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Artificial Stupidity: Is AI really smart? Watch this funny animated short by AIE students
From the brilliant minds of our VFX students studying via the online campus, comes Artificial Stupidity. This animated short explores the trials and tribulations of life as a security guard as a droid finds out he locked his keys inside his booth. His battery is running low and must find a way inside. The team…
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Challenging puzzle game in a frozen world by AIE Students
Fight against the freezing cold and a strange illness plaguing the world, in this incredibly challenging puzzle game in a frozen world. Set in an abandoned civilisation on Antarctica, now reclaimed by the inhospitable ice and snow, players must navigate a series of puzzles and the frozen environment, using several tools to discover clues and…
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A Monk frog must overcome his true nature to maintain his inner peace! – AIE Students short film
Restraint is a short VFX animation that depicts a monk frog’s arm wrestle between his meditative inner peace and his primal instinctual ways. Finding his Zen amongst nature, the monk is interrupted by a pesky fly, and now discipline and restraint must be shown…or will the temptations of his natural ways sway too hard? Team…
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AIE Students Pioneer Virtual Production for VFX Project
Inspired by the latest Virtual Production LED wall technology, used extensively in Disney’s The Mandalorian and HBO’s Westworld, a team of visual effects students in AIE Sydney decided to take advantage of AIE’s partnership with Intraware, a leading supplier to Australian VFX studios. The student team, known as Team Abyss, came up with a concept…
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Jumpstart Apocalypse, an incredible VR game by the Tasty Biscuit team
Hone your skills as you fight an endless wave of zombies in a virtual 3D world with Jumpstart Apocalypse VR, an incredible VR game by the Tasty Biscuit team! Jumpstart Apocalypse VR is a game by AIE Melbourne 2nd year developers Tasty Biscuit.
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Brokenhorn: A Beautifully made short film by AIE Students
Brokenhorn is a fantastic short animated film about an ancient creature that must protect his home, the dying forest, from a mysterious threat. Brokenhorn stands as the last of an ancient line of protectors of the forest, fighting against the dreaded forces that threaten his world.
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Feast for One – Short Film by AIE Students
Rotund and hungry, a gluttonous noble calls for his personal chef to prepare him an elaborate meal. Unsatisfied, he demands more food until the chef is fed up with his greedy, selfish ways and bottomless stomach.
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Explore an Aztec Temple as a Rock Monster with Golem!
Golem is a brand new game where players find themselves as a giant Rock Golem inside of an Aztec ruin. Explore a challenging and increasingly difficult obstacle and puzzle environment, in order to find a way out of an Aztec temple!
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Play as an alien scout on earth in Guudo!
Guudo is a 3D, action-adventure platformer game where you play as an extra-terrestrial scout. Guudo has crash landed on earth in the middle of a film set and uses their abilities to eat, shrink and grow. Guudo needs to find props around the set to blend in with the humans.
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AIE Sydney Unlocks New State of the Art Campus
AIE’s Sydney campus is undergoing a massive upgrade to educate the next generation of game and film developers. Stunning learning studios and start of the art equipment will enable AIE’s Sydney students to all be located at the one address and ready to take on the world for all courses commencing in February 2021.
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AIE awarded 2020 ACT Small Training Provider of the Year
In a Virtual Awards Ceremony held online last night the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) won the Small Registered Training Provider of the Year at the 2020 ACT Training Awards. AIE Staff and Students watched the online presentation from both campus and home and cheered when the category and winner was announced.
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My Journey Into 3D Animation & VFX for Film – Rachael Stewart
Ever wonder what it’s like to have your name credited on a big blockbuster movie? Rachael Stewart did too before she landed her dream job at major film post-production studios such as MPC and Method Studios.
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My journey into Character Design – Kellie Lautier
It is every game artist’s dream to have their game character loved and played by people around the world…including big-name celebrities! For AIE Alumni Kellie Lautier, this dream came true when her name was credited on one of 2020’s most highly anticipated games.
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Casey Thomas speaking at Online Experience Day
AIE is proud to have Casey Thomas, CEO of Dark Shadow Studios and AIE Alumni, speaking at our upcoming Online Experience Day on Saturday 23rd November. Dark Shadows Studios was created through the Graduate Diploma program at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment.
