UW-Stout BFA in Animation and Digital Media

03/22/2022

01/03/2022

See what some of the best real-time students in the world have been creating with Unreal Engine in our latest Student Showcase. Want to get featured? Go to h...

12/17/2021

School of Art and Design students, faculty, alumni showcase talents at annual Minnesota Electronic Theater

12/07/2021

Our Animation alum, and TikTok Star Emily Zugay is doing some great (and deliberately ugly) design for Panera!

It's a move Panera said they hope will remind customers what matters most in life is on the inside

12/03/2021

We had an amazing showing at the Minnesota Electronic Theater 2021 last night with students, faculty and alumni from UW-Stout Game Design & Development Program and UW-Stout BFA in Animation and Digital Media. doing what they do best!

Highlights include Best Independent animation "Turnout" by alum Michael Van Swearingen, runner-up for Best Independent animation "Words" with contributions by our very own Prof Ellie Nikoo, and Best Game Trailer "Witness to the Revolution" from a team of game and animation students lead by Prof Andrew Williams. The competition was high and we had a number of other projects that demonstrated the top-tier talent of our UW Stout - School of Art and Design community!

Thanks to Nice Moves for setting up another great showcase. In case you missed it, you can see the show from the Nice Moves YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uedJVgfoGxU

10/26/2020

Just in time for Halloween, our very own Cinema Professor Extraordinaire, Michael Heagle has just published his book, “Class of 1988 Fright Film Annual!” Read all the chilling details below!

Poltergeists, killer clowns, ax-wielding murderers and possessed dolls may sound like some people’s nightmares, but for University of Wisconsin-Stout’s Michael

09/07/2020

Check out this great write-up on a documentary series produced by University of Wisconsin-Stout student Michael Hilliger who is double majoring in Game Design-Art and Entertainment Design-Animation! Congratulations!

Whitewater native Michael Hilliger has won awards for his TV documentaries about his hometown's history.

08/15/2020

07/02/2020

Our Summer STEAM Experience Animation Track was a great success! 8-12th grade students from all over the country virtually attended a 4 day workshop with UW-Stout animation instructor Jesse Woodward to produce a series of short video segments. You can check out their work below!

Watch the final projects for the 2020 3D Animation track at the UW-Stout Summer STEAM Experience.

05/12/2020

The shows must go on.