What is the difference between VR design and graphic design?

1. In the next 5~ 10 years, VR designers will have more development potential.

2. At present, there is a serious shortage of technicians in VR industry. Designers who master VR technology are in short supply and the starting salary is very high. Technical learning is very important.

Comparison between the two situations

First, industry comparison

Graphic design industry is a mature industry, which is mature and stable in terms of industry process, technical requirements and business model. Although this is an advantage, it is also a disadvantage-the plane technology is mature and easy to get started, but there are many practitioners, strong competition and low salary starting point.

VR industry is a new industry, especially with the coming of internet plus and AI intelligent era. People's internet experience is no longer satisfied with the initial reading, watching pictures and videos. Users hope to get a more realistic user experience by mastering more comprehensive information. Therefore, the rapid development of VR (Virtual Reality) technology is an inevitable result. As an emerging technology and industry, VR has a wide range of opportunities: enterprises are willing to innovate, investors are willing to invest, users are willing to pay the bill, and the state is willing to provide policy support. Faced with such a favorable climate, geographical location and harmonious people, the development of VR designers is certainly promising.

Second, the technical comparison

Graphic designers focus on two-dimensional graphics technology, and the core software is Adobe's graphics software.

Because software technology is simple and easy to master, graphic design industry does not emphasize software technical ability, but emphasizes design ability and creative experience.

The VR designer takes 3D technology as the core, and the core software is Autodesk 3D software such as 3dsMax, Maya and VR engine software AutodeskStingray and Unity3D.

The technical requirements of VR designers are much higher than those of graphic designers. At present, VR technicians are in short supply, and the starting salary is much higher than that of graphic designers. However, the technical platforms of the two are different, so it is necessary to choose a good direction at the beginning of study, otherwise it will be very troublesome to change careers halfway.

Third, the comparison of jobs and professional qualifications.

Professional qualification certificate adopted by graphic designer industry emphasizes its design and professional ability (Adobe technology is simple, so it doesn't value technical certificate).

Graphic designer's job involves: (1) advertising design company: graphic designer, retoucher, VI designer, font designer, etc. (2) Photo studio, photography studio: digital darkroom division, retoucher, etc. (3) Magazines and publishing houses (including printing houses): layout designers, typesetters, magazine editors, prepress engineers, etc.

Professional qualification of graphic designer: ACAA senior advertising designer or senior visual designer is the most important in the industry at present, and the core assessment contents include graphic design professional knowledge and Photoshop (corresponding qualification: digital graphic designer), Illustrator (corresponding qualification: digital layout designer), Acrobat (corresponding qualification: design document engineer) and so on.

The VR designer VR industry is technically difficult, and the industry emphasizes the parallel of technical certification and professional qualification certification.

The work of VR designer involves: (1)VR production company: VR designer, VR modeler, VR animator, VR development engineer; (2) Game companies: game designers, game modelers, animators and game development engineers; (3) Animation company: conceptual design/original painting designer, script designer, modeler, animator, special effects engineer, video editor and typesetter; (4) Film and television production companies: concept designers, script designers, modelers, special effects artists, synthesizers, video clips, synthesizers, etc.

Professional qualification of VR designer: VR designer must complete the design through three-dimensional software based on Autodesk technology, which is technically difficult. The industry emphasizes the parallel of technical certification and vocational qualification certification. Technical certificates include: Autodesk's 3DsMax or Maya engineer's international certification; The professional qualification is ACAA senior VR designer, and the core assessment items include: VR 3D modeler (3DsMax), digital image engineer (Photoshop) and VR development engineer (Unity3D or Stingray).

Third, the comparison of work treatment and salary.

—— Designers or engineers with VR designer or modeler qualifications can start at more than twice the salary of graphic designers.

Graphic designers have low technical threshold, easy to get started and quick to get started, but it is not easy to reach a high level, which requires the accumulation of time, experience, ability and creativity. There are many graphic designers with strong competition.

VR designers have a high technical threshold and need to learn 3D design technology systematically. Once they break through the bottleneck of 3D technology, their development speed will be very fast. At present, VR production enterprises are seriously short of VR technicians and VR designers, and designers of general design and graphics are not competent, so VR designers are paid attention to in enterprises.