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4 Questions with Dominik Schön

Dominik completed his diploma in Transmedia/Games Directing at Animationsinstitut. Find out, why he decided to study Interactive Media, how he experienced his studies and what was next after graduation.

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What is it like to start your own company right after graduation?

After receiving his diploma in Interactive Media, alumnus Dominik Schön founded his own company Kaleidoscube with some of his fellow students. We talked to the young director about future projects and asked him why he prefers self-employment to working for a big game studio.

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Lizard People, Chemtrails & Co Make for Great Game Fun

At the board game workshop, Interactive Media students develop analog games. Due to the pandemic, the last workshop took place online and resulted in two incredibly funny games about conspiracy theories. Learn more!

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Hungry Seagulls and Feathered Dinos

The first virtual edition of FMX Conference took place from May 4 to 6. Part of the program were students of Animationsinstitut, who presented their third-year projects AniFilm/AniPlay to the professional audience. Learn more about the projects here.

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A Space with a View

Indie game developers and filmmakers founded an office community in 2018, including many alumni of Animationsinstitut. Since then, the "Kokolores Collective" has been booming, offering opportunities for creative exchange in the immediate vicinity of Filmakademie.

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4 Questions with Dimosthenis Gkantzos

After completing his studies in Computer Science, Dimosthenis quickly realized that he wanted more than what the back-end has to offer. He started his creative journey at Animationsinstitut, graduated in Transmedia/Games Producing in 2019 and is now working as a Creative Director and Producer.

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4 Questions with Ricarda Saleh

Ricarda graduated in Interactive Media from Animationsinstitut in 2017 and is now working as a writer and director for TV, film and immersive media. We talked to her about the power of media and her path to Filmakademie.

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Animationsinstitut at Code Week Baden-Württemberg

On October 22, students of Animationsinstitut will present their third year projects and give insights into the development and implementation.

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From Animationsinstitut straight to founding a studio

The indie production company Studio Seufz from Stuttgart is celebrated worldwide for its extraordinary games and films. The success story began at Animationsinstitut.

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What happened with S.M.I.L.E. after VR NOW - from prototype to founding a company

We talked to Michael Schranner, the Creative Producer of S.M.I.L.E., about the status of the project, current plans and important lessons.

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When String Puppets Earn You A German Computer Games Award

Dominik Schoen created the gameplay programming and level art for the award-winning project A Juggler’s Tale. Here he tells us more about the game and studying Interactive Media.