Games Academy

Games Academy
Games Academy
Type	Private / Consular
Established	2000
Director	Christian Malterer
Students	200 (2010)
Location	Berlin; Frankfurt
Website	http://www.games-academy.de/

The Games Academy is the oldest German and European school dedicated to the development of video games. Besides and Supinfogame, it is one of the few institutions in Europe that are entirely focused on video game development.

The Games Academy is a privately held vocational school, founded in 2000 by in Berlin. In 2007, a second establishment was opened in Frankfurt am Main.

In autumn 2019, at the world's largest games fair, Gamescom, the Games Academy and the Mediadesign Hochschule (MD.H) announced their merger.

In this context, there was a change in the managing director; since 2020, Martin Adam has been in charge of the Games Academy.

Education[]

The Games Academy's aim is to offer students an education specialized in the video game business and/or development. Along with the , the Games Academy is the only educational institution in Germany that is dedicated to such an education.

Most of the school's teachers work in the game industry. The Games Academy is often present at German video game conferences and exhibitions, such as the gamescom or the -conference.

The Games Academy is cooperating with the FH Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel and the Braunschweig University of Art in order to make it possible for students to obtain a recognized academic degree, a Bachelor's degree either in Media & computer science or graphic design.^[2]^[3]

In 2010, a third location was opened in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Courses[]

Game Design
Game Art & Animation
Game Programming
Game Producing
Film Art & Animation
Interactive Audio Design

External links[]

Games Academy - Official site

References[]

^ Successful Beginning of the Summer Term: a Total of 200 Students at Games Academy!
^ Steinlechner, Peter (February 26, 2009). "Games Academy cooperates with Universities". Golem.de (in German). Berlin: Golem Media GmbH. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
^ "Excellence Initiative for the Games Industry" (in German). Berlin: Games Academy. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

Coordinates: 52°30′45″N 13°25′11″E / 52.5124°N 13.4196°E / 52.5124; 13.4196

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[1] Successful Beginning of the Summer Term: a Total of 200 Students at Games Academy!

[Golem.de-2] Steinlechner, Peter (February 26, 2009). "Games Academy cooperates with Universities". Golem.de (in German). Berlin: Golem Media GmbH. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

[Games_Academy-3] "Excellence Initiative for the Games Industry" (in German). Berlin: Games Academy. February 26, 2009. Archived from the original on March 8, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2021.

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