Media Design School

Media Design School is a private tertiary institution that provides specialist industry training in 3D animation and visual effects,^[1] game art,^[2] game programming,^[3] graphic design, digital media and creative advertising.^[4] It is located in central Auckland, New Zealand and was established in 1998.

Media Design School's qualifications are approved by New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). The courses are Level 6 and 7 tertiary-level undergraduate and graduate diplomas as accredited by NZQA.

It is the only tertiary institution in New Zealand that provides dedicated qualifications in video game development. The school also includes console video game development in its game development course curriculum, with access to Sony PlayStation Portable and Nintendo GameCube development kits.^[5] Graduates have gone on to work at a variety of game development studios,^[6] such as Sidhe, Krome Studios, Binary Star, Gameloft, EA Digital Illusions CE, and Stickman Studios/CerebralFix. Ninja Kiwi, who developed the popular Bloons Tower Defense game, was also founded by a graduate of the game development course.

The AdSchool at Media Design School was named fourth best creative school of the decade by YoungGuns Awards, which recognises the world's hottest creative talent under the age of thirty.^[7]

Media Design School is part of Laureate International Universities, the world’s largest private university group with over 70 universities in 29 countries and online, including dedicated design schools in San Diego, California, and Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA; and Milan, Italy.

Student games

Graduate Diploma of Game Development:

• Discord^[8]
• Sklum Lord^[8]
• Dead Steel^[8] - IGF China 2010, Excellent Student Award,^[9] IGF 2011 Student Competition Entrant,^[10]
• No More Gentlemen ^[11] - IGF 2011 Student Competition Entrant ^[12]
• Guardians of Eldvery ^[11] - IGF 2011 Student Competition Entrant ^[13]
• Nightfall^[14][15]
• Roadblock^[16]
• Affliction - IGF Student Showcase, 2008 ^[17]
• Shear Factor - Crowbar Awards 2007, Bronze Medal Winner ^[18]
• Goliath^[19] - Crowbar Awards 2006 Silver Medal Winner, IGF Student Showcase Winner 2006 ^[20]

Diploma of Interactive Gaming:

• Cygni
• Total Cube Domination
• Interstellar Excavation
• The Uprising^[21]
• Harvest^[22]
• Battleballs^[22]
• Loop Troops^[23] - Bronze Medal Winner, Crowbar Awards, 2009^[24]
• Oddballs - Silver Medal Winner, Crowbar Awards, 2008 ^[25]
• Happy Traps - IGF Student Showcase, 2008.^[26][27]
• Rash

Student films

• Shelved^[28] - 2012
• Funeral Home Pinatas^[29] - 2012
• Dr Grordbort Presents: The Deadliest Game - 2011
• Rotting Hill^[30] starring Anna Hutchison - 2011
• Das Tub^[31] - 2010
• First Contact^[32] - 2010
• Time for Change^[33] - 2010

References

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4. "Creative Advertising | Media Design School New Zealand | Media Design School New Zealand". Mediadesignschool.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
5. Archived April 20, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
6. "Programmed for Success | Media Design School New Zealand". Mediadesignschool.com. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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8. "Play Our Games | Media Design School New Zealand". Mediadesignschool.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
9. "Game Developers Conference China | November 12-14, 2011 | Shanghai Exhibition Center | Shanghai, China". Gdcchina.com. 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
10. "The 14th Annual Independent Games Festival - Dead_Steel". Igf.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
11. "Play Our Games | Media Design School New Zealand". Mediadesignschool.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
12. "The 14th Annual Independent Games Festival - No_More_Gentlemen". Igf.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
13. "The 14th Annual Independent Games Festival - Guardians_of_Eldvery". Igf.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
14. "Nightfall - Production Blog". Gdfeb08.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
15. Resumes by Name (2009-07-03). "Media Design students launch Nightfall game | The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui". The Big Idea. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
16. Archived June 21, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
17. "The 14th Annual Independent Games Festival". Igf.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
18. "The Crowbar Awards 2006 : Advertising" (PDF). 4as.org.sg. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
19. "Goliath - What The Apocalypse Didn't Kill, Goliath Will". Goliathgame.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
20. "The 16th Annual Independent Games Festival". Igf.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
21. "Game programming students to present The Uprising | Media Design School New Zealand". Mediadesignschool.com. 2010-02-10. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
22. "Game coders are blogging | Media Design School New Zealand". Mediadesignschool.com. 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
23. "IGAPR08". Igapr08.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
24. "The Crowbar Awards 2009 : Best of Show" (PDF). 4as.org.sg. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
25. "Oddballs". GameCareerGuide.com. 2008-04-23. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
26. "The 14th Annual Independent Games Festival". Igf.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
27. "Student Postmortem: Happy Traps". GameCareerGuide.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
28. "Shelved on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
29. "Funeral Home Piñatas on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
30. "Rotting Hill on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2011-06-12. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
31. "Das Tub on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2010-07-20. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
32. "First Contact on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2010-11-28. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
33. "Time For Change on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2013-11-05.

External links

• Media Design School