ITP – The Center for the Recently Possible

short loop showing a black and whit train interior with a filled-in yellow character sitting alone

The Third Person and I
Tinrey Wang
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A demonstration of "Adjustable Spotlight", a custom lamp by Shannon Hu & Daniel Rautenbach.

Adjustable Spotlight
Shannon Hu, Daniel Rautenbach
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A video GIF of "Frankie finds her feelings", a book by Sarah Elix where readers can change the picture from one to another by pulling a tab on the page. The book is open to a page where the first picture is an illustration of a house and the second is an illustration of a family.

Frankie finds her feelings
Sarah Elix
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The Center for the
Recently Possible

ITP’s mission is to explore the imaginative use of communications technologies.

We don’t focus on just teaching technical skills. Instead, we focus on critical thinking, creative exploration, and the ability to learn how to learn. We embrace failure — as long as you learn from it.

ITP is sometimes described as an art school for engineers and at the same time an engineering school for artists. Perhaps the best way to describe us is as a Center for the Recently Possible.

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Curriculum

ITP is a two-year program of full-time study leading to a Master of Professional Studies (M.P.S.) degree. From the practical to the experimental, we are pushing the boundaries of interactivity.

Here is a selection of courses, both past and present. Read more about the curriculum.

For NYU non-majors wanting to take ITP classes, please check the policy here.

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The Nature of Code [4 unit(s) – online]

Can we capture the unpredictable evolutionary and emergent properties of nature in software? Can understanding the mathematical principles behind our physical world help us to create digital worlds? This class focuses on the programming strategies and techniques behind computer simulations of natural systems. We explore topics ranging from basic mathematics and physics concepts to more […]

Cabinets of Wonder [4 unit(s) – ]

If you were inventing a museum today, what would it look like? Who would be there? What would its main purpose be? What would the audience experience? The first museums were called Cabinets of Wonder. Usually, a viewer with a guide, often the collector, would open doors and drawers to see what was inside–amazing things […]

Computer Vision with JavaScript and p5.js

Kyle McDonald “Computer Vision” refers to a broad collection of techniques that allow computers to make intelligent assertions about what’s going on in digital images and video. Sometimes this means understanding the difference between an image of someone smiling and frowning, or something as low level as whether there is motion in front of a […]

Topics in ITP: User Experience Design

This 2-pt course aims to provide students with the critical thinking and practical skills for creating effective and compelling interfaces. We will dissect what a compelling user experience is, apply proven research techniques for approaching and defining UX problems and apply design frameworks including mapping and testing techniques.

Designing the Absurd

Inspired by the Japanese art of Chindōgu, this class will introduce a playful and whimsical approach to learn industrial design. In this 14-week studio format class, students will develop gadgets, inventions, and electronic devices that present absurd solutions to problems, while learning concepts and techniques of design ideation, prototyping, model making, CMF (color, material, and finishes), and manufacturing.

Connected Devices and Networked Interaction [2 unit(s) – ]

The World Wide Web no longer stops at the edge of your screen. When it comes to products, if it powers up, it talks to another device. This class present an overview of methods for connecting the physical world to web-based applications. We\’ll consider what the emerging interaction patterns are, if any, and we\’ll develop […]

Project Development Studio

Stefani Bardin This is an environment for students to work on their existing project ideas that may fall outside the topic areas of existing classes. It is basically like an independent study with more structure and the opportunity for peer learning. This particular studio is appropriate for projects in the area of interactive art, programing, […]

Bodies in Motion

Todd Bryant / Kathleen Sullivan Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the concepts of motioncapture and the motion capture production pipeline to perform and record 3Danimations for film and video games as well as stream for live performances. Studentswill learn all of the tools for tracking props and performers using MAGNET’s cuttingedge motion […]

Weather Worlds at UNFCCC COP24 [2 unit(s) – ]

Weather Worlds is a studio course that explores the role that design plays in public engagement on climate disruption. In this outcome-focused course the students will design a popup Weather Worlds studio platform for the 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP24) that […]

Mind Media

Dan O\’Sullivan Computers and Networks can more directly convey our experience of being in the world than traditional media. Class discussion will center around a psychological examination of that experience. Students will work on creating media to better depict our experience and networks to communicate it. The techniques in the class include three.js for creating […]

Web Art as Site [4 unit(s) – blended]

WEB ART AS SITE addresses the history and practice of art made for and inseparable from the web, while teaching basic coding for the web. We explore key examples of web art from the early days of the internet through today, asking questions about this idiosyncratic artistic medium like: How do different forms of interaction […]

Making Visual Art with GANs

Derrick Schultz Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) are the current state of the art machine learning technology to synthesize imagery. In Making Visual Art with GANs students will use popular deep learning models to create images, videos, and interactive experiences. The focus will be on hands-on experimentation with style transfer, CycleGAN/Pix2Pix, and StyleGAN2-ADA in RunwayML and […]

Performative Avatars [4 unit(s) – Blended]

Whether it’s through photo realistic scans found in current-gen video games or the cartoonish and low-fi aesthetic of Bitmoji there is no limit to ways in which the body and the self are represented in digital spaces. This class will look at how avatars have been historically used in the realm of art, commerce, and […]

Who Owns Digital Social Memory? Web Archiving and its Discontents

Michael Connor This mixed studio/seminar will focus on ethics, aesthetics, and strategies for creating and reperforming narrative digital archives. In this mixed studio/seminar, we will create and critique digital archives. We will consider the role of web archives as a site for the elaboration of social memory, and as a tool of state control. We will explore case studies such as UbuWeb, Documenting the Now, Wikileaks, and the GeoCities archive, […]

The Floor

Check out our 360 degree walk through of the department and student-run labs at 370 Jay Street.

