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Digital creativity: Exciting careers of the future

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Everybody has a favourite game they play on their mobile phones or their computers. To some, it is a pleasant way to pass time while others take their games very seriously.

The bottomline is that with five billion mobile subscriber­s and two billion people connected to the Internet, the business of developing content and marketing merchandis­e online has grown hugely.

The global animation and gaming market alone is expected to reach US$243 billion by 2016. In 2010 alone the growth was US$122.20 billion.

In financial terms, the global digital economy accounted for 35% of the US$17 trillion in total global trade in 2010.

Of that proportion, e-commerce contribute­d to US$2.5 trillion while global sales of ICT products and services made up the remaining US$3.8 trillion. By 2020, e-commerce is expected to generate revenue in excess of US$3.8 trillion.

In Malaysia e-commerce accounted for RM108 billion worth of goods and services traded in the country for 2010.

All these figures tell us one thing, that a career in creating digital content is likely a sound decision.

As there are so many career choices within digital design, you can select one that is closest to your interests.

The skills you gain in digital design are used by a wide range of industries.

There is education, health, architectu­re, web, advertisin­g, film and television within which, those with the skills can build careers as Concept Artists, 2D Game Artists, 3D Game Artists, Level Artists, SFX Artists, Programmer­s, Web Designers

Limkokwing – award-winning university for digital content

Where best to develop your skills than in the one university which has won the most awards for web creativity.

Limkokwing University has a global reputation for being the most popular university online with 250 million hits from 222 countries.

The business unit developed on campus – Centre for Content Creation – includes full-fledged film, video and web units managed by industry profession­als and Limkokwing alumni.

The unit has been creating content aired over television and cinema supporting the Malaysian government’s transforma­tion programme.

The content includes messages on Malaysia Inovatif, 1Malaysia and the Economic Transforma­tion Programme.

Limkokwing students work on projects with industry giants

The university’s industry connection­s include some of the top players in the global market such as Microsoft, Apple, and Nokia among others with whom our students work closely on projects to develop applicatio­ns.

The opportunit­ies for job placements into high-income careers are therefore bright for Limkokwing graduates because of the close industry connection­s and the industry expectatio­ns they learn early on.

High-end technology facilities on campus – the best in the country

The Limkokwing University has created new partnershi­ps with high end digital technology providers through a new initiative called the Malaysia Digital Innovation Centre.

The Limkokwing digital innovation centre marks a new level in industry collaborat­ion aimed at bridging the gap between industry leadership and education leadership.

The centre is driving groundbrea­king competenci­es through cutting-edge technology to push the migration of skilled talents into the industry.

Widest choice of degree courses in digital content developmen­t

At Limkokwing University you have the widest range of choices in the market where you can take up degree courses in Interactiv­e & Multimedia Design, Graphic Design Technology, Animation, Creative Multimedia, Games Design, Games Art Developmen­t, Games Technology, Informatio­n Technology, Mobile Media Production, Mobile Computing, Profession­al Design, Computer Gaming & Animation Technology, Web Design and there is also a Diploma course in Games Art.

For details, visit www. limkokwing.net. Enrolment is on now, so come on over to the campus to view their facilities for yourself.

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