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Digital Media Academy: Our Partners


	Apple Apple focuses on designing and manufacturing consumer electronics and software products. The company’s best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of personal computers, the iPod line of portable media players, the iPhone and the iPad. Apple’s software products include the Mac OS X operating system, iTunes media browser, the iLife suite of multimedia and creativity software, and Final Cut Studio, a suite of professional audio- and film-industry software products. www.apple.com
	Autodesk Autodesk has developed a broad portfolio of digital prototyping solutions to help users visualize, simulate, and analyze real-world performance throughout the design process. The company also provides digital media creation and management software across all media and entertainment disciplines, from film and television visual effects, color grading, and editing to animation, game development, and design visualization. www.autodesk.com
	Adobe Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information. For 25 years, the company’s award-winning software and technologies have redefined business, entertainment, and personal communications by setting new standards for producing and delivering content that engages people virtually anywhere at anytime. From rich images to print, video, video and film to dynamic digital content for a variety of media, the impact of Adobe solutions is evident across industries and felt by anyone who creates, views, and interacts with information. With a reputation for excellence and a portfolio of many of the most respected and recognized software brands, Adobe is one of the world’s largest and most diversified software companies. www.adobe.com
	Sony Sony Corporation is a multinational conglomerate corporation and one of the world’s largest media conglomerates. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communications, video game consoles, and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets.
	Fountain Valley School of Colorado Located in the Rocky Mountain West, Fountain Valley School offers a college-preparatory, boarding and day school program for motivated students within a close knit and supportive community. The generous landscape of open prairie and snow-capped mountains is a continual source of personal inspiration, as well as a reminder of the opportunities and responsibilities that lie beyond the School’s boundaries. In June, 2010, the Digital Media Academy will be teaching two courses as part of the Fountain Valley School Summer Program. For more information on this opportunity, visit Fountain Valley School Summer Programs.
	Cue Computer-Using Educators, Inc. is a nonprofit California corporation founded in 1978. CUE’s goal is to advance student achievement through technology in all disciplines from preschool through college. With an active current membership of thousands of educational professionals, CUE supports many regional affiliates and Special Interest Groups. CUE Conferences are California’s premier educational technology events. CUE is the largest organization of its type in the west and one of the largest in the United States.
	Photoflex Photoflex is a world leading manufacturer of lighting and studio equipment for the photographic, film, and video industries. Professionals of all specialties are using Photoflex products to produce exceptional results. Products are designed by photographers and for photographers. www.photoflex.com
	BC Passport BC Passport is Vancouver’s premier destination guide. Its comprehensive local information makes trip planning efficient and successful. The site features event, activity and tour options as well as transportation and accommodation choices.
	Seagate Seagate is the worldwide leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions. Learn more at Seagate.com
	Toon Boom Animation Toon Boom Animation Inc. is the worldwide leader in animation software solutions. Toon Boom carries user-friendly animation applications for all, catering to the needs of children, home users, creative professionals as well as students, educators and schools. Just as importantly, Toon Boom is fully dedicated to the needs of independent animators and studios, offering a wide product range from powerful pre-production tools to leading-edge animation production solutions. Relying on its extensive expertise in animation production, Toon Boom provides consulting services in the fields of optimization, pipeline integration, production assistance and custom development. toonboom.com
	Noesis Interactive Noesis Interactive is the premier developer of game production training materials for students and indie-developers. Noesis is dedicated to improving gaming related education worldwide and preparing its users for industry careers or independent production. Noesis offers complete pipeline-oriented courses including content creation, asset integration, design and programming. Specific software includes: Autodesk Maya, 3dsMax and Softimage and engines from Valve, and Unity 3D. Educational courseware is bundled with course outlines, online quizzes, assessment tools, instructor notes and teaching aids. Each course is designed to build upon each other and stress learning industry standard tools using Video Courseware in lieu of conventional textbooks. Noesis Courseware is used in the training of Digital Media Academy instructors and details many of the topics you will be immersed in for DMA courses. Noesis is proud to offer our DMA partner students 20% off all courses by purchasing directly through our educational portal. This can be a great way to ramp up for the summer or continue your education once you’ve left the academy. To access the Digital Media Academy purchase area, visit education.noesisinteractive.com/us_dma.html. If you are a faculty member interested in incorporating Noesis Interactive courseware into your school’s curriculum, please contact us at sales@education.noesisinteractive.com.
	Video Copilot Video Copilot was created in 2005 to fill a void in the visual effects and motion graphics world for affordable, entertaining, high-quality training and assets. Since then, they have become a destination for visual artist of all ages and skill levels. With a growing community inside of their forum and blog, participation within the community is not only encouraged, but recommended. DMA students are entitled to a 20% discount on Video Copilot products. Please ask your instructor or DMA representative about a coupon code.
	Skateworks Skateworks was established in 1988, and is still going strong! We’re here to help you get your shred on or just find you something to wear. Skateworks has a toilet, a phone you can use, a big screen TV, and a shop copy of every skate video made. What else do you want?
	Unity Unity allows game developers, creative visualization professionals, and students alike to deliver the best 3D web content, as well as games for Android, Apple iPhone and iPad, PC/Mac, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii. Scaling from casual games to full-scale MMOs, Unity sets a new standard for social professional software, and is used by AAA-teams, hobbyists, and everyone in between.