03 Sep 10 AIGA- the institute of gaming and animation

Gaming and animation are the keywords these days, which are being used in almost every field to make it interesting and increase its worth. The concept of animation has been growing, with time, due to the want of human being for something different, and which has the tendency to attract the human mind and produce money out of this practise. The increased use of animation in almost all the fields of work and education has lead to the development of an all together new field of study, i.e. Animation and Gaming. There are a number of fields covered under this subject, which are taught by the animation and gaming colleges and institutes in India. Out of all such institutes, Asian Institute of Gaming and Animation (AIGA), is known to be the most popular institute in this field. The institute is aimed at the production of gaming professionals for the industry. AIGA is headed by the leading professionals of the industry, therefore resulting into a well trained and skilful workforce for the use of the animation and gaming industry.

AIGA provides a number of courses to make the students experts in the fields of their choice. Eligibility for all the courses demands its students to have a graduation degree in the field of fine arts or any other field or simply 12th pass, with an urge to achieve best in the gaming industry. Following is a list of the courses, provided by AIGA:

Game Art Courses:

v     Diploma in Game Art:

• Duration- 8 months

v     Professional Diploma in Game Art:

• Duration: 12 months

By doing the above courses, a student gains proficiency in creating 3D Game for the following game consoles:

• PS2
• Game boy
• Xbox,
• Nintendo DS
• PS3
• Xbox 360
• PSP
• Personal computers

Game Programming Courses

v     Diploma in Online Flash Game Programming

• Duration- 4 months

v     Fast track ' Certificate in Online Flash Game Programming

• Duration- 2 months (weekend classes)

In the above courses, the students get to learn:

• Developing games through Adobe Flash
• Development and application of a game
• Designs and methods used in the market for the production of various types of games

 

Specialised Courses

Following is a list of specialised modules offered by AIGA, to its students:

• Max Script
• Pixel art for games
• Hard surface modelling
• Organic modelling
• Advanced Environment Creation
• Stylized art for games

These animation courses are done by the industry professionals to add to their efficiency and polish their working skills. The courses are opted by the people, according to their requirement and demand of their work.

AIGA provides great infrastructural facilities to its students to make them excel in the industry and give renowned contributions to the gaming industry. The students are instilled with international education standards, by getting them taught from the industry experts. AIGA has the following facilities, which they provide to its students, to produce world- class game developers:

v     High- class classrooms and practical labs for students

v     An area for gaming with a number of game consoles

v     Hi-tech Art studio

v     A huge library with books, e- books, games and other useful resources

v     Industry approved software

AIGA is placed in the tech city of the country, i.e., Bangalore. The institute also has tie- ups with the top most companies of the gaming industry, thereby providing internships and job opportunities to its students. The students taking education from AIGA ere highly valued and well appreciated by the industry experts and the students find it easy to make a place for themselves in the gaming industry.

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Gurleen Kaur writes on behalf of Shiksha.com. Shiksha is a portal that connects education seeker with education provider. Shiksha provides information about Game Art Course and Game Art Professional Courses