A new private initiative aimed at bringing students into the game and movie industry has launched in Hamilton with co-founder Mike Porter and Simon Hamid eager to put "a little more Tron in the Tron".
Classes at SkillTree will include instruction on visual effects for movie and game platforms, and practical effects, including set design and animatronics.
There will even be the tools and know-how for building armour for cosplay enthusiasts.
The former Wintec plumbing space in Rotokauri has had its guts ripped out, and now drawing tables, powerful PCs and electronics equipment sit between the industrial piping.
The highlight to the venture has to be the virtual reality suite which the pair have tucked away upstairs.