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AIE CEO John De Margheriti recognised with prestigious ICT award
Last night at the annual Pearcey National Awards in Hobart, visionary tech entrepreneur and AIE CEO John De Margheriti was awarded the prestigious Pearcey Medal. The medal was presented by the Honourable Madeline Ogilvie, Tasmanian Minister for IT, to recognise John’s outstanding contribution to developing the Australian game development industry and more recently, film and…
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Advice for recipients of spam email
On 27 October 2022, a third-party service provider for AIE was accessed by an unauthorised user. The unauthorised user sent a spam email to 320,000 email addresses with the subject heading “Payment Receipt”. Anyone who has received an email with the subject line “Payment Receipt” should not open the email but should delete the email.…
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AIE Alumni awarded 2022 ACT Chief Minister’s Pearcey Entrepreneur Award
The award was presented by Senator (retd) Kate Lundy and ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. AIE Alumni Adam Zegelin has been awarded the ACT Chief Minister’s Pearcey Entrepreneur Award along with Instaclustr co-founder Ben Bromhead. The award recognises an entrepreneur their career who has demonstrated innovative and pioneering achievement and contribution to technological development in…
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Academy of Interactive Entertainment joins Canberra Innovation Network
Today the Academy of Interactive Entertainment, AIE, joins the Canberra Innovation Network, CBRIN, as its education partner bringing unique digital entertainment, games development, and film production capabilities. AIE is a non-profit vocational education provider founded in 1996 to grow the creative digital sector. AIE offers nationally accredited training in multi-disciplinary approaches to game development, visual…
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Game Design Graduates Showcase Splatacle and The Pound
We recently caught up with three 2021 Game Design graduates to discuss their final projects and the journey of creating a game from conception to completion. In a livestream on Youtube, Graduates shared insights into their development process, what they learnt, working in a team, and their aspirations for the next stage of their careers.…
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What does a Production Coordinator do?
Have you always dreamt of working on a blockbuster film? That dream is now a reality for AIE alumni Crystal Taylor! Since graduating from AIE in 2020 with an Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media, specialising in 3D Animation & VFX for Film, Crystal has gone on to work at Method Studios in Melbourne. While…
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Here’s what you’ve missed at AIE
The film industry in Australia has been booming, with the introduction of Virtual Production technology creating further career opportunities. Due to industry demand, AIE have introduced their new and innovative Film and Virtual Production course, starting in February 2022!
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AIE at PAX Online 2020
THE EVENT PAX is known as one of the premier Gaming events of the year, showcasing the best soon to be released games and emerging young talent from across the world. AIE has been a constant fixture at these events, and 2020 was no exception.
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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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Applications open for 2020
If you’re keen to make game development, 3D animation or visual effects your career, you can now apply for our full-time courses that start in February 2020. Blake Kolodziej, currently studying AIE’s Game Design was an early applicant and said it really helped him with his year 12 studies.
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AIE CEO Wins Vocational Education and Training Award
At the 2019 ACT Training Awards on Thursday 12th September, AIE CEO and Founder, John De Margheriti was awarded the John Scott Memorial Award for his contribution to vocational education and training in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
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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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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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Top 15 Portfolio & Demo Reel Tips
Preparing your demo reel and portfolio is not as simple as it once was. The landscape is more crowded and the creative options are vast. So what can you do to separate your work form the masses and land that job in the industry? Well the most important thing is to realize the presentation of…
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Open Day, Sunday 17th August, 2014
Discover the courses designed to get you started in game development, 3D animation and visual effects at the AIE Open Day on Sunday 17th August. Sydney, Melbourne Canberra and Adelaide campuses will be opening their doors to visitors eager to find out about full-time and part-time courses staring in February 2015. The day will include presentations…
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An interview with Ben Retter from Dota 2
Recently we caught up with animation graduate Ben Retter who has been keeping busy creating some amazing things for the game Dota 2, and sharing his art knowledge internationally. Please tell us a little bit more about yourself, and what you do. I create items for the game Dota 2 for a living under the…
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Post-incubator teams secure $110,000 development funding
A total of $110,000 is being granted across four teams Sydney, Australia – June 16, 2014 – The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) is proud to announce that it is funding four projects that have come out of the AIE Incubator Program as part of its Post-Incubator Development Grant. A total of $110,000 is being…
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