Game development school DigiPen opened a campus in Singapore on Friday, its first outside the United States.
"As the first top foreign institution in Singapore offering courses in games and animation, DigiPen Singapore will play an integral role in addressing the digital media industry's manpower capabilities needs," said Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Klang.
The school is offering two bachelor degrees in game development to 40 students starting in September.
The Singapore campus of the DigiPen Institute of Technology is planning for 570 students in five years, 40 per cent of whom will come from overseas.
The video game market is the fastest growing segment within the global entertainment industry.
Its worth is expected to reach $49-billion by 2011. - Sapa-dpa