Your Career in Games begins here!

Elevating Dreamers to Professionals

We’re proud to say that most of our graduates are now working in the highly competitive game and creative industries.

We want you to be the best connected, trained, and prepared for breaking into the industry. Our programs – Game Design, Concept Art, 3D Art and Game Programming are led by industry pros. They teach you the technical and creative skills needed to succeed, and also help you build vital soft skills.

How ARC Academy gets students industry-ready:

Classes in small groups
Personal mentorship & feedback from industry experts
Practical art & game projects to build your portfolio
Exclusive events to help you network & grow as an artist
Halls equpped with industry used software and hardware

2019

Year ARC Academy was established

175

Students

47

Lecturers from game & film industry

84%

of ARC graduates start a career in the game and creative industries

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Programs

The education at ARC Academy is practically oriented and meets the standards in the game industry. In the Academy, you will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for the professions of the future.

ON CAMPUS PROGRAMS

Game Design

Concept Art

3D Art

Game Programming

DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS (ONLINE)

Distance Learning Game Design

Distance Learning Concept Art

Distance Learning program in 3D Art

Apply now and start your gaming and creative career with ARC Academy!

Regular Admission
(until places are filled):
July 31, 2023

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Game Industry Pros about ARC Academy

Some of the most important people in the game industry in Bulgaria are teaching and mentoring the students in the 2-years programs. See what they share about ARC Academy:

Borislav Bogdanov
Art Director, Snapshot Games

“The situations in which we put the students, especially in the development of their projects, are exactly the situations they will find in their work in the studios.”

Georgi Dinchev
Studio Director, Creative Assembly Sofia

“The students at ARC, for the most part, are absolutely ready to start working in the studios.”

Tanko Shokerov
Studio Manager, Gameloft Sofia

“From the people I watched during the presentations, from the people I know who worked on the teams, most are definitely ready to work in the game industry.”

Ivaylo Koralsky
Studio Manager, Kyodai

“Your academy is a wonderful school because a team consists of 15-18 people, so these students had to overcome their egos and harness all their energy to work for creating this project.”

Graduates now working at games studios

Samuil Tomov <br> <h4>Concept Art program</h4>

Samuil Tomov

Concept Art program

“Our tutors were professionals with experience in the field and they introduced me to the expectations and realities of the industry. I was kind of armed with the knowledge to figure out how to prepare and what to put in my portfolio, which ultimately helped me land a job.”

Concept Artist, Haemimont Games

Panayot Nikolov <br><h4>3D Art program</h4>

Panayot Nikolov
3D Art program

“Training at ARC Academy helped me a lot to find my voice, my place, and the hardest part – people with similar interests. The practical focus of the program, the daily feedback sessions, and the fact that the lecturers were industry people who took a keen interest in their students’ progress certainly helped the most in the long run.”

Associate Producer, Associate Producer

Anastasia Zheleva <br><h4>Concept Art program</h4>

Anastasia Zheleva
Concept Art program

“ARC Academy prepares you for real work in a game studio by connecting you with industry professionals and helping you develop your potential to an extremely high level. If you’ve ever wanted to be a part of the game creation process, ARC is the place for you.”

Concept Artist, Gameloft Sofia

Petar Ilchev <br> <h4>Concept Art program</h4>

Petar Ilchev

Concept Art program

“Studying at ARC Academy was able to help me understand how I could develop in a field that has always been interesting to me. It managed to make me love what I do as a 2D Artist even more. The most important thing is that I understood what field I want to work in.”

2D Illustrator, EGT Digital

Victoria Tsutsuranova <br><h4>3D Art program</h4>

Victoria Tsutsuranova
3D Art program

“Training at ARC Academy helped me not only develop the necessary work skills and my creative potential but also put me in an environment close to working in a real studio. Teamwork, meeting deadlines, and creating 3D models that are consistent with the art style and meet technical requirements are some of the things I first encountered at ARC. All of this helped me better understand what working in a studio is like.”

3D Artist, Kyodai

Mihail Ivanov <br><h4>Concept Art program</h4>

Mihail Ivanov
Concept Art program

“I started working even before I graduated from the academy, but the professionalism of the lecturers, the advice and knowledge they gave me during the training unlocked in me the desire to develop, learn and improve every day. With this attitude comes self-confidence and confidence in what you do, and you show it when you apply for a job position. Everything else is a matter of a lot of work and a little luck.”

2D concept designer, Evolution Engineering Bulgaria

Teodor Kalamov <br> <h4>Concept Art program</h4>

Teodor Kalamov

Concept Art program

Concept Artist, Haemimont Games

Martin Ehiyanov <br><h4>3D Art program</h4>

Martin Ehiyanov
3D Art program

“Training at the Academy made me more confident in my skills, showed me the different professions and gave me a solid foundation of how a game studio works. Secondly, I was helped by the Lecturers, who are exceptional professionals in what they do. They have a huge amount of experience, a keen eye, and enough patience to explain and give feedback to make us better.”

Junior 3D Character Rigger, Snapshot Games

How to apply?

Application form

Interview

Practical Task

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Game Lab - students’ final project

ARC students complete their training with a practical project – a video game. 2D & 3D artists, game designers, and programmers join forces and create their first game, supported by their mentors. The process is like in the indie studio. In the Game Lab we have 4 game projects, some of them market-ready.

Study at ARC Academy

Our programs are developed with leading game and film studios and the lectures are professionals with years of experience. That ensures our graduates have the required hard and soft skills to start their career in the industry.

We support talented, hardworking and dedicated students with scholarships provided with our partners from game industry. You can find more information about the scholarships contests here:

Scholarship Contest