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