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Oregon3D Inc., the Center for Visualization Technologies, will present a free seminar titled “Great Animation and Storytelling” at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif. on Saturday, March 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The session will be taught by Pixar animator Andrew Gordon and award-winning filmmaker and [...]

The Art Institute of Calif., Los Angeles is hosting a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the artwork for the video game Medal of Honor: Allied Assault on Monday, Feb 24. Sponsored by Animation Magazine, the discussion will be presented by NXN Software CEO Gregor vom Scheidt and Electronic Arts [...]

For more than 20 years, Platt College, San Diego School of Design has been preparing students for careers in high tech design and animation. Now the school is adding Bachelor of Science degree in Media Arts to its roster of programs, which includes an Associates degree in Graphic Design and [...]

The Art institute of California-San Francisco (www.aicasf.aii.edu) invites high school seniors and international students interested in careers in animation to apply for scholarships to its Media Arts & Animation bachelor degree program. Scholarship awards are based on the quality of projects submitted by prospective students who demonstrate ability and commitment [...]

Beginning next week, The Art Institute of California – San Diego will offer a new Game Art & Design curriculum designed with input from industry advisory board members from the game and animation fields. The program is aimed at providing a solid foundation in 3D modeling, animation, texturing, scripting, storytelling, [...]

CalArts Founding Director of Experimental Animation Jules Engel will receive the prestigious Pucinella Award for Career Achievement at the seventh annual Cartoons on the Bay Int’l Festival of Television Animation in Positano, Italy. Engel will accept the award in person on April 13, 2003. Previous winners include Joe Barbera, producer [...]

In the next few weeks, The College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, Mich. will host internationally renowned speakers from the world of animation and digital media, beginning with Lanfranco Aceti on Nov. 25 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Aceti is a digital artist and a Ph.D. researcher in Fine Art at [...]

Oregon3D Inc., the Center for Visualization Technologies, announced that Mark Noland has been appointed educational director for Oregon3D and Phillip Guzzo has been appointed Associate educational director. Each brings with him more than 15 years of experience in animating and directing for high profile projects. Noland and Guzzo are both [...]

Writer/artist Brian Lemay (Animated Cartoon Factory) has left Sheridan College and is currently working at Seneca College as an instructor of 2D animation, storyboarding and character design. "It’s quite a bit different," says Lemay. "At Sheridan there were four to five classes with about 30 students each, and at Seneca [...]

Higher learning provider Education Management Corp. has acquired the Center for Digital Imaging and Sound (CDIS), located in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. EDMC has also signed a purchase agreement for the acquisition of the Institute of Digital Arts (IDA) in Richmond, British Columbia. The IDA transaction is expected to close [...]


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