Art, design and music
Art is not the first thing that springs to mind when you think about career paths for mathematicians. But evermore powerful computers have opened up breathtaking new possibilities both for visual artists and musicians. The people who design the computer graphics and the software used by artists have to be mathematically minded, and this has enabled many people to combine their passion for art with their love for maths.
Plus magazine career interviews
Plus magazine interview, computer game designer
Nick Gray has an MSc in maths and now as a computer games designer, working on the Havok physics engine
Plus magazine interview, computer game developer
Andrew Wensley works as a computer games developer for Eidos, the creators of Lara Croft
Plus magazine interview, computer music researcher
Nick Collins is building an artificial musician
Plus magazine careers library
A collection of interviews from people in various maths-related careers, showing the wide range of uses maths can get put to in the real world.
