'll need something to fall back on. All day long I interview highly educated people who can't find work and are coming to me asking for $7.00 factory jobs because they are desperate. Now is not the time for him to play around with his education decisions in a willy nilly manner. You're only young once. You only get one shot at having your parents pay for your schooling. DON'T PISS IT AWAY ON PIPE DREAMS OF HAVING A COOL JOB! There's plenty of time for 3D stuff after you get a real career under your belt. ScottA The secret to life is having choices.