Since 1998, the award-winning Media Design School in Auckland, New Zealand, has been preparing students for emerging media environments such as 3-D animation, visual effects, game development, digital design and creative advertising.
The Media Design School offers diplomas and graduate diplomas in the following fields:
3-D animation
Advanced 3-D production
Visual effects
Graphic design
Digital creativity
Creative advertising
Digital media
Creative technologies
Game development
Interactive gaming
The school also offers short courses — such as Fundamentals of Photoshop, Digital Photography and Fundamentals of Flash — that help students stay abreast of developments in the industry.
In 2012, Media Design School created bachelor of creative technologies (game art) and bachelor of software engineering (game programming) programs. These three-year bachelor’s degree programs were developed in close collaboration with local and international game studios to ensure that graduates are prepared to enter the industry.