School of Design, Nanyang Polytechnic
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The Nanyang Polytechnic
School of Design (NYP SDN) in Singapore
is a technical school providing training in digital animation, interactive media design, games design, digital film and video, and industrial design. Its resources include computer graphics laboratories, a television production studio, a motion-capture studio, multimedia and digital animation studios, and a video editing suite.
Software instruction covers industry standard film and entertainment software including 3D Studio Max, Maya
, and the Vicon V8 Optical Motion Capture System. Technical skills are balanced with foundation training in visual arts. Soft skills taught include drawing, colour theory, design fundamentals, creative process, life drawing, animation principles, storyboarding, and scriptwriting.
Nanyang Polytechnic
Nanyang Polytechnic is a Singaporean polytechnic located in Ang Mo Kio next to Yio Chu Kang MRT Station, Singapore.-History:*Established 1 April 1992...
School of Design (NYP SDN) in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
is a technical school providing training in digital animation, interactive media design, games design, digital film and video, and industrial design. Its resources include computer graphics laboratories, a television production studio, a motion-capture studio, multimedia and digital animation studios, and a video editing suite.
Software instruction covers industry standard film and entertainment software including 3D Studio Max, Maya
Maya (software)
Autodesk Maya , commonly shortened to Maya, is 3D computer graphics software that runs on Microsoft Windows, Mac OS and Linux, originally developed by Alias Systems Corporation and currently owned and developed by Autodesk, Inc. It is used to create interactive 3D applications, including video...
, and the Vicon V8 Optical Motion Capture System. Technical skills are balanced with foundation training in visual arts. Soft skills taught include drawing, colour theory, design fundamentals, creative process, life drawing, animation principles, storyboarding, and scriptwriting.
Courses offered
- Diploma in Space and Interior Design
- Diploma in Visual Communication
- Diploma in Industrial Design