Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo

Established in 1925 as a traditional fine arts academy, Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo (FEBASP) has expanded its traditional artistic foundations into digital production pipelines across animation, game design, and digital media. The university provides creative training through studio practice at its campuses in the State of São Paulo alongside distance learning (EAD) and hybrid "Phygital" formats.

A central component of the curriculum is applied, multidisciplinary studio work. Through the Projeto Integrador Multidisciplinar e Extensionista, students dedicate at least 10% of their academic hours to collaborative briefs for external social and commercial challenges. These semester-based team projects require students across different artistic disciplines to produce functional prototypes, animated sequences, and interactive projects, developing practical portfolio material from the first semester.

Digital Entertainment Pathways

The university structures its digital entertainment education across distinct program tracks designed for specific industry disciplines:

• Design de Animação: A four-semester degree covering 2D and 3D animation pipelines, digital illustration, storyboarding, non-linear narratives, 3D rendering, audio mixing, and experimental techniques including stop-motion and AI applications.
• Design de Games: An eight-semester bachelor's degree organized across three main axes: Artistic Production, Technical Development, and Game Design. The curriculum covers character modeling, digital sculpting, interface design, virtual reality, game scripting, and level architecture.
• Jogos Digitais: A five-semester technologist program offered in Phygital and online formats, concentrating on digital game mechanics, storytelling, game audio, rapid prototyping, and real-time engine execution.

Beyond technical execution, coursework incorporates intellectual property frameworks, project management, and art direction, preparing students to navigate both creative production and commercial requirements in digital entertainment.