Early Entry to AIE

Apply now and
secure your place
at AIE in 2024

You can apply now and get an Early Entry into AIE’s games, film, animation and visual effects programs!

  • Bachelor of Game Development
  • Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development
  • Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media

Offers are conditional and subject to your completion of year 12 studies.

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Industry experts

AIE teachers are award winning trainers with industry experience and a passion for educating the next generation of learners.

Practical skills

Courses are made by industry practitioners and developed to teach you industry relevant skills and prepare you for immediate employment

Multiple award winners

AIE is Australia’s most awarded 3D animation, game design and visual FX educator

Industry Experts

About us

The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) is Australia's most awarded 3D animation, game design and visual FX educator. Created as a non-profit organisation to grow the creative digital sector, AIE pioneered the development of specialist game qualifications and continues to innovate through industry partnerships and dynamic teaching.

AIE courses are practical, career-focused and delivered by industry experienced teachers in a seriously fun and creatively-demanding studio environment. AIE and its graduates have won many awards over the years including twice being named the Australian Small Training Provider of the Year (2007 and more recently in 2016).

Game Design Student Casey Thomas | AIE

I will never forget the amazing time and valuable experience AIE have given me, they really helped me shine to be more than who I thought I was, I am now a Game Designer creating fun innovating games for the future generations

CEO
Dark Shadow Studios

Casey Thomas
Damian Lam Student and Alumni | AIE

AIE gave me the opportunities to learn industry relevant skills that made it possible for me to get a job in the industry. The teachers were fantastic and incredibly motivated.

LEAD MODELLER
Scanline VFX (Oscar winning VFX studio)

Damien Lam
Kellie Lautier | AIE Graduate Success

AIE was the best choice I made when deciding my career path, the course structure and the connections I made there is what put me in the position for most of the jobs I've gotten.The teachers go above and beyond for their students!

CHARACTER ARTIST
SMG studio (indie game studio & creators of death squared)

Kellie Lautier

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