Well, in the past I have worked with 3d studio max some but dropped it and picked up programming as a new hoby. Right now I'm planning to go right back into 3d designs and animation because I enjoyed it a lot and see if I can fit in some spare time to learning about gaming engines and OpenGL/DirectX. I have done some college courses but not past my associates yet but if I can find me a school that is reputable and will teach me everything I need to know I would probably rather do that.