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Grover Gaming is a software development and design company that specializes in electronic gaming throughout the US and Canada. Its offices and distribution facilities are spread out through 9 different states and the company is a multi-year recipient of Inc Magazine's prestigious Inc 5000 award, ranking #194 in 2020.
2007 DAVE School Graduate and Grover Gaming Art Director Javier Hernandez will be talking about the studio and what they do and participate in a Q & A session.
Learn more about Grover Gaming: grovergaming.com
Learn more about the Game Production diploma program: bit.ly/3Nx4Thc
Game Production diploma program at The DAVE School:
The DAVE School Game Production Diploma (GPD) teaches specifically for success in this thriving industry. Like its sister VFX Diploma, the Game Production Diploma Program spans 12 months and offers scheduled starts each Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall. Its uniquely flexible, hybrid format combines nine months of live, online classes with three months of on-campus lessons in Orlando, Florida. During this three-month studio residency, students work together under the direct guidance of their instructors on pre-production techniques of a real game of their making.
DAVE School students begin with a comprehensive introduction to the principles of hard surface modeling (vehicles, buildings, armor, etc.), and move to the art and science of texturing, lighting, and “look development.” They first receive a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and terminology of Game Production, then get their first real taste of real-time Game Engines by learning Unreal Engine, the driving force behind so many blockbuster game titles. Game production students work with their instructors to cover: advanced modular asset creation, texture, and material creation, real-time lighting and environment management, game interactions, game physics, FX, prop and world design, camera control, and even the use of Unreal for Virtual and Augmented Reality.
About The DAVE School:
The Digital Animation & Visual Effects (DAVE) School was founded on June 8, 2000, by two Industry executives looking to create #CareerReady artists with a practical animation school. Located on the backlot of Universal Studios Florida®, The DAVE School has an 18,000 square foot facility that includes learning and interactive labs, a dedicated Virtual and Real-Time production stage, a Vicon motion capture system, 3D printing, and VR/AR labs, and secure student access seven days a week.
The DAVE School was created to offer specialized training in Visual Effects with extensive practice under industry-level supervision. The Game Production program followed 13 years later in September 2014, making it the second program to offer.
At the end of 2017, The DAVE School introduced fully online bachelor's programs in Motion Graphics and additional Bachelor’s Degrees in Visual Effects and Game Production for Diploma students seeking to enhance their educational experience.
In February 2018, The DAVE School was purchased by NUC University and became an academic unit of NUC University. The DAVE School is accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In 2021, The DAVE School added Virtual Production. Today, DAVE School offers specialized training in Visual Effects, Game Production, and Virtual Production.
The DAVE School is an academic unit of NUC University (NUC), which is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) www.msche.org. NUC’s NUC University – IBC Technical Division (NUC-IBC), Florida Technical College (FTC), and The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School (The DAVE School) are included in this accreditation. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Grover Gaming is a software development and design company that specializes in electronic gaming throughout the US and Canada. Its offices and distribution facilities are spread out through 9 different states and the company is a multi-year recipient of Inc Magazine's prestigious Inc 5000 award, ranking #194 in 2020.
2007 DAVE School Graduate and Grover Gaming Art Director Javier Hernandez will be talking about the studio and what they do and participate in a Q & A session.
Learn more about Grover Gaming: grovergaming.com
Learn more about the Game Production diploma program: bit.ly/3Nx4Thc
Game Production diploma program at The DAVE School:
The DAVE School Game Production Diploma (GPD) teaches specifically for success in this thriving industry. Like its sister VFX Diploma, the Game Production Diploma Program spans 12 months and offers scheduled starts each Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall. Its uniquely flexible, hybrid format combines nine months of live, online classes with three months of on-campus lessons in Orlando, Florida. During this three-month studio residency, students work together under the direct guidance of their instructors on pre-production techniques of a real game of their making.
DAVE School students begin with a comprehensive introduction to the principles of hard surface modeling (vehicles, buildings, armor, etc.), and move to the art and science of texturing, lighting, and “look development.” They first receive a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and terminology of Game Production, then get their first real taste of real-time Game Engines by learning Unreal Engine, the driving force behind so many blockbuster game titles. Game production students work with their instructors to cover: advanced modular asset creation, texture, and material creation, real-time lighting and environment management, game interactions, game physics, FX, prop and world design, camera control, and even the use of Unreal for Virtual and Augmented Reality.
About The DAVE School:
The Digital Animation & Visual Effects (DAVE) School was founded on June 8, 2000, by two Industry executives looking to create #CareerReady artists with a practical animation school. Located on the backlot of Universal Studios Florida®, The DAVE School has an 18,000 square foot facility that includes learning and interactive labs, a dedicated Virtual and Real-Time production stage, a Vicon motion capture system, 3D printing, and VR/AR labs, and secure student access seven days a week.
The DAVE School was created to offer specialized training in Visual Effects with extensive practice under industry-level supervision. The Game Production program followed 13 years later in September 2014, making it the second program to offer.
At the end of 2017, The DAVE School introduced fully online bachelor's programs in Motion Graphics and additional Bachelor’s Degrees in Visual Effects and Game Production for Diploma students seeking to enhance their educational experience.
In February 2018, The DAVE School was purchased by NUC University and became an academic unit of NUC University. The DAVE School is accredited by The Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In 2021, The DAVE School added Virtual Production. Today, DAVE School offers specialized training in Visual Effects, Game Production, and Virtual Production.
The DAVE School is an academic unit of NUC University (NUC), which is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104. (267-284-5000) www.msche.org. NUC’s NUC University – IBC Technical Division (NUC-IBC), Florida Technical College (FTC), and The Digital Animation & Visual Effects School (The DAVE School) are included in this accreditation. The MSCHE is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
