ITP – The Center for the Recently Possible

Person illuminated in red with a lamp shade on their head

Lamp Hat
Josephine Wang, ITP ’23
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A video of "Grim Grinning Ghosts", by Leia Chang. Someone places glowing candles into a candleholder. Ghosts then appear on a screen, and the candles pop out.

Grim Grinning Ghosts
Leia Chang
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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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BioDesigning the Future of Food

Stefani Bardin 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 […]

Recurring Concepts in Art

Georgia Krantz What is the relationship between new media art and the art that preceded it? Has the revolutionary impact of digital media produced entirely independent spaces of art making and creativity? Thinking around such questions tends toward historical dialectic, or the idea that the present is always in dialogue with the past. There is […]

Energy

Jeffrey Feddersen From the most ephemeral thought to the rise and fall of civilizations, every aspect of your life, and indeed the universe, involves energy. Energy has been called the “universal currency” by prolific science author Vaclav Smil, but also “a very subtle concept… very, very difficult to get right” by Noble physicist Richard Feynman. […]

The World, Pixel By Pixel

Daniel Rozin This class focuses on the art of computer graphics and image processing. We explore the concepts of pixilation, image representation and granularity and the tension between reality and image. Students are introduced to the tools and techniques of creating dynamic and interactive computer images from scratch, manipulating and processing existing images and videos, […]

Art Toy Design

Ben Light Is it a plaything? Sculpture? Nostalgia? A Product? Art toys exist at the center of a unique Venn diagram. Each student in this class will develop an original limited-edition art toy. We will cover toy fabrication, character design, material selection, packaging design, and art toy culture. The class will be fabrication heavy, there […]

Developing Assistive Technology

Anita Perr This multidisciplinary course allows students from a variety of backgrounds to work together to learn about and develop assistive technology. Partnering with outside organizations, students will work in teams to identify a clinical need relevant to a certain clinical site or client population, and learn the process of developing an idea and following […]

Culinary Physics [3 unit(s) – Online]

This studio and seminar course explores the basic principles of food biochemistry, enzymology and food processing and how they relate to memory, the senses and the processing of information. Students will also learn basic principles of molecular gastronomy and modernist cuisine as framing devices for understanding how food also functions in the context of bodily […]

Collective Play [4 unit(s) – In-person]

Rules of play shape competitive games from checkers to football. But how do rules of interaction, both stated and unstated, shape everyday life? What happens when there are no established conventions and the rules are being made up as we go along? And last but not least, can we invent and facilitate new social norms […]

Design Research

This course will focus on a range of human-centered design research and innovation workshop methodologies including Design Thinking, LEGO Serious Play, Lean UX, Google Ventures Sprints, Gamestorming, Futurecasting, and Service Design.

Comm Lab: Visual Language

Katherine Dillon / Nancy Nowacek The goal of this course is to provide students who are new to the principles of visual design with the practical knowledge, critical skills and confidence to effectively express their ideas in a visually pleasing and effective way. Over the course of 7-weeks an overview of the many tools and […]

Intro to Wearables [4 unit(s) – ]

With emerging research and development with soft circuit technologies and its integration into textile and clothing design, the garment as a reactive interface opens up new possibilities in engendering self-expressions, sensory experiences and more. This 14-week class is to introduce students to this realm by creating connections between hardware engineering and textile crafting. The class […]

Voice as a Performance Technology [2 unit(s) – ]

This course will focus on the use of voice in live performance. We will discuss the voice as it relates to identity and semantics, study relevant precedents in performance and sound art, explore a range of aesthetic and compositional strategies, and become familiar with microphones. We will also consider the voice conceptually in light of […]

Applications

This introductory class is designed to allow students to engage in a critical dialogue with leaders drawn from the artistic, non-profit and commercial sectors of the emerging media field, and to learn the value of collaborative projects by undertaking group presentations in response to issues raised by the guest speakers. Interactive media projects and approaches to the design of new media applications are presented weekly; students are thus exposed to both commercial as well as mission-driven applications by the actual designers and creators of these innovative and experimental projects.

Educate the Future

Gregory Dorsainville The New York Times reported in the spring of 2014 that fewer High School grads have optedto attend College, halting a trend of increasing matriculation for four plus decades. What isgoing on? As education in the US experiences a shift from being perceived as the mostobvious method of higher social mobility, the viability […]

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.