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Interactive Experience Day Seattle – March 18th 2017
The Academy of Interactive Entertainment will be hosting an Interactive Experience Day (iDay) on Saturday, March 18th from 10:30 AM until 1:30 PM at our AIE Seattle campus.
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Portfolios in the Digital Age
Portfolios are the key to getting a job in the game development and VFX industry. Do you know what a successful portfolio entails?
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Odd Jobs
AIE Lafayette has put together a sort of “odd jobs” list for our students to think about after graduation.
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Louisiana Strong
On Friday August 12th 2016 thousands of Acadiana residents were stranded in flooded homes amid closed roads and highways…
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT – CAMI SMITH
Cami Smith talks about her role at AIE, her experience, hobbies and favorite parts of working with such an awesome Games, Animation and Film VFX company.
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Top Reasons Why Playing Games Can Be Good For You
In case you didn’t know, nearly everyone at AIE plays video games for fun or research on any given day. With that said, most parents or people unfamiliar with the gaming industry will shun such activities since they are unaware of the possible benefits of gaming on a regular basis…playing a video game is a fun way to give your brain a workout!
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WORKING THE NETWORK: AIE STUDENTS AND INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS
Two things lead AIE’s graduates to great jobs in the industry. One is the quality of their portfolio, and the other is who they know. While there are other factors, these are the two that pack a real punch in the job market.
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CLASS OF 2016
AIE Lafayette and AIE Seattle held graduation ceremonies for their respective Class of 2016 cohorts. Both campuses welcomed graduates and their families to an evening event, filled with smiles and some joyful tears of celebration. Lafayette On Tuesday June 21st, AIE Lafayette recognized the hard work and accomplishment of its graduates for the 2016 school…
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GAMING AND REPETITIVE STRESS INJURIES
Gamers spend many hours per day in front of a monitor developing, designing, or playing video games. It is therefore very important to understand the potential of developing repetitive stress disorders, and the pain associated with this.
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INTERVIEW TIPS
Interviewing for game studios can be a daunting task. While everyone in the studio has probably worked together for a number of years, you’re the new guy (or girl!) that has wandered in with only a few minutes to impress everyone else. Not only that, but in the past few years the industry has become…
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JUNE GRADUATION CEREMONIES FOR AIE IN 2016
The Academy of Interactive Entertainment in Lafayette and Seattle will hold graduation ceremonies for the current cohort of students in June. AIE Lafayette will hold its ceremony on June 21st from 4-6 pm, and AIE Seattle will hold its graduation ceremony on June 23rd from 5-7 pm.
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ENRAGEMENT RING
The Enragement Ring is a super physical spaceship combat game to challenge your friends. In it, players control one of four vessels in a sumo like arena where they use their ship as a battering ram to dominate the ring as last man standing. You can grind, warp, boost and slam your friends all over…
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GRAVITY TRANSPORT
Behold! Gravity Transport! This science fiction side-scroller was made by AIE Lafayette second year students Ricky Hammack, Dylan Guidry, Paul Chu, Tran Nguyen, Eric Mouledoux, and Chris Liamkeo! Gravity Transport is a game that sends the player on a daring mission into space using a new prototype weapon. The prototype weapon they are using isn’t…
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