Media Design School - Latest News [Page 5]
New Zealand on World Stage for Digital Design
Tuesday, 15 February 2011, 12:44 pm | Media Design School
Auckland’s Media Design School is set to help New Zealand make its mark on the world in digital design by joining the Laureate International Universities network. The Laureate International Universities network is a trusted global leader in providing ... More >>
NZ Short Films Finalists for VES Awards
Wednesday, 12 January 2011, 4:21 pm | Media Design School
Auckland’s Media Design School is leading the student section at the VES (Visual Effects Society) Awards in Los Angeles this year – considered the ‘Oscars’ of the visual effects world. Two films animated by advanced 3D students at the school, ... More >>
Kiwi game wins ‘excellent’ award at IGF China
Tuesday, 7 December 2010, 1:20 pm | Media Design School
A group of students from New Zealand’s Media Design School have taken out the Excellent Student Winner prize at the 2nd Independent Games Festival Awards (IGF) China, known as the Sundance of the indie games industry. More >>
Elite scholarship for aspiring game developers
Tuesday, 30 November 2010, 12:56 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School and Wellington-based game development studio Sidhe have announced the 2011 Sidhe Elite financial scholarship. The Sidhe Elite Scholarship is aimed at young aspiring game developers who might not have previously considered tertiary ... More >>
New scholarship for AdSchool 2011 students
Wednesday, 24 November 2010, 1:10 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School, in collaboration with Marsden Inch, New Zealand’s leading communications recruitment company, has announced a new $5000 scholarship for the 2011 AdSchool Creative Advertising class. More >>
AdSchool grad show gets the thumbs-up
Friday, 19 November 2010, 4:20 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School’s AdSchool hosted its annual student graduate showcase on Wednesday night (17.11.10) at the Mini Garage on Ponsonby Rd. The event, held at the top deck of the Mini Garage, was a huge success – attracting creatives from all the major ... More >>
Poppy Wins At Siggraph Asia 2010
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 2:01 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School 3D animation course leader James Cunningham has picked up yet another accolade for his award-winning short film Poppy – this time at SIGGRAPH Asia 2010. Poppy, a heart-wrenching CGI short film about two World War I soldiers ... More >>
Media Design School students finalists
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 3:38 pm | Media Design School
Media Design School students finalists in IGF China Awards A third-person shooting game made by a group of students from Auckland’s Media Design School has been chosen as one of five finalists in the student section of the 2nd Independent Games Festival ... More >>
Student short film makes it to festival circuit
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 2:33 pm | Media Design School
The 3D animated short Slightly Fishy made by students from Auckland's Media Design School has been selected for screening at both the London and Melbourne International Animation Festivals. More >>
Media Design School students win big at NAB award
Friday, 10 July 2009, 1:40 pm | Media Design School
Congratulations to Axis Adschool (at Media Design School) students Tim Twigden and Karin Lundgren who won the Topical Newspaper Prize at the NAB Student Creative Newspaper Advertising Awards this year. The ad had to be about a local story in the Otago Daily ... More >>
International Recognition for MDS 3D Short
Wednesday, 1 July 2009, 4:58 pm | Media Design School
A 3D animated short, entitled Time to Fly, from Auckland's Media Design School has been awarded third place at the prestigious Hamburg Animation Award in Hamburg, Germany. Time to Fly was produced in eight weeks by a team of students studying the MDS Graduate ... More >>
Media Design School cancels classes for charity
Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 2:24 pm | Media Design School
In a bid to keep students on their toes, Auckland’s Media Design School is cancelling all classes on Friday 26 June. More >>
Students get creative for youth enrolment drive
Monday, 4 August 2008, 1:19 pm | Media Design School
On Monday the 4th of August, AXIS Adschool at Media Design School (MDS) opened its doors to the Electoral Enrolment Centre (the EEC) and media with the launch of the Let’s Get Loud Campaign aimed at improving the number of young kiwis enrolled to ... More >>
Event aims to inspire a new breed
Thursday, 25 October 2007, 11:35 am | Media Design School
Star Trek Enterprise’s visual effects producer Dan Curry will be amongst the global luminaries inspiring students at a one-off Wellington event next month. More >>
Shift to 3ds Max in Game Development Education
Thursday, 22 December 2005, 3:41 pm | Media Design School
Auckland-based Media Design School has announced its plan to teach Autodesk 3ds Max as 3D software taught in its Graduate Diploma of Game Development, Game Art stream, replacing Alias Maya. More >>
Media Design School Announces New Games Course
Monday, 19 December 2005, 1:05 pm | Media Design School
Auckland-based Media Design School has introduced a new qualification for budding game developers - the Diploma of Interactive Gaming. This 32-week diploma is designed for students who want to pursue game programming study at an undergraduate level, ... More >>
Game Experts To Speak At Free Event In Auckland
Monday, 7 February 2005, 10:24 am | Media Design School
On Wednesday 9 February, three international game industry experts; Will Vale (UK), Todd Gantzler (US) and Robert Daly (US) will be speaking at a free event, Career Cheats - How to take your gaming career to the next level. More >>