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 video demonstrating "Pill Popper", a wearable pill dispenser strapped to someone's wrist, opening and closing. Project by Zoe Cohen.

Pill Popper
Zoe Cohen
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A video of "Dance Dance Hero", a video game by Julia Lu. Hands are tapping on buttons on a custom circuit as colorful bars move vertically across the screen until they reach some pictures of fruit.

Dance Dance Hero
Julia Lu
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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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Critical Objects [4 unit(s) – ]

Art, design and experimental electronics can be great tools for inciting discussions of complex issues such as privacy, sexism, racism, economic inequality and climate change. This course aims to provoke thoughtful discussions of pressing issues through the combination of Art, Industrial Design and Embedded Electronics (sensors, actuators, Wi-Fi enabled microcontrollers – ESP32, raspberry pis). Topics […]

Detourning the Web

Sam Lavigne “Detournement” is the practice of hijacking cultural or artistic materials and reusing them to produce new works that both counter and explicate the original intent or ideology of the source material. In this class students will learn how to scrape massive quantities of material from the internet using the Python programming language, and […]

Digital Security and Human Rights [2 unit(s) – ]

What do WhatsApp and Nelson Mandela have in common? How about Mr. Robot and the UN Council for Human Rights? When most people think “digital security”, they rarely think of these connections; but the connections are there. Digital security is much more than an industry buzzword— it encompasses techno-social idealism, open source development, and symbiotic […]

Live Image Processing and Performance

R. Luke DuBois This course teaches the ins and outs of using imagery in realtime within a performance context. The class will use Max/MSP/Jitter to study various ways of manipulating visual media (video, still imagery, live camera feeds, data representations) in intergration with various interactive elements (sound, physical interfaces, sensors) in order to create dynamic […]

Choreographic Interventions [4 unit(s) – ]

This course re-conceives interactive media as a form of choreographic intervention. Instead of asking how moving bodies can control media, we will ask how interactive systems can influence movement. How do you make someone feel soft inside? How do you shake an entire room? How do you orchestrate duets between strangers? To accomplish this, the […]

Designing for Digital Fabrication [4 unit(s) – In-Person]

The ability to digitally fabricate parts and whole pieces directly from our computers or design files used to be an exotic and expensive option not really suitable for student or designer projects, but changes in this field in the past 5 years have brought these capabilities much closer to our means, especially as ITP students. […]

BioDesigning the Future of Food [4 unit(s) – ]

Modern farming is built for monocultures with its large scale machines dispersing synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides and the collateral destruction of biodiversity and seasonal harvesting. How can we design systems and hardware + software that address the individual needs of diverse ecosystems? How can we combine the ancient and analog practices of using biologicals […]

Computational Approaches to Narrative

Beginning with the release of Crowther and Woods’ “ColossalCaveAdventure” in 1977, the potential and unique affordances of computation as a means of storytelling have become more and more apparent. Combining approaches from literary theory, anthropology, computational creativity and game design, this class considers how narrative structure can be represented as data and enacted through computation, and invites students to implement practical prototypes of their own interactive and procedurally-generated narratives using a variety of technologies.

Cabinets of Wonder

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

Developing Technologies for Urban Gardens [1 unit(s) – ]

This course explores alternative forms of permaculture while carving out a space for designers to develop technologies, products, methods or systems to facilitate urban gardening. Students of all creative backgrounds and skills sets, both tech and non tech are invited to apply to this course. Students will learn how to use their creativity and existing […]

Programming from A to Z

Daniel Shiffman This course focuses on programming strategies and techniques behind procedural analysis and generation of text-based data. We’ll explore topics ranging from evaluating text according to its statistical properties to the automated production of text with probabilistic methods to text visualization. Students will learn server-side and client-side JavaScript programming and develop projects that can […]

Soft Robots and Other Engineered Softness

Kari Love Emergent technologies increasingly leverage the advantage of soft and flexible materials. Integrated soft systems, particularly soft actuators, apply to health and assistive tech, humanobject integration, space and deep sea exploration, and more. This course covers concepts from soft innovation history, current stateoftheart, sister disciplines of bioinspired and hybrid (soft/hard) robotics paired with handson […]

Mapping Systemic Relationships

Howard Silverman Systems thinking is relational thinking, and the best way to understand systemic relationships is to map them out. In this class we will develop, discuss, and compare a range of mapping (i.e., diagramming) techniques, such as: social ecosystem mapping, analog mapping, concept mapping, causal mapping, influence mapping, and scenario mapping. We will use […]

Performative Avatars

Matt Romein Whether it’s through photo realistic scans found in current-gen video games or thecartoonish and low-fi aesthetic of Bitmoji there is no limit to ways in which the bodyand the self are represented in digital spaces.This 2 credit class will look at how avatars have been historically used in the realm ofart, commerce, and […]

The Floor

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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.

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.