The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) is an Australian video games and 3D animation school. Founded in 1996, it was one of the world's first institutions to offer qualifications in these industries. The AIE provides courses covering CGI, animation, video game asset creation and games programming. Campuses are located in Canberra

Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...

, Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

 and Seattle.

Courses

3D Animation

• Certificate II in Creative Industries (Media) (Basic 3D Animation)
• Certificate III in Media (3D animation)
• Certificate III in Media (Digital Compositing)
• Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media (3D Animation and Visual FX)
• Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development (Art Major)

Software Development

• Certificate II in Information Technology (Basic Games Programming)
• Certificate III in Information Technology (Games Programming Online)
• Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development (Software Development Major)
• Bachelor Degree of Games and Virtual Worlds (Programming)

http://aie.edu.au/courses/index.php

Awards

2007

• Australian National Training Authority “Small Training Provider of the Year” (Winner)
• ACT Training Excellence Awards - Small Registered Training Organisation of the Year

2006

• ACT Training Excellence Awards - Small Registered Training Organisation of the Year (Finalist)

2005

• ACT Small Training Organisation of the Year Award.

• Australian National Training Authority “Small Training Provider of the Year” (Finalist)

2004

• ACT Training Excellence Awards – “Small Registered Training Organisation of the year” (Finalist)

2003

• Australian National Training Authority “National Training Initiative Award” 2003 (Finalist)

• ACT Training Excellence Awards “ACT Training Initiative Award”

• ACT Training Excellence Awards – “Small Registered Training Organisation of the year” (Finalist)

2002

• ACT Training Excellence Awards – “ACT Small Registered Training Organisation of the Year”

External links

• Website for Academy of Interactive Entertainment