Academic calendar
AIE School of Art & Design Intake 2027 runs Feb 15, 2027 – Feb 15, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
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A
- ASG
- AIE Student Group; the student-led organization responsible for campus events and advocacy.
- ASSA
- AIE Student Association, the primary student-led body representing student interests and organizing events.
- Asset
- A general term used by students for any individual 3D model, texture, or animation created for a project.
- Asset Flip
- A derogatory term used by students for projects that rely too heavily on pre-made store assets without original work.
B
- Baking
- The process of pre-calculating lighting or texture data, often leaving a student's computer unusable for hours.
- Broadway
- Refers to the Broadway Sydney Shopping Centre, the main food and retail hub for students at the Sydney campus.
C
- Cornish Commons
- A shared student residential building used by AIE students in Seattle, originally for Cornish College of the Arts.
- Crunch
- The period of intense, high-pressure work leading up to a major project milestone or Showcase.
G
- Game Jam
- A short, intensive competition (usually 48 hours) where students build a game from scratch based on a theme.
- Greenlight
- The high-stakes presentation where students pitch their major project concepts to a panel for approval to proceed.
- Greyboxing
- The process of building game levels using simple geometric shapes (boxes) before final art assets are created.
I
- IGDA
- International Game Developers Association; refers to the student chapters that host networking and industry events.
M
- Mod
- Refers to Mod Pizza, a popular and affordable dining spot for students near the Seattle campus.
R
- Retopo
- Short for Retopology; the process of simplifying a high-resolution 3D model for use in a game engine.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the official body representing student interests and organizing campus events.
- Showcase
- The major end-of-year event where students present their final games and films to industry recruiters.
- Showreel
- The final video compilation of a student's best work, required for graduation and used for job applications.
T
- The Armory
- The food court located directly below the AIE Seattle campus, serving as the primary lunch spot for students.
- The Audrey
- A common apartment complex used by AIE Seattle students due to its proximity to the Seattle Center campus.
- The Center
- Shorthand for the Seattle Center, referring to the various dining and outdoor spaces surrounding the Seattle campus.
- The Collective
- A popular housing choice for AIE Seattle students located in South Lake Union.
- The Douglas
- A popular student housing complex in Seattle frequently used by AIE students due to its proximity to the Seattle Center campus.
- The George
- A popular student accommodation building used by AIE Melbourne students due to its proximity to the Queensberry St campus.
- The Heritage
- An apartment complex in Lafayette often chosen by AIE students for its location near the LITE Center.
- The Hub
- The central breakroom and kitchenette area within the campus where students congregate for meals.
- The Intersection
- The primary off-campus student housing complex partnered with the AIE Lafayette campus.
- The Kitchen
- The communal breakroom area in AIE campuses where students heat up meals and socialize.
- The Knox
- A popular cafe located adjacent to the Canberra Technology Park (CTP) campus, frequently used for coffee breaks.
- The Lab
- The specialized computer classrooms equipped with high-end hardware and software where students spend most of their time.
- The LITE
- The common areas and cafe space within the LITE Center building where Lafayette students congregate.
- The Quarters
- A student-oriented housing development in Lafayette commonly inhabited by AIE and UL Lafayette students.
U
- UniLodge
- The primary off-campus student housing provider for AIE students in Canberra and Sydney.
V
- Vertical Slice
- A milestone requirement where students must produce a fully polished, playable segment of their game project.
- VSL
- VET Student Loans, the Australian government program used by many AIE students to fund their vocational education.
W
- Watson Shops
- The nearby retail and food strip used by students at the AIE Canberra campus for lunch.
- WGEA
- Workplace Gender Equality Agency; frequently referenced in AIE's institutional and student policy documents.
- WIA
- Women in Animation; a student-led or industry-affiliated group supporting female-identifying students in the animation program.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- ArtStation
- The industry-standard portfolio platform that AIE students are required to use to showcase their professional work.
- Canberra Technology Park
- The location of the AIE Canberra campus, often referred to by its full name or as 'The Park'.
- Canvas
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for all course materials, assignment submissions, and grades.
- CTP
- Canberra Technology Park; the sprawling complex in Watson that serves as the AIE Canberra campus.
- FEE-HELP
- The Australian government loan scheme used by students to pay for tuition at AIE's Australian campuses.
- Fob
- The electronic keycard required for after-hours access to the labs and building entrances.
- Industry Experience
- The mandatory 80-hour work placement or industry project required for graduation.
- Industry Friday
- Weekly sessions where guest speakers from the games and VFX industry visit to give talks and review portfolios.
- LITE
- The LITE Center (Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise), which houses the AIE Lafayette campus.
- LITE Center
- The Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise building, which houses the AIE Lafayette campus.
- Moodle
- The Learning Management System (LMS) where AIE students access course content, submit assignments, and track grades.
- Mountain Street
- The primary building and street address for the AIE Sydney campus in Ultimo.
- Showreel
- The final video portfolio of a student's best work, essential for securing employment after graduation.
- The Armory
- The historic building at Seattle Center that houses the AIE Seattle campus.
- The Lab
- General student shorthand for the high-end computer classrooms where most production work occurs.
- The Mocap Studio
- The specialized Motion Capture studio used by animation and VFX students.
- The Monorail
- The primary transit link used by Seattle students to travel between the campus and downtown.
- The Portal
- The central student login area for administrative tasks, campus announcements, and official records.
- the_kitchen_greenside
- The Kitchen (Greenside)
- USI
- Unique Student Identifier; a mandatory reference number for all students studying in Australia.
- Watson Campus
- The dedicated campus site for AIE Canberra located in the suburb of Watson.
- Wattle Street
- The street adjacent to the Sydney campus, often used by students to describe the local area and nearby park.
- Wentworth
- The Wentworth Park Grandstand, the unique location of the AIE Sydney campus.
- Wentworth Park
- The location/complex housing the AIE Sydney campus in Ultimo.
- WIL
- Work Integrated Learning; practical project work or placements that count toward the student's qualification.
- Workstation
- The high-end, dedicated PC assigned to each student for the duration of their course.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- AIE School of Art & Design Intake 2027 runs Feb 15, 2027 – Feb 15, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 37 approved campus terms and 26 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.