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Pinnacle College announces the Audio for Games and Interactive Media (GAIM) Program - the first program of its kind in the world - located at the Pinnacle College Los Angeles campus.
In less than 18 months students in the Audio for Games and Interactive Media (GAIM) Program will learn all aspects of creating and managing sound for interactive media. This includes study in specialized areas such as music composition, sound design, dialog recording and project asset management. Students completing this program will have a comprehensive knowledge of all the disciplines involved in the creation of sound for modern video games.
Composed of core GAIM courses as well as general education (G.E.) courses, students completing the program will receive an Occupational Associate Degree, comparable to an AA or AS degree.
Graduates of this program will be well qualified to work in entry-level positions in audio departments for video game developers and publishers throughout the industry, anywhere in the world. Freelance composers and sound designers are also a substantial portion of game industry professionals and they are continually looking for talented people to join their teams as assistants.
For more information about the Game Audio for Interactive Media program please call our Admissions Department at (877) 206-6206, email us, or simply fill out the form below!
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The Game Audio Industry
Just 30 years ago, game development was the equivalent of two people creating games in a garage for the new console market (beginning with the Magnavox Odyssey) and early home computers from Apple, Commodore and Tandy.
As the game industry grew, new console and computer technology allowed developers to move from garages to small companies. The next generation of games had more features like game audio, which used a composer/programmer to create tone-generated tunes with up to four voices using programming languages like Basic.
Game audio is now mixed with surround audio in multiple layers and components, using the latest software and hardware technologies to improve a player’s immersion into the atmosphere of the game experience.
By 2011, the worldwide gaming market is projected to be worth $48.9 billion at a compound annual growth rate of 9.1%. Game development companies like Blizzard Entertainment, creators of World of Warcraft and Starcraft, have a staff of over 2,000 employees.
The game industry is one of the few strong entertainment industries that continues to grow. The technology of personal computers and next-generation consoles like the Xbox 360, Wii (Nintendo) and PlayStation 3, utilize multi-core processing, massive amounts of memory and even have Blu-Ray capability.
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We invite you to take a few minutes to tell us about yourself and we'll send you information about Pinnacle College's Game Audio program. For more immediate answers to your questions, feel free to call our Admissions Department at (877) 206-6206.