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AIE producing some of the best
We are very proud to announce that six AIE graduates and one AIE staff member have won a place on the 30 under 30 lists for ‘The Develop Pacific’ which highlights new members in the industry across the Development, Education and applicable advocacy sectors.
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How is a film born
We took to the classroom to chat with second year 3D Animation and VFX for Film team, ‘Cool Banana Studios’ to ask some questions about their short 3D film, “Suck it” and about their time at AIE.
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2018 Graduate Showcase Events
AIE Graduates completing their Advanced Diploma and Graduate Diploma programs are showcasing their major projects at Graduate Showcase events at each campus over the next three weeks. We are very proud of this year’s graduating group who have been working hard on these projects to showcase what they have learnt. Games and VFX industry representatives,…
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Why learning rotoscoping as part of the 3D Animation and VFX for Film course is so important
Ever had an amazing idea for a short film, but didn’t know how to carry it out? There are lots of different skills you can learn to help you make a kickass film.
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Angela Sae-Lam is another award-winning AIE graduate
Another award-winning AIE graduate, Angela Sae-Lam stopped by AIE to give her support to those soon to be graduating 3D Animation & VFX students and told us a little about her time since leaving AIE.
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Mid-Year Intake: Fast Track Your Future
Fast-track your future – applications for our July mid-year intake are now open. AIE is currently accepting students for its range of specialist, practical courses that are starting in July at all campuses. This is a great opportunity to kick-start your career in games and film. Applications are open for the following courses: Game Art…
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Building a Game Design Portfolio for entry into AIE
One of the most common questions we get from people wanting to start our two year Game Design and Production program is; What do I need to put in my Game Design portfolio? The answer is…… there are lots of things you could include. Did you ever have to create something for a woodworking class…
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Animation Tools of the Trade
You have been given 20 weeks and a team of 5 to create a 3 minute 3D animated music video. What tools do you need, how to you stay on time and achieve the vision? This is the challenge a team of 5 AIE students faced when creating the music video for the song ‘Follow…
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AIE Campus hours over Christmas 2017
AIE would like to wish everyone a happy Christmas break and a successful start to the New Year in 2018. The campuses will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period, from 5pm Friday 22nd December and will reopen on Monday, 8th January 2018. If you need to contact us over the break,…
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Graduate Showcase 2018
Students are putting the finishing touches on their work and getting ready for the Graduate Showcase events that are happening soon across AIE campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Canberra. Representatives from studios across the creative digital industries will be in attendance to check out the next generation of talent. If you’d like to be…
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AIE Students work on Sci-Fi Film ‘Blue World Order’
Talented students from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) have played a vital part in bringing Aussie-made sci-fi, Blue World Order (BWO) to the big screen for its premiere this month. Blue World order was filmed entirely in Canberra, using desert landscapes and modern concrete architecture to paint a stark vision of a not-so-distant…
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6 Things You Need To Know About Getting into 3D Animation
Aristotle went down in history as a celebrated philosopher known for many wonderful aphorisms, but when it comes to animation, there’s one in particular that stands out: art imitates life. By definition, animation is the process of manipulating static images or models to create the illusion of movement—in other words, bringing art ‘to life’. 3D…
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Future Skills Experience
Discover where STEM skills can take you The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) is inviting year 11 and 12 students to showcase a range of future careers that relate to STEM skills. The majority of the world’s fastest growing occupations require STEM skills and there is an urgent need for a skilled workforce…
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5 Tips For Getting Into Game Development
Do you get excited when you overhear someone discussing Minecraft on public transport? Does thinking about game-play mechanics or artificial intelligence get you excited? If you answered yes to one of these questions, there’s a strong chance that your interest in video games is more than just a passing phase. Now more than ever, the…
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Game Programming Graduate starts work at Big Ant Studios
In one week, Josh Laurence will be heading to Melbourne to start his first job as a junior programmer for Big Ant Studios. This is his story… Having already worked as a web developer an android app developer and trained as a teacher Josh came to AIE because… “I realised that although I…
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May AIE Online Experience Day
Get ready to kick start your studies in 3D animation, game design or VFX for film with AIE Online You will be welcomed by online staff, teachers and industry guests at the AIE Online Experience Day. This interactive virtual event is set to kick off on Thursday 27th May from 12PM Noon till 5PM AEST.…
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