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SHORTAGE OF GAME ARTIST

The video game industry is one of the few markets that continue to grow, even during our current recession. It is expected to hit a staggering $180 Billion by 2021.

According to google trends, the video game industry has been experiencing growth for a few years now.

This indicates that jobs are opening all over the place for video game designers, developers, animators, and modelers. The next five years look promising for those interested in a career in gaming.

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The average monthly income as a Game Developer in Singapore ranges from S$4,400 and more – reported by SalaryBoard.com

Here’s a quick overview: Game artist salaries start around USD$35,000 annually for entry-level art positions. They can grow to as much as $90,000 per year, even higher for senior or lead positions.

What jobs you can land up with?

  • Character Artist
  • Environmental Artist
  • Animator
  • Concept Artist
  • 3d Artist
  • Texture Artist

Top Game Companies
in Singapore

At MAGES Institute - we are not just a school we are a Production School. Meaning we do not just focuses on learning alone but more importantly we focus more on ‘Creating’, we want you to get your hand dirty and start building your game right from the get-go.

And we are in better position than anyone else in the market to do that because we run our very own production Studio – MAGES Studio. Since we run a Studio, we understand the market better, we understand the clients better and therefore we can integrate those practical knowledges better into the classes.

All in all, at MAGES we have a combined of more than 50 years of practical on-the-ground experience! While it is possible to find a good trainer, maybe even a good practitioner but it is hard to get both. And this is what MAGES Institute have!

And our results show! Over the past 9 years, we had commissioned hundreds of artists, and we are proud to say that about 90% of them got recruited into the industry within a year after graduation. Below show some examples.

Here are some of them...

ZHOU WAN YIDip. in Animation

Animator

HOE HIONGDip. in Animation

Compositor

WEI REN ONGDip. in Game Design

Interactive VR Developer

SHERMINProf. Cert. in Concept Art

Compositor/Matte Painter

TAY (LACAN)Sp. Dip. in Game Design

3D Generalist

SRINIVASPost Grad. Dip. in Game Design

Senior 3D Modeller

SIMMDip. in Game Design

Game Producer

JAYAVANTHIDip. in Game Design

Game Developer

So far, our success had not been gone un-noticed. The Singapore Ministry of Education will vet private education centres, those they deem are of excellent standard and those who bring true practical values to the community will be awarded with a one-year Edu-Trust Certification. The few exceptional ones will be awarded with a four-years Edu-Trust Certification.

We are very honoured to be the awarded with the four-years Edu-Trust Certification, twice in row!

This will mean our students will be able to leverage on all multiple grants offered by the Singapore government.

AWARDS

Our school is also recently awarded by The Rookie as the Top 3 Gaming School in the World 2019 under the Mobile category!

Our school is also recently awarded by The Rookie as the Top 3 Gaming School in the World 2019 under the Mobile category!

WHAT WILL
YOU LEARN?

In our game development course, you start building game at the very first hour. This is a super hand on course where at the end, each student will have two games created. One in the Platform category while the other either in Simulation or Role Playing Game category.

Here shows some of the Characters & Environments created by our Students:

TOPICS COVERED

The short course and Diploma are broadly broken down into the four main topics

Game Design Principles

Art Fundamentals

Next-Gen Game Character

Environmental Modelling

Game Production

Portfolio

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After attending this programme, you will:

  • Create illustrations, characters from imagination
  • Learn all the intricate points of illustrations used in books, films, games, and fine art
  • Basic skills in creating scenes with characters and creatures in the various environment using Adobe Photoshop
  • Composition, lighting, and perspective techniques that are applicable to various other art and art-related disciplines
  • Professional level of knowledge, presentation, and skills required in the illustration industry
  • To gain a great advantage and edge over other students in animation, media, gaming, film, and visual effect schools
  • Understanding and developing poses, emotions for characters
  • Detail understanding of the human anatomy & creature anatomy, form, contours, gesture, and rhythm for human sculpture.
  • Enhance perception regarding concepts of 3D modelling.
  • Develop, discuss, and implement the production of organic characters for film or video game use.
  • Learn the skills to model, articulate, and high-resolution portfolio renders
  • Master the entire production pipeline for using characters within a full Next Gen Character Pipeline
  • Identify and utilize Next Gen Workflows to achieve the desired goal.
  • Learn professional terms relating to real-time game asset creation.
  • Produce professional game model renderings and breakdowns for use in a portfolio
  • Create a professional portfolio (industry relevant)
Yes, I'm interested!

STUDENTS’ TESTIMONIAL

Over the past 9 years we had commissioned hundreds of game developers and over this same period we had also received an overwhelming number of positive students’ feedbacks as well.

Below shows some from our latest graduates.

testimonail
Dr. Farish Noor, Game Development Student

What I really liked is the format of these classes that allows people to congeal the classes to their needs. Just looking at our class, for example, there were 3 academics in the class and we had very specific needs, related to our work and our pedagogy and the fact that the class size was so small, it allowed our instructor to work with us individually.

I WANT TO FIND OUT MORE

  • YES! I want to find out more about this Highly Demanded skill set in Game Art.
  • I understood this programme is designed for beginner and anyone can learn this.
  • I want to find out how I can leverage on this Phenomenal Growth!
  • I want to know what are the grants and scholarships that are available to me?
  • I want a consultant to advise me on all the above, with zero obligation at all.
Yes, I'm interested!

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