Advanced Diploma in Animation and Game Development – Interactive Media Development Loyalist College

Animators make movies, bring video games to life and help build apps. In this program, students can specialize in character animation, 2D/3D animation, gaming, visual effects, computer graphics, web design or mobile applications.

You could work in 2D and 3D computer animation, game design, game content creation, visual effects or web design and development.

• Positions include computer animators, CGI artists in the entertainment or game industry, media content providers, and web designers and developers.
• There is increasing demand for 3D artists in the architectural and industrial fields.
• Entrepreneurship and communications training also prepare students for freelance work.

Our grads get great jobs

• Technical Director, Nelvana
• 3D Artist, Jellyfish Pictures
• Compositor, Prime Focus Productions
• Game Development, Funcom
• 3D Artist, Arc Productions
• Mobile App Developer, BlackBerry Ltd.

Is it for you?

Students come to this program from artistic or technical backgrounds. What they have in common are:

• Artistic ability
• A vivid imagination
• Computer literacy
• A strong work ethic

Experiential learning

Gain a competitive edge in the job market with instruction in the entire range of the production process. Develop hands-on skills in our cutting-edge facilities featuring:

• The latest workstations and editing systems.
• A motion captures system.
• Leading industry software including Maya, Unreal 4 and the Adobe Master Suite.
• Tailor your studies in third year with independent production courses and a choice of streams in animation, visual effects or gaming.
• Get valuable on-the-job experience during a real world placement.
• You will finish the program with professional practices and job search skills, as well as an impressive portfolio of work.