The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2007

The Art Institute’s Online Division and Alienware
Sponsor Contest for Video Game Artists

New York, NY – The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Online Division (AiPO) and Alienware are pleased to announce The Concept Art Competition, a contest that celebrates artwork from leading independent game artists around the world. The artwork was created as concept art for video game applications, such as characters, landscapes, vehicles and other game art renderings.

The competition will crown and reward two artists for their winning entries.  One of the winners, “AiPO’s Panel of Expert’s Choice” will be selected by representatives from The Art Institute of Pittsburg, Online Division.  The other winner will be determined by website visitors casting their votes via online voting mechanisms integrated into the program’s submission showcase. Votes will be tallied to determine “The People’s Choice.”  Alienware will provide two Area-51® 7500 computers (MSRP $3,009 each) to the winning entries.

Mod DB is hosting the event and provides the ideal staging ground for this competition given its history and unrivaled platform for mod developers, game designers and artists to unite in effort to create game modifications, addons and independent games.

The Concept Art Competition is currently open for public judging on Mod DB through December 7, 2007. The results will be posted on December 15, 2007.  To view and vote on your favorite artwork, please visit (http://www.moddb.com/features/23851/concept-art-competition).

ABOUT THE ART INSTITUTE ONLINE PITTSBURGH, ONLINE DIVISION™
Graduate to a future in Game Art & Design and get there online.  The Art Institute of Pittsburg, Online Division™ (http://www.aionline.edu), Game Art & Design Program concentrates on the artistic side of games - not computer programming.  This unique program is your first step toward becoming an artist and designer in the multi-billion dollar game design industry.

ABOUT ALIENWARE™
 Alienware offers unique and award-winning technology products that incorporate state-of-the-art components, innovative engineering and design, and unprecedented customer service. Alienware has been recognized by INC 500, won the Shoppers’ Choice Award as the Best Performance Desktop by Computer Shopper’s reader survey, had its Alienware Area-51 ranked among “The 25 Greatest PCs of All Time” by PC World and also received PC Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Award in its 18th Annual Reader Survey. Alienware systems are available direct within the United States, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. For more information, please visit www.alienware.com or call 1-800-ALIENWARE.

ABOUT MOD DB
Mod DB (http://www.moddb.com) is the premiere online community that unites developers, players, and their ideas and provides a dynamic forum for the people who shape the games we play.  Mod DB is the largest mod website for both users and developers, counting over 2 million unique visitors each month and over 130,000 registered developers.

ABOUT GMS
Game Marketing Solutions (GMS) http://www.e-gms.com is a provider of online, interactive engagement strategies, tactics and technologies. Founded on 15 years of internet and game industry experience, GMS launched in 2002 and has since applied its marketing tactics and strategies to many of the world’s most recognizable brands.