The document provides information about the Multimedia Design and Production program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWIT). It offers three options for an Associate's degree: Digital Gaming and Media, Video and Web Production, and Digital Design and Publishing. The program emphasizes hands-on learning with current tools and prepares students for jobs in gaming, video, design, and more or to continue their education. Graduates have gone on to schools like Digipen and jobs at companies like Microsoft.

1. Multimedia Design and
Production

2. About LWIT

3. About LWIT
 2 year college located in Kirkland, WA
 Our 4-year Bachelor’s option for Design Students
 Around 6,000 students
 Full-time Equivalent of 3,373 students
 35 Programs
 More than 100 degree/certificate options
 Tuition Fees
 Approximately $2000 per quarter (full tuition table
here)
Source, LWTC Fall 2009 Factbook and LWIT Website

4. Multimedia Design and
Production: Who are we?
 Designed for workforce training
 Balance of Theory and hands-on
experience with current tools
 There are three main options for
obtaining an Associates Degree
within the Multimedia Design and
Production Degree
 Digital Gaming and Media
 Video and Web Production
 Digital Design and Publishing

5. Digital Gaming and Media
 Faculty: Rob Gilbert
 Seattle is one of the
biggest game markets in
the nation
 Focus on new uses of 3D
technologies
 Classes taught include:
 3D animation with MAYA
 UNREAL Editor
 ZBrush
 Character Rigging
 Character Design

7. mmdpgames.com

8. Digital Design and Publishing
Instructors:
Caroline Kapp,
Stacie Chappell and
more
Classes include:
Adobe Creative
Suite
Digital
Photography
Design for Web
and Mobile

12. Adobe Certification Testing
Students in the Multimedia
Design and Production
department receive free
testing to become Adobe
Certified Associates
Tests are offered in:
Photoshop
Premiere
Flash
Dreamweaver

13. Video and Web Production
 Instructor: Rob Nyland
 Classes include:
 Video Production
 Beginning and Advanced Editing
 After Effects
 Compression and Distribution
 Digital Sound (Pro Tools and
Soundtrack Pro)
 Scriptwriting/Storytelling
 Emphasis on commercial and
corporate production

14. Check out our work

15. MMDP Graduates
 Graduates of the MMDP AAS
have gone on to continue their
education at:
 Vancouver Film School
 Digipen
 University of Washington
 Art Institute of Seattle
 Central Washington University
 Students have also gone on to
get jobs at:
 Pyramide Productions
 4th Avenue Media
 Microsoft
 Seattle Times
 Nintendo
 T-Mobile

16. Bachelors of Technology in
Applied Design
 In the Fall of 2009, LWIT began
offering its first ever Bachelors
degree in Applied Design
 Created for students with Associate
degrees in Design related fields who
want to complete their Bachelor’s
degree
 Classes provide theoretical concepts
to back up technical skills.
 With the introduction of the degree,
Lake Washington Technical College
now has a pathway to take students
from High School all the way through
a Bachelor’s Degree.

17. See More about Our Program
www.lwtech.edu
mmdpgames.com
mmdpvideo.com
btad.org

18. Any Questions?
Rob.Nyland@lwtech.edu
twitter: @robnyland