AIE News
AIE students break into the advertising industry!
Think you’ve had a tough day? Protect your house against flames and falling trees by taking out Clarity insurance! Watch things go from bad to worse in this entertaining branding and advertising project completed by AIE’s 3D Animation & VFX for Film students.
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Three top things 3D Artists need to do to succeed in the Games Industry with Brendan Sullivan
Brendan Sullivan, AIE Graduate and 3D Artist at Mojang Studios shares some of his favourite tips for aspiring game-dev aficionados from his own amazing journey and the experiences of his peers.
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AIE Alumni credited on Space Jam
Congratulations to our very talented AIE Alumni for being credited on Space Jam: A New Legacy.
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AIE wins 2021 ACT Small Training Provider of the Year Award
Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) has again been recognised as the Small Registered Training Organisation of the Year at the 2021 ACT Training Excellence Awards. The award was announced in a virtual ceremony by ACT Minister for Skills, Chris Steel MLA. The ACT Training Excellence Awards recognise the dedicated training efforts in the ACT by…
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Meet the Game Artist working at Mojang: Brendan Sullivan! part 2
Find out what it’s like working as a 3D Artist for Minecraft developer, Mojang in the second part of this three-part interview from AIE Alumni Brendan Sullivan.
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Meet the Game Artist working at Mojang: Brendan Sullivan! Part 1
Find out what it’s like working as a 3D Artist for Minecraft developer, Mojang in the first part of this three-part series from AIE Alumni Brendan Sullivan.
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Puzzledorf a game by AIE Alumni Stuart Burfield available via Steam
Congratulations to Stuart Burfield, AIE Alumni on the upcoming release of Puzzledorf! Available via Steam in August! Learn more on Puzzledorf and Stuart’s journey through the AIE Incubator Program.
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Shaman RPG game by AIE Students
Well done to team Shaman! 2nd year major production from 2020. A fantastic 3rd person action RPG inspired by Filipino folklore.
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AIE and MAPS Film School combine to offer world’s first Film and Virtual Production course
The Academy of Interactive Entertainment is very excited to announce that from 2022, MAPS Film School will be joining the AIE to deliver the world’s first Film and Virtual Production course. MAPS Film School has been teaching film production in South Australia for over 35 years and has trained over 1000 people and produced over…
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AIE’s sound stage and virtual production studio receives ACT Government support
AIE’s plans to build a new state-of-the-art facility for film and virtual production received a boost of support today with the announcement by the ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr that the ACT Government is investing a total of $839,400 in the project. AIE will also contribute significant funding towards the project which will be used…
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Technodolly makes impossible shots possible
AIE’s Film and Virtual Production students will be able to achieve complex and unique camera moves with the Technodolly, the first of its generation. With the revolutionary ability to record hand-held moves, the Technodolly allows cinematographers, directors and producers to conceive shots with unlimited length and difficulty where previous moves may have been too expensive…
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GrimRed – A Horror Survival Gameplay Experience by AIE Students
Team Joots developed GrimRed as their second-year major project for the Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development at AIE. The team of six did an amazing job and completed the project over a 12-week period.
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Meet the Junior Level Designer – Mitchell Sayer
Inspired by his love of Crash Bandicoot, Mitchell followed his passion for games. Now, with a very impressive portfolio, it’s no wonder that he has landed a role in the industry just days after finishing at AIE.
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AIE Alumni credited at Loki
One of the best series of 2021!! Congratulations to our AIE Alumni who worked on LOKI. For those who love astounding VFX or Marvel, be sure not to miss this one!
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Chromatic Overdrive a game by AIE Students
A game developed by Team Tubular, who was part of the AIE’s Online Campus class of 2020. They completed the Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development and developed the game using Unity over 28 weeks.
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Welcome to the Dark a first-person psychological-horror game by AIE Students
The game was made by a team of 10 called “Sprinkle Studios”. It was the major project for their Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development at AIE and was created over 16 weeks.
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Grimm a game heavily inspired by the tales of Brothers Grimm
A group of AIE students known as “Team Grimm” created a Souls-like arena fighter using Unity engine over a 12-week period.
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Aftermath a short film production from AIE’s 2nd year VFX students
Aftermath is a short production from aspiring 3D artists and 2020 graduates of AIE’s Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media specialising in 3D Animation & Visual Effects.
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Discover a beautiful lost world made by AIE students. Absorb a fast paced action game.
Absorb was created by a team of 10 super talented individuals and the game wouldn’t be the same without any of them, we hope you enjoy!
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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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AIE’s Virtual Production Technology Showcase launched by ACT Assistant Minister for Economic Development
(Canberra, Australia) – An exclusive Virtual Production Technology Showcase was opened this morning by ACT Assistant Minister for Economic Development Tara Cheyne MLA.
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World-First Film and Virtual Production Course Announced by The Academy of Interactive Entertainment
(Canberra, Australia) – The world’s first course to specialise in Film and Virtual Production has been announced today by non-profit games and visual effects college, the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE).
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Entrepreneurial Billionaire Credits Games for His Start in Tech
Elon Musk is a household name, best known for disrupting the automotive industry, through electric car maker Tesla, and the space industry via rocket producer SpaceX. Musk founded both Neuralink, a company developing brain-machine interfaces and OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research company. How did Elon get his start in technology? In a panel at the…
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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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