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Organalle

Chuning Sun

model_minority

Grace Lila Redman

How We See It Under Streetlights

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Invent Yourself at IMA

Do you like PROGRAMMING but also like making things?

Invent Yourself at IMA

Do you like PROGRAMMING but also like making things?

IMA offers a rigorous and exploratory course of study that teaches students fluency in many forms of digital interactivity, alongside an education in both the arts and liberal arts and sciences.

In the Fall 2018, NYU launched an interdisciplinary undergraduate Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in Interactive Media Arts (IMA). The IMA program starts from the proposition that computation — the ability to code, learn new software, manipulate data, and create physical + digital interactions — is an essential creative capability, and that students who master those capabilities will be well-placed to invent the future.

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Life After IMA

OK Robot Reboot

Society has always dreamed about humans coexisting with automatons, robots and talking machines that fit into every facet of daily life. As a consequence of computation and the internet leaving the flat screen, alternative forms of human-machine relationships are increasingly becoming more ubiquitous. Designing for these new machines brings novel challenges and requires a different […]

Kay Wasil

Email: kay.wasil@nyu.eduWebsite: kwasil.com RESIDENT RESEARCHER Kay is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and creative technologist based in Brooklyn, NY. Their practice focuses on wearable technology, costume design, performance, and PCB design as an art medium. They previously worked as a graphic designer and art director in publishing, and have been working as a freelance costume designer, performer and […]

Chatbots for Arts Sake

This class looks at the chatbot as a unique medium of art in the context of the bigger art world and the current landscape of chatbot technologies. Students will engage in discussions about topics such as humanity under machine mediation, experiment with various computational tools, and develop creative projects using chatbot technologies.

Designing Interfaces for Live Performance

This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience working with sensors, actuators, and other electronics to design interfaces and outputs for a live multimedia performance. Students will explore the expressive properties of sensors to control a variety of outputs such as light, sound, image, video, motors, and other media. The forms and uses […]

Capstone

Required for & Limited to Graduating Seniors Course: IMNY-UT 400Units: 4 The Capstone course asks students to produce an interactive project (with documentation), a research paper, and a personal portfolio. The interactive project will illustrate students’ unique interests as well as evidence of competency within the field of interactive media production. Students are encouraged to […]

User Experience Design

This 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 and discuss and apply design methods for creating one. Throughout this 14-week course we will examine a wide range of examples of interfaces with a focus on […]

An-Kai Cheng

RESIDENT RESEARCHER Hey, I’m An-Kai (Kai)! I’m a creative engineer who loves building playful and informative experiences that help people connect in fun ways. My work focuses on interactive apps, educational tools, and exploring cool ideas like using recycled materials and green energy. I come from a business and startup background, so I’ve had a […]

Topics in Media Art: Real-Time Social Spaces

In this course, students will create their own series of experimental social spaces that explore these questions: how does the shape and nature of our environment affect the way we communicate? What unique forms of real-time expression and sharing might be possible online (and only online)? How might we design experiences for the unique social […]

Performative Avatars

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 2 credit class will look at how avatars are being used in art/entertainment and utilize existing avatar […]

Collective Narrative

This two-point workshop is centered on the examination and creation of collective storytelling environments. We will examine a wide-range of storytelling spaces including participatory and user-generated environments, site-specific works, community based arts practices, and transmedia storytelling. Coursework consists of weekly multimedia assignments to reflect on storytelling in our own lives and the lives of others, field trips, […]

Introduction to Fabrication

Time to get your hands dirty. Prototypes need to be created, motors have to be mounted, enclosures must be built. Understanding how things are fabricated makes you a better maker. But hardware is hard. You can’t simply copy and paste an object or working device (not yet anyway), fabrication skills and techniques need to be […]

Topics in Media Arts: Intro To Wearables: Adorning the Head and Face for Communication

This course is designed to provide an introduction to designing wearable for the head and face. It will also present an overview of interaction design for the body. The class will begin with an introduction to non-verbal communication through upper body adornment as well as gesture. Next, the class will move into an E-textile 101 […]

Topics in Media Art: Re:Code

Re:Code picks up where Creative Coding leaves off, building on our knowledge of p5.js to expand our understanding of code. We will reinforce the fundamentals by remixing and refactoring old coding projects, discuss computational artworks and explore their inner workings, and pick up new problem-solving skills by focusing on project development. Students will learn to […]

NEW IMA PROGRAM STRUCTURE

This program structure applies to most students joining IMA from Fall 2022 and beyond. With over one-third of the curriculum requirements devoted to writing, humanities, sciences, and social sciences, we are making sure that all IMA BFA students explore the intellectual world around them. IMA students are required to take liberal arts courses offered at […]

Capstone

Recent IMA Capstone Projects

More Student Projects!

