AIE News
AIE Students Win Best Animated Short Film at Seattle Film Festival
A team of students from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) has taken home the prestigious Best Animated Short Film award at the Seattle Film Festival for their film, Spare Parts. The team, known collectively as Bonque Studios, was comprised of students from the animation and visual effects for film class of 2023. Spare Parts…
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Unleash Your Creativity at AIE’s Summer Camps in Lafayette!
Are you looking for a fun and engaging way for your child to spend their summer vacation? Look no further than the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) in Lafayette! Our exciting summer camps offer students the opportunity to explore the fascinating world of animation, video game design, and 3D modeling, all in a project-based learning…
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Fall 2023 Scholars List
The Academy of Interactive Entertainment recognizes the academic rigor of high-performing students who have earned a high grade point average (GPA) through the Scholars List.
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AIE Campus Hours Over 2023 Holidays
AIE would like to wish everyone a fantastic Christmas break and spectacular New Year. The campus will be closed over the Christmas and New Year period, from 5:30pm Friday December 22nd 2023 and will reopen on Tuesday January 2nd 2024. If you need to contact us over the break, please send an email to your AIE…
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AIE Secures $750k for Virtual Production Filmmaking from Louisiana’s Entertainment Development Fund
AIE Lafayette, a non-profit specialist educator for film, games and visual effects, with support from the Louisiana Entertainment Development Fund, will develop a filmmaking program which incorporates the latest in virtual production technology and create a virtual production studio for use by students and industry. The Louisiana Entertainment Development Fund has awarded AIE Lafayette $750,000…
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Accelerate your career in Game Art with our Spring Intake!
Want to fast-track your career in Game Art and Animation? The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) is thrilled to announce a new Spring 2024 intake for its highly acclaimed Game Art and Animation program. What sets this intake apart? It’s online, it’s accelerated, and it’s designed for passionate individuals ready to learn the practical skills…
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Spring 2023 Scholars List
The Academy of Interactive Entertainment recognizes the academic rigor of high-performing students who have earned a high grade point average (GPA) through the Scholars List.
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Fall 2022 Scholars List
The Academy of Interactive Entertainment recognizes the academic rigor of high-performing students who have earned a high grade point average (GPA) through the Scholars List.
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Fall 2021 Scholars List
The Academy of Interactive Entertainment recognizes the academic rigor of high-performing students who have earned a high grade point average (GPA) through the Scholars List.
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Rise out of the ashes and find your way home in Gestalt, an action-adventure game by AIE students
Gestalt is a 3D, action-adventure platformer game where you play as a moth after his forest home was burned to ash. The main character, Gestalt, now must travel among the ruins to find pieces of his wings that were damaged. As he regrows, so does his home. New life forms around the old as our…
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Interactive Experience Day – December 11th 2021
AIE’s Interactive Experience Day on December 11th is a great opportunity to learn about game development, 3D animation, and visual effects. Students will get the opportunity to learn about the different pathways into the game and film industry, exposure to the studio experience here at AIE, and the ability to get creative in practical demonstrations…
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Battle your way to the top through this award-winning 3D deck-building game by AIE Students
Discarded is a 3D, deck-building game about toys that rip parts off of other toys for themselves. Set in an abandoned home long after humans have perished, you’ll fight off numerous foes, each more monstrous and lonelier than the last. The world is a harsh one, but only you have the power to fight to the top and confront the ruler of this land:…
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Lost Circus a game by AIE Students
Lost Circus was developed by Team Quail as the major project for a group of 2021 graduates in the second year of their Advanced Diploma in Professional Game Development and Associates of Occupational Studies.
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All Patched Up a side-scrolling adventure game by AIE Students
All Patched Up a major project by Team Fire. Second-year students of the Advanced Diploma of Professional Game Development and Associates of Occupational Studies at AIE. The game was developed over the course of 16 weeks by a team of 6 using the Unreal Engine.
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Bring in the winter season with First Frost!
First Frost was developed on the campus of AIE Lafayette as the major project for a group of 2020 graduates in the second year of their Advanced Diploma in Professional Game Development. The game was developed over a 6-month period by a team of 10 using the Unreal Engine.
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2020-2021 Academic Year Scholars List
The Academy of Interactive Entertainment recognizes the academic rigor of high-performing students who have earned a high grade point average (GPA) through the Scholars List. Students with a 3.5 or higher GPA for this academic year are listed and students with a 3.8 GPA or higher have an asterisk to denote they’re received High Honors.…
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