Supercat (CEO Kim Young-eul) announced on the 27th that it is recruiting 5 classes of ‘Supercat Dot Academy (SDA),’ its own training program to nurture dot artists.
SDA is a representative education program in the game industry that Supercat has been running since 2021 to contribute to fostering professional talent and direct job creation in the field of dot graphics. Supercat’s active dot artists participate as instructors and actively support all students to grow into excellent dot artists.
A total of 20 people are scheduled to be selected for this 5th class, and anyone with the will to grow as a dot artist can apply. Preference is given to applicants with a passion for game production and an understanding of art theory.
Applications can be submitted on the SDA page of the Supercat website by January 9th, and the final successful candidates will be announced on January 30th through individual interviews for applicants who have passed the document screening. The finally selected 5th-class students will attend an orientation at the Supercat headquarters located in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, and then participate in the 12-week training course from February 6th.
The training course is completely free of charge. In addition, it supports an environment where students can focus only on the dot, such as opening a learning space for performing assignments, providing various equipment, and providing unlimited cafe drinks and snacks.
In addition, Supercat provides students with opportunities to connect with employment. So far, 80% of SDA students have succeeded in joining Supercat, and they have been active as dot artists in projects such as MMORPG ‘The Country of the Wind: Kite,’ new works ‘Hwansechichihojeon Online,’ ‘Project G,’ and metaverse platform ‘ZEP’ in progress.
On the other hand, Supercat unveiled a new character, ‘dokkaengi’ made with dots in time for the 5th SDA recruitment. ‘Dokkaengi’ is a black cat character that embodies the appearance of SDA instructors, and you can get a glimpse of the passion and will for the lecture in the intense fluorescent eyes.
More details on the 5th recruitment of ‘Supercat Dot Academy,’ a recruitment-linked education program, can be found on the SDA page on the Supercat website.