Alumni News

• September

  5

  2025

  Hollow Knight: Silksong Breaks Game Release Records!

  You probably may have caught the news that Hollow Knight: Silksong was released today, but did you know that AIE Alumni helped bring this long‑awaited sequel to life? After years of anticipation, Hollow Knight: Silksong has finally arrived — and its launch has already made waves across the global games industry. The long‑awaited sequel to the beloved indie classic has smashed records on day one, drawing millions of players, dominating streaming platforms, and becoming one of the most celebrated indie releases in…

  Adelaide,

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  Awards,

• March

  28

  2024

  AIE Alumni game, Ascending Inferno, funded by Screen Australia

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  Awards,

  Game Art,

• November

  10

  2023

  AIE comes first in games industry employment outcomes!

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  Game Art,

• October

  18

  2022

  AIE Alumni awarded 2022 ACT Chief Minister’s Pearcey Entrepreneur Award

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  Canberra,

• September

  20

  2022

  From Spiderman to Godzilla – AIE Alumni brings incredible to the big screen

  3D Animation,

  Alumni,

  Film,

• August

  26

  2022

  My Journey Into The Visual Effects Industry – Jake Dobbie

  3D Animation,

  Alumni,

  Film,

• April

  30

  2022

  More than Games: Using VR for the Trade and Automotive Industry

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  Game Art,

  Game Design,

• March

  5

  2022

  Are you ready to defend the moon?

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  Game Art,

  Game Design,

• September

  23

  2021

  AIE students break into the advertising industry!

  3D Animation,

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  Student,

• September

  16

  2021

  Three top things 3D Artists need to do to succeed in the Games Industry with Brendan Sullivan

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• September

  16

  2021

  AIE Alumni credited on Space Jam

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• September

  9

  2021

  Meet the Game Artist working at Mojang: Brendan Sullivan! part 2

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• September

  2

  2021

  Meet the Game Artist working at Mojang: Brendan Sullivan! Part 1

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• August

  31

  2021

  Puzzledorf a game by AIE Alumni Stuart Burfield available via Steam

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  Game Design,

  Game Programming,

• August

  26

  2021

  Shaman RPG game by AIE Students

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  Game Art,

  Game Design,

• July

  30

  2021

  Meet the Junior Level Designer – Mitchell Sayer

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• July

  30

  2021

  AIE Alumni credited at Loki

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• June

  23

  2021

  Grimm a game heavily inspired by the tales of Brothers Grimm

  Alumni,

  Game Art,

  Game Design,

• May

  20

  2021

  Artificial Stupidity: Is AI really smart? Watch this funny animated short by AIE students

  3D Animation,

  Alumni,

  Artificial Intelligence,

• April

  4

  2021

  AIE Alumni credited at Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

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  Film,

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• December

  25

  2020

  Adventure through the stunning lands of Nora’s Territory as Alana

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  Game Design,

  Game Programming,

• October

  1

  2020

  AIE at PAX Online 2020

  Adelaide,

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  Canberra,

• August

  13

  2020

  My Journey Into 3D Animation & VFX for Film – Rachael Stewart

  3D Animation,

  Alumni,

  Film,

• July

  30

  2020

  My journey into Character Design – Kellie Lautier

  3D Animation,

  Alumni,

  Game Art,

• July

  5

  2019

  Adelaide Game Developers at Avcon

  Adelaide,

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  Events,

• February

  13

  2019

  AIE producing some of the best

  3D Animation,

  Alumni,

  Canberra,

• November

  19

  2018

  2018 Graduate Showcase Events

  3D Animation,

  Adelaide,

  Alumni,

• January

  29

  2018

  Moving for a dream job

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  Film,

  Game Art,

• December

  22

  2017

  ‘Pixel pushers, code monkeys, realists and idealists’ – Nico King

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  Game Design,

  Industry,

• November

  2

  2017

  Ice to meet you

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  Game Art,

  Game Design,

• August

  9

  2017

  Zero to Gamdev

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  Game Programming,

  Graduate,

• February

  28

  2017

  AIE Alumni Success with 2016 Feature Film Tilt

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  Film,

  VFX,

• January

  3

  2017

  Global Game Jam January 2017

  Adelaide,

  Alumni,

  Canberra,

• December

  13

  2016

  AIE celebrates it’s 20th year

  Adelaide,

  Alumni,

  Canberra,

• October

  11

  2016

  Planting the seed of success

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  Graduate,

  Melbourne,

• September

  7

  2016

  AIE Alumni crowned as ‘mascot’ for the Sydney Fringe Festival

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  Sydney,

• February

  24

  2016

  48 Hour Space Station Corridor – Breakdown

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  Game Art,

  Teachers,

• November

  6

  2015

  38 AIE games shown at PAX Aus

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  Game Art,

  Game Design,

• October

  14

  2015

  Prepping for PAX: How to demo your game

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  Incubator,

  Industry,

• February

  18

  2015

  Interview With A Programmer

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  Game Programming,

• October

  13

  2014

  Graduate Showcase 2014

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  Film,

  Game Art,

• September

  9

  2014

  AIE’s CEO wins Entrepreneur of the Year Award

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  Awards,

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• May

  1

  2013

  AIE Graduates credited on Bioshock Infinite

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  Canberra,

  Game Art,