Noted as one of the largest purchases in animation software history, Discreet is pleased to announce an expanded partnership with The Art Institutes, which has purchased 2,500 copies of 3ds max 5 for use in its design and art schools throughout North America. “Students want to walk away knowing what they learned in school will be applicable to the real world” says Assistant VP of Classroom Technologies at The Art Institutes. According to a Discreet PR, Max was used in the top eight best-selling games of 2002.