Our fine staff of contributors at Animation Career Review includes:
Shawn Harrell
Deanna Thompson
Jen Lampton
Brad Prescott, Founder
A list of our 2023 Augmented/Virtual Reality (AR/VR) College Rankings:
A list of our 2023 International Animation School Rankings:
World
Top 50 International Animation Colleges (Formal Degree)
Top 25 International Animation Professional Training Programs
A list of our 2023 Visual Effects (VFX) College Rankings:
A list of our 2023 Illustration College Rankings:
We analyzed the academic backgrounds of approximately 2900 people who are either currently working, or have worked, as character riggers. The percentages of the schools and colleges listed above represent the amount of current and former character riggers that have a formal degree or certification from that institution. We listed only those schools and colleges above 1% in our analysis. In total, the 14 schools listed above represent 15% of the current and former character riggers considered in our analysis.
This analysis is as of April, 2023.
A list of our 2023 Graphic Design School Rankings:
With an impressive portfolio of award-winning feature films and games Nelson Lim, Animation & Game Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas shares his experiences working for industry giants and how he stays current in an ever-changing technological landscape.
You have an impressive portfolio of work; would you share how your practice has evolved and the effect it had on your work?
Thank you for the opportunity to talk about my experiences.
We analyzed the academic backgrounds of over 2400 current and former Microsoft employees who worked as game designers, or in game design related jobs, at Microsoft. The percentages of the schools and colleges listed above represent the amount of current and former Microsoft game designers that have a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree from that institution. We listed only those schools and colleges above 1% in our analysis. In total, the 25 schools listed above represent 29% of the colleges we considered. The remaining schools and colleges represent 71%.
We analyzed the academic backgrounds of over 800 current and former Activision Blizzard employees who worked as game designers, or in game design related jobs, at Activision Blizzard. The percentages of the schools and colleges listed above represent the amount of current and former Activision Blizzard game designers that have a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree from that institution. We listed only those schools and colleges above 1% in our analysis. In total, the 30 schools listed above represent 30% of the degrees we considered.
