AIE Institute Limited, a not-for-profit subsidiary of The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) offers a Bachelor of Game Development for students looking for the highest level of education to excel in the games industry. The course is available in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide, offers students three specialisations to choose from: Game Art, Game Design and Game Programming.
AIE Institute draws on the successes and resources of its parent company AIE, who are celebrating 25 years of offering specialist courses in games, 3D animation, film and visual effects.
Our Degree Programs
Bachelor of Game Development major in Game Art
This course specialises in game art and targets the development of skills required by game artists. Develop a multitude of artistic, creative, cognitive and technical skills in order to foster your creativity and professional knowledge in the domain of game art.
- Demonstrate broad technical and theoretical knowledge of contemporary practices and processes in digital game development, with specialised knowledge in game art, design or programming as a basis for independent lifelong learning
- Use cognitive and technical skills to analyse, critically review and synthesise theoretical and practical information in game development
- Use cognitive and creative skills to solve game design problems and produce innovative concepts for game development
- Write effectively and deliver engaging and influential presentations and proposals for original game concepts and projects to a range of stakeholders
- Apply initiative and judgement to make effective decisions in the production of innovative digital game projects and scholarship
- Adapt knowledge and skills across diverse contexts that underpin the development of digital games
- Practise responsible and ethical behaviour with respect for diversity and privacy across a range of contexts
- Apply effective self-management skills to work as part of a team.
- Digital 3D generalist
- Digital 3D modeler
- Digital animator
- Digital character artist
- Digital environment artist
- Digital lighting artist
- Digital rigger
- Digital sculptor
- Digital technical artist
- Game developer
- Graphical user interface artist
- Level designer
- QA test programmer
- QA tester, technical tester
- Surfacing/texture artist
- Visual effects artist
Bachelor of Game Development major in Game Design
This course specialises in game design and targets the development of skills required by game designers. develop a multitude of artistic, creative, cognitive, and technical skills in order to foster your creativity and professional knowledge in the domain of game design.
- Demonstrate broad technical and theoretical knowledge of contemporary practices and processes in digital game development, with specialised knowledge in game art, design or programming as a basis for independent lifelong learning
- Use cognitive and technical skills to analyse, critically review and synthesise theoretical and practical information in game development
- Use cognitive and creative skills to solve game design problems and produce innovative concepts for game development
- Write effectively and deliver engaging and influential presentations and proposals for original game concepts and projects to a range of stakeholders
- Apply initiative and judgement to make effective decisions in the production of innovative digital game projects and scholarship
- Adapt knowledge and skills across diverse contexts that underpin the development of digital games
- Practise responsible and ethical behaviour with respect for diversity and privacy across a range of contexts
- Apply effective self-management skills to work as part of a team.
- 3D modeller
- Game designer
- Game developer
- Game engineer
- Games system designer
- Level designer
- Narrative designer
- Production assistant
- QA test programmer
- QA tester, technical tester
- Quality assurance professional
- User interface designer
- User experience designer
Bachelor of Game Development major in Game Programming
This course specialises in game programming and targets the development of skills required by game programmers. Develop a multitude of analytical, cognitive, and technical skills in order to foster your creativity and professional knowledge in the domain of game programming.
- Demonstrate broad technical and theoretical knowledge of contemporary practices and processes in digital game development, with specialised knowledge in game art, design or programming as a basis for independent lifelong learning
- Use cognitive and technical skills to analyse, critically review and synthesise theoretical and practical information in game development
- Use cognitive and creative skills to solve game design problems and produce innovative concepts for game development
- Write effectively and deliver engaging and influential presentations and proposals for original game concepts and projects to a range of stakeholders
- Apply initiative and judgement to make effective decisions in the production of innovative digital game projects and scholarship
- Adapt knowledge and skills across diverse contexts that underpin the development of digital games
- Practise responsible and ethical behaviour with respect for diversity and privacy across a range of contexts
- Apply effective self-management skills to work as part of a team.
- AI programmer
- Build systems engineer
- Engine programmer
- Game entrepreneur
- Gameplay programmer
- Graphics engine programmer
- Online systems programmer
- Physics engine programmer
- QA test programmer
- QA tester, technical tester
- Simulation designer
- Tools programmer
- User interface programmer
- Virtual reality programmer
- Visual effects artist
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