The school of game design is located on the eighth floor of 180 New Montgomery.
One of the top video game design schools in the nation, Academy of Art University offers video game design school programs led by industry professionals. The hands-on, interactive curriculum in the game design school includes video game design courses that prepare each student for creative success.
Academy of Art University photography courses are taught by working photographers. This gives students a real world perspective as they are guided in their investigations and development of Art for Commerce, Fine Art and Photojournalism/Documentary tracks of study.
Access to working professionals coupled with the emphasis on strong conceptual skills and technical knowledge supports students in becoming leaders in their area of specialization with a portfolio of powerful and conceptually driven imagery.
The Aperture Lab is located on the 7th floor of 180 New Montgomery. This lab is used by video game designers and also 3d and 2d animators.
This lab contains the most up to date software, dual monitors, gaming keyboards and headphones for every PC in the lab.
This is also the place where CGC(Competitive Gaming Community) holds their gaming tournaments and events. These computers can handle the most high rending settings from any software and fast rendering speeds.
The Academy of Art University library is located on the 6th floor of 180 New Montgomery. The library contains a wide variety of books related to any major of the university as well as magazines and computers for research. The library also has quiet study areas and tables for solo or group work.
The Academy of Art University's School of Web Design & New Media is the intersection between traditional design and new technologies, where creativity meets innovation. Our students are knowledgeable, strategic designers and thinkers who create cross-brand and cross-media experiences. They act as the vital bridge between design and back-end coding.
They are nimble designers who work spontaneously to meet contemporary design challenges. Our students are creative thinkers who remain relevant because they are taught to adapt and grow with change. Our program is based on the premise that ideas aren't valuable unless they can be executed.
The Animation & Visual effects classes are held on the third floor of 180 New Montgomery. This floor contains many computers for 3d animation as well as 2d animation projects.
The best animation companies recruit our graduates because we are one of the top animation schools in the nation. We're a leader because we offer the best resources and instructors from top companies like Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic.
Unlike traditional college programs that teach music as performance art, Academy of Art University's programs center on musical compositions that aid in storytelling and enhancing visual media.
Students in the School of Music for Visual Media cultivate their talents and learn to drive viewers' emotions with their imaginative work. Academy of Art University offers classes in scoring, editing and arranging music.
The Academy of Art Resource Center other known as the ARC is a place for students who need academic support
as well as learning english and study groups labs and workshops.
The ARC speaking and writing labs are located here at 180 New Montgomery.
Unique among fashion design schools, Academy of Art University is the first school to show at New York Fashion Week.
In addition to this incredible exposure for the lines of aspiring fashion designers, Academy of Art University's fashion design school students work on projects for powerhouses of the fashion industry here at 180 New Montgomery.
The green screen room is used for video recording and photoediting projects needed for chroma keying.
Using this room creates magic in projects that need a full environment of rendering. The green screen room is used by many different majors in the academy.
Campus security office is located at the basement at 180 new montgomery. Any needs of lost and found, protection, or crime will be held here.