A unique and essential guide to Media Labs, spaces where new media, art and technology often come together. Gives advice on where they are, what they offer for digital media production and training and how to apply. Includes history and discussion of Media Labs and how they will play a key part in the digital world now and in the future.

We live in an age of moving images. More than ever, creatives are hungry to find their path towards storytelling opportunities in both filmmaking and gaming. Is a degree in Media Studies or Game Creation necessary today? Or can Media Labs provide the training and development you need to launch your career in the creative industries? In bringing this book to life, writer James Clarke has secured interviews with a number of practitioners in the creative industries to further illuminate the opportunities available in a brave new world where making good on the ambition to get your story out there is increasingly viable.