Coding Lab

The Coding Lab is a student-run help desk where NYU students can get help with their code. The students in the lab have experience with software such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, C++ and Python. It also uses software like Unreal, Unity and Blender

The Shop

The shop is equipped with 3 Ultimaker S3 3D printers, 2 Epilog Mini laser cutters, as well as one Epilog Pro. There is also a full wood fabrication shop with machines such as 4 Axis CNCs and Bandsaws. As well as a soft lab for sewing and embroidery, and a soldering area.

Doc Lab

The Documentation Lab is a fully stocked, student-run client service for ITP/IMA student. Our team of mentors are available by appointment to help you present your project in the best possible light. If you’re interested in documenting your project, please take a few minutes and fill out our Doc Lab Intake Form. Once you’ve submitted […]

The ER

The Equipment Room is stocked with laptops, photography equipment, and an assortment of cables for all needs. This includes but is not limited to, HDMI, USB converters, Apple and Windows chargers. This is all on a checkout basis through staff working at the ER.

Hyper Lab

The Hyper Lab is a set of small spaces and computers that can be reserved for XR experimentation, project development which requires significant GPU-usage, and trying out VR experiences. The Hyper Lab is made up of four spaces, each with their own usage, equipment, reservation links, and community expectations. They include a Standing and sitting […]

Design Lab

The Design Lab is a student and resident-run organization at ITP/IMA where students can get help with all design-related needs, including traditional graphic design and related practices (UX/UI, product design), as well as fabrication (including vinyl and UV printing services), and project development. Design Lab staff’s primary focus is to support students through 1:1 help […]

People

ITP was founded and established almost 50 years ago by Red Burns. Since 1983 and until 2010 ITP was chaired by Burns, a renowned technology pioneer, filmmaker, activist, educator. Read more about Red.

News

ITP and IMA make headlines! Read all about students, faculty and alumni accomplishments in the news.

Alan Winslow, ITP Alum, Receive 2024 Google Grant Award for “Lamentation: Dancing the Archive”

Interactive Telecommunications Program ‘22 alum Alan Winslow and the team at Tisch he is working with are receiving a Google Artist award

Brett Stiller, ITP Alum, Back in Australia to Make Monks Work on “Precipice of Recently Possible”

Stiller is Back in Australia to Make Monks Work on “Precipice of Recently Possible”

thumbnail: Jason Snell, IMA Low Res Alum, Transforms Brainwaves into Soundscapes at the Tibetan Buddhist Mandala Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Jason Snell, IMA Low Res Alum, Transforms Brainwaves into Soundscapes at the Tibetan Buddhist Mandala Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts

Snell has transformed students’ brainwaves into soundscapes, sonifying the activity in their minds.

Tori DelValle, IMA Alum, Announced as First Artist in Residence in over a Decade by Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción

Tori DelValle joins as first Artist in Residence in over a decade, signaling continued growth for IBA’s arts programming

Yeseul Song, ITP Faculty Member, Opens Large-Scale Exhibition in South Korea, “Hunminjeongeum: Acoustic House”

ITP Faculty member Yeseul Song opened an exhibition consisting of three site-specific installations for Hunminjeongeum, the most important national treasure in South Korea.

Tori Delvalle, IMA Alum, Part of Group Exhibition Pre-Screening Event for “Password*****”

IMA alum Tori Delvalle is part of an upcoming group exhibition pre-screening event for “Password******” on October 25th.

Connecting with the Editor of ‘Connections’, Wyna Liu ’14

NYU Tisch Alumni Relations sat down with Wyna Liu ’14 (MPS, ITP), editor for the New York Times’ puzzle ‘Connections’, to learn more about how she creates the viral game each day.

Senaida Ng, IMA Low Res Student, Participates in the New Visions for Music & Sound Conference in Berlin

IMA Low Res Student Senaida Ng participates in the New Visions for Music & Sound Conference in Berlin

Events

The Tisch ITP/IMA space hosts many activities, guest speakers and recruitment events by leading tech companies and design firms. Our busy schedule includes lectures, workshops, exhibitions, tournaments, and hackathons.

ITP/IMA Winter Show 2024

A two-day exhibition of creative interactive projects from NYU’s ITP, IMA & Low Res.

ITP Admissions Open House for Graduate Studies

At the open house information sessions, Midori Yasuda, ITP’s Admissions Director, will explain how ITP attracts students from very diverse backgrounds who want to experiment with interactivity, creativity and technology in the real and digital worlds.