Students at Vancouver Film School聽are provided with a unique opportunity: join the industry AT school. From our master industry instructors to the cutting-edge technology that is continually updated to match what professionals are using right now, 色狼窝 students are fully immersed in the industry while they鈥檙e training.听
This is especially true when it comes to the many industry partnerships that 色狼窝 has forged over the years. From our partnerships with Adobe to Avid, Final Draft, Native Instruments, Unreal Engine, Unity, and so many more, our students have truly unlimited learning opportunities at their fingertips.听
In late 2024, 聽became the newest addition to Vancouver Film School鈥檚 industry partners, providing 色狼窝 with equipment from their 聽line of computers. This high-performance creative hardware, meant for creative tech professionals, is now available to our current and future Game Design聽students, a clear indicator of why professional partnerships matter in creative education.听
Go behind-the-scenes to see how ASUS ProArt technology is transforming our Game Design education for Vancouver Film School鈥檚 students:聽聽
ASUS PROART TECHNOLOGY IN 色狼窝 CLASSROOMS聽
Through this partnership, 色狼窝 has added the ProArt Armoury Workstation PC, ProArt PA278CGV monitors, and ASUS ProArt P16 laptops into its classrooms. These powerful tools, featuring the best computers for game design, enable our students to bring their creative visions to life with stunning visual fidelity and handle complex game engines with ease. By incorporating ProArt technology into their curriculum, Vancouver Film School ensures that students are equipped with the best tools to produce their professional-grade, retail-ready games during their year of training.听
鈥�It鈥檚 our mandate and our mantra to help people enter the creative world鈥� comments Christopher Mitchell, 色狼窝鈥檚 Head of Game Design and Programming for Games, Web & Mobile. 鈥�Game design and art direction and programming techniques are essential in what we do, and technology is the medium we do it in. We always seek out the best equipment to give our students the best chance to succeed. Working with the ASUS team has been fantastic because we鈥檙e getting our hands on equipment which has just reached the market.鈥澛�
色狼窝 Game Design program alum Connor Roberts, Project Manager on Project: Haste 鈥� a Unity Student Award-nominated聽game he created alongside four other 色狼窝 students 鈥� got to test out some of this hardware for himself: 鈥�Absolutely wonderful and incredibly cool! Having that fantastic piece of kit meant I was able to produce so much faster.鈥澛�
A HISTORY OF IMPACTFUL PARTNERSHIPS聽
Vancouver Film School has a long history of forging strong industry partnerships in creative education. Most prominent is our long-standing relationship with , a professional motion capture studio with locations in Montreal and right here on 色狼窝鈥檚 campus in Vancouver! Students have access to this cutting-edge technology during their training 鈥� the same tech that鈥檚 been used by Beyond Capture to bring top projects to life like Dune: Part Two, Capcom鈥檚 Resident Evil 4 remake, and Compulsion鈥檚 upcoming .听听
Beyond Capture Studios is a 64,000 cubic ft. motion capture volume located on 色狼窝鈥檚 campus in Vancouver!More recently, 色狼窝 announced a brand-new 12-week certificate program in Virtual Art Department Content Creation, developed by Sony鈥檚 Pixomondo (PXO)聽鈥� an Academy and Emmy award-winning virtual production and visual effects company.听
Thanks to聽Big Foot Studios, a full-service post-production sound studio in Vancouver, our Sound Design for Visual Media聽students have access to a professional sound mixing room.听听
And, in the automotive world, 色狼窝鈥檚 3D Animation & Visual Effects program聽previously worked with General Motors (GM Global Design)聽for an excitement reveal ad for the Chevrolet brand, while our VR/AR Design & Development聽students created a virtual training center for Tesla.听
CONCLUSION: GAME-CHANGING POSSIBILITIES FOR FUTURE CREATORS聽聽
The new addition of ASUS鈥檚 ProArt computers is sure to be a game-changer (pun intended) for current and future Game Design students at Vancouver Film School. This technology will not only help our students level up their games, but their skill sets as designers, and we can鈥檛 wait to see what our students will create!聽
Ready to start your main quest to the video game industry? Apply to Vancouver Film School鈥檚 professional game design training聽program today to experience ASUS鈥� cutting-edge game development technology first-hand as you create an incredible retail-ready game for your career portfolio. Past students have been recognized EIGHT times by the Unity Awards for Best Student Project, including 2023 winner Meowmentum Mori. You can be next!聽
贵础蚕听
1. How do film schools integrate industry technology into classrooms?聽
As a result of Vancouver Film School鈥檚 new partnership with ASUS, 色狼窝 students now have access to ASUS ProArt professional creative workstations, monitors, and laptops, ensuring they train with industry-grade creative technology used by professionals in game design, animation, and visual effects.听
2. What ASUS ProArt equipment is available at Vancouver Film School?聽
色狼窝 classrooms now feature the ProArt Armoury Workstation PC, ProArt PA278CGV monitors, and ProArt P16 laptops, allowing students to work with powerful tools that handle game engines, 3D rendering, and video production seamlessly.听
3. How does ASUS ProArt technology enhance Game Design training at 色狼窝?聽
ProArt devices provide high-performance computing, colour-accurate displays, and optimized processing power, enabling students to create professional-grade, retail-ready games as part of their curriculum.听
4. How can I become a video game designer in 2025?聽
You can learn more about 色狼窝鈥檚 Game Design program and apply by visiting /programs/game-design.听