Collective History – Ethan Printz

Collective History by Ethan Printz Capstone 2022 An iOS-based platform for creating and viewing augmented reality walking tours that tell our collective urban history. Description Collective History is an iOS-based platform that enables anyone to tell personal or historic stories through cutting edge augmented reality walks. The app contains three primary components: the walk/place viewer, […]

model_minority – Grace Lila Redman

model-minority by Grace Lila Redman Capstone 2022 model_minority empowers users to confront their implicit biases towards minorities, visible immigrants and the Other through the challenge of creating a “perfect” model minority. Description The model minority myth is pervasive in American culture. The concept uplifts one minority group due to their proximity to the majority while […]

Future History – Abby Ausmus

Future History by Abby Ausmus Capstone Future History is an interactive installation that seeks to personalize the relationship between people’s daily lives and climate change in order to emphasize the importance of taking action towards slowing global warming. Description Future History is an interactive installation that seeks to personalize the relationship between people’s daily lives […]

b5 is for graphics, fast prototyping, and fun. Using blocks and wires, non-programmers can quickly build and share creative coding projects with the online editor featuring live coding and embedded documentation. Inspired by p5.js, b5 is multilingual and beginner-friendly. Peiling Jiang https://vimeo.com/peiling/b5 Description How will the next generation learn creative coding? Do they have to […]

Disequilibrium Room

Esther Zhang, Tianyi Shi, Aike Akhigbe | Disequilibrium room is an immersive project showing the crucial function of sound maintaining the balance of the body

The Night Revel

A motion comic 3D animation reel based on Chinese painting “The Night Revels of Han Xizai”. Xuemei Yang https://place.holder Description With the vast development of multiple new media and platforms, Chinese traditional culture and art now have more opportunities to spread themselves to a broader audience. However, while young people possess the possibility to embrace […]

Lost Colors – Zijian Lu

Lost Colors by Zijian Lu Capstone 2022 A journey of accepting failure and self-reconciliation. Description Lost Colors focuses primarily on the player’s personal experience with maladaptive perfectionism. The experience of this project lasts about 10 minutes, and the game uses the strong interactivity of 3D games and a custom physical controller to enhance the player’s […]

Edible Arranging – Lilian Yang

Edible Arranging by Lilian Yang Capstone 2022 Edible Arranging is a puzzle game where players can unwind and relax through the act of organizing food. Description Organization content has been on the rise with Netflix shows, TikTok subgenres and even games. The engagement with organization content and organization porn goes to show the act of […]

History of Chinatown Integrated Souvenirs

Learn about the history of Manhattan's Chinatown through interactive exhibition design with souvenirs. Faith Zeng https://youtu.be/oLh3ukW3cgs Description Souvenirs are an essential part of the museum experience, but currently, souvenir shopping is the final step of the museum visit. There is a disconnect between exploring the exhibitions and buying the souvenirs that turns the souvenir into […]

History of Chinatown Integrated Souvenirs – Faith Zeng

Learn about the history of Manhattan’s Chinatown through interactive exhibition design with souvenirs. Keywords: Education, Product Design Project website View Capstone Paper View Project Presentation Souvenirs are an essential part of the museum experience, but currently, souvenir shopping is the final step of the museum visit. There is a disconnect between exploring the exhibitions and […]

The Things She Brought – James Baffour

The Things She Brought by James Baffour Capstone 2022 “THE THINGS SHE BROUGHT” is an interactive exhibit that uses object-based story-telling to illustrate the sacrifices and struggles of my mother’s migration to the United States. Description Users pick objects from a bag and run them through an x-ray scanner to receive information about the object. […]

A gaming social platform for In-home senior rehabilitative care

The general goal of this project is to allow users to play interactive games with controllers while exercising at the same time. Xinda Ma https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbOipwpbAq4 Description To assist older adults with disabilities in recovering physical, psychological, and social skills in order to maintain a more independent life, the project designs a socializing rehab game that […]

Get Moving! –An interactive participatory dance experience

How long haven't you danced? Be prepared to move your body. Enjoy! Weiyi He https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QPQWdtK38gKPwwHrSdnskdtcgpKaTOQC/view?usp=sharing Description Dance is far away from quotidian lives. Our bodies are so used to daily movements that become restrictions on the infinite possibilities of bodily movements