500 West Livingston Street
Orlando, FL 32801

Based in downtown Orlando, Florida, the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy prepares students for the gaming industry. With the skills and experience gained at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy, students will be well versed in gaming software, drawing, real-time programming and being an integral part of a game-development team.

The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy dates back to 2004 when Electronic Arts came to the University of Central Florida. And by August of 2005, the academy welcomed its first group of students. Today, students may choose undergraduate and graduate level programs in art, programming, and production. The art program offers students the chance to work in teams and use high-tech equipment to produce animations, characters, cinematics and new worlds. The programming track focuses on writing video games, understanding gaming language and being schooled in up-to-date topics within the world of gaming. The production program provides students with an education that touches on a number of different responsibilities a producer will encounter within the gaming industry.

The academy offers students a video game design school that awards a Master of Science degree in interactive entertainment upon completion. Within the program, graduate students may choose to study within five concentrations.

Quick Facts

The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy utilizes the most up-to-date tools so that students will be prepared for their careers within the gaming industry.

Students have access to all of the University of Central Florida's facilities.

The Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy works with Electronic Arts (EA).

Students at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy may choose more than one area of study to round-out their degree program.

The most common undergraduate art majors at the Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy include art, visual art, studio art, digital media, illustration, Graphic Design and animation.

The most popular undergraduate programming majors at the academy include computer science, digital media, computer engineering and electrical engineering.

The majors most pursued within the production track are digital media, liberal studies, game design, psychology, English, theater, speech, communications, digital art and technical writing.

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