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WINTER PARK, FL, September 18, 2009 - Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu) is proud to announce that Web Design & Development Bachelor of Science Degree student, Bryan Berger, was recently selected as a finalist in the Application Development Category of the 2009 Adobe Design Achievement Awards for developing the application, zFlick (www.zflick.net), a desktop Flickr application. Berger will be attending the awards ceremony held in Beijing, China at the end of October.
 
Having a passion for design and code, the 22 year-old Berger decided to attend Full Sail University and enrolled in the Web Design & Development Degree Program. This 21-month Bachelor of Science Degree educates students in the areas of industry-standard disciplines including: interface design and usability, web standards, Flash/ActionScript 3.0, client side scripting, server side scripting and mobile device deployment.
 
Created by Berger during the Deployment of Flash Projects course, the cross-platform application zFlick, enables users to bring Flickr to their desktops and works on the principle of providing users with the most unique and interesting images. Because the application was designed with an easy-to-use interface that contains numerous tools including: auto-updating, drag-n-drop saving, and direct access to the Flickr pages of each image, zFlick was selected by Adobe to appear on the Adobe AIR Marketplace website.
 
 "The implementation of a real-world education is a key asset to the foundation that Full Sail University has built our curriculum upon," said Bill Bain, Program Director of Web Design and Development at Full Sail University. "We take pride in the ability to provide our students with the tools necessary to enhance their talents. Watching Bryan excel in the area of study that he loves is both an honor and a testament to the motivation and drive our students possess."

About Full Sail University:

Since 1979, Full Sail University, located outside of Orlando, FL, has been an innovative educational leader for those pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. With over 32,000 alumni, graduate credits include work on OSCAR®, Emmy® and GRAMMY®-winning projects, best-selling video games, and the #1 grossing U.S. concert tours. Full Sail's 190-acre campus and online education platform proudly welcomes over 7,000 students from 50 states and 65 countries.
 
Full Sail currently offers a total of 25 degree programs including: Associate of Science Degrees in Graphic Design; Bachelor of Science Degrees offered in Computer Animation, Digital Arts & Design, Entertainment Business, Film, Game Art, Game Design, Game Development, Graphic Design, Internet Marketing, Music Business, Recording Arts, Show Production, and Web Design & Development; and Master of Science Degrees in Education Media Design & Technology, Game Design, Entertainment Business, and Internet Marketing; and a Master of Fine Art in Media Design.

Full Sail was most recently named the 2008 "School/College of the Year" by the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges. The university has also been previously named: The Harvard of Game Schools by Tips & Tricks Magazine; one of the top three New Media Schools by Shift Magazine (alongside the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and New York University); one of the Top Five Game Degree Programs in the world by Electronic Gaming Monthly; one of the Best Music Programs in the country by Rolling Stone Magazine; one of the Best Music Business Departments in the Schools That Rock: The Rolling Stone College Guide; and one of the Best Film Programs in the country by UNleashed Magazine.

For more information about Full Sail, please visit www.fullsail.edu.
 

When visitors walk into the brand new Wacom® Cintiq® lab at the Los Angeles Film School, they might think they have stumbled onto H.G. Wells' time machine. In the middle of the room is a stairway to an elevated platform that is illuminated by spotlights. Twenty-six desks surround the platform, with futuristic-looking Wacom Cintiq 21UX interactive pen displays atop each one and large flat-panel monitors are mounted on the walls.

The lab is home to the Los Angeles Film School's new Computer Animation program, which enrolled its first class this year. Appropriately, it was designed on a Cintiq in Autodesk Maya by the program's dean, Bobby Milly. Formerly a senior character modeler at Electronic Arts, Milly wanted to create a classroom where students could learn animation techniques on Cintiqs from the start. He included the raised platform for models in drawing classes and the wall-mounted monitors to display an instructor's animation techniques for the whole class.

"The Cintiq was a core element of the lab from the beginning," Milly says. He regards it as the future of animation production, both because of its artist-friendly digital workflow and the green solution it represents.

WINTER PARK, FL, June 12, 2009 - Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu), an award-winning entertainment media institution located near Orlando, FL, is proud to recognize graduate, Bobby Jones, founder of the Orlando based digital agency, Purple, Rock, Scissors (www.purplerockscissors.com), which specializes in the areas of visual design, web development, and marketing strategy.

In 2002, Jones founded the agency Hydra Studio. The business began growing rapidly, not only in client base, but also in number of employees. Currently, the staff doubles in size each year and is primarily comprised of programmers and designers, with nearly half the staff made up of Full Sail graduates. This growth, along with the expansion of their services and current evolution of the industry, led to the rebranding of the company as Purple, Rock, Scissors.

As a local leader of web based solutions including: social media, visual design, interaction design, web development, search engine marketing (SEM), and motion graphics, Purple, Rock, Scissors strives to facilitate the growth of their clients online brand by infusing creativity with consumer compatibility. With this approach, they have built a clientele comprised of both local and national companies including: Coca Cola, Home Depot, EMI, Sony BMG, Orlando Museum of Art, and the award-winning Asbury Park, which received a national Gold Addy.

"During my time at Full Sail, I gained the education needed to build a successful business based on imaginative creativity and applied technical knowledge, which are fundamentals being taught in each of Full Sail's degree programs," said Bobby Jones, Founder and CEO of Purple, Rock, Scissors.  "Looking forward, I'm excited for the future of the agency, and as an employer, I'm eager to work with graduates of Full Sail's Web Design and Development program to further our success in the Central Florida area and around the globe."

The agencies most recent local project is for the Downtown Development Board, which includes the creation of a community based social networking site that will help attract businesses, visitors, and locals to check out all that the downtown Orlando area has to offer. After submitting their proposal for the project, Purple, Rock, Scissors was selected from over twenty five other applicants to begin this endeavor in May 2009.

WINTER PARK, FL, May 6, 2009 - Full Sail University (www.fullsail.edu), an award-winning entertainment media institution near Orlando, FL, is proud to announce the new online Graphic Design Bachelor of Science Online Degree Program, launching in June, 2009.

The new online degree program incorporates courses that teach students industry-standard disciplines including Digital Art & Theory, Color Theory, and Digital Storytelling. Students will use these disciplines along with industry-standard concepts such as corporate branding, typography, and page layout to produce their own high-end design projects.

In addition to design, students learn complimentary skills including customer relations, copyright law, and intellectual property to prepares student to enter the industry with the ability to meet client demands, produce creative results, and work with the demanding deadlines of the design industry.

The new online Bachelor's degree will offer students the real world education that has defined Full Sail for the past 30 years as an educational leader in the entertainment industry. The Full Sail Online platform offers students an innovative way to interact with instructors and fellow students over the Internet and gain access to course information 24 hours a day. To stay connected, Full Sail offers each student an Apple MacBook Pro through Project LaunchBox, which serves as their personal workstation throughout their education and into their careers.

"Full Sail's online platform, with current technology, provides students with an immersive and innovative educational system," said Luis Garcia, Vice President of Full Sail Online. "It is remarkable that students can obtain the Full Sail experience from all over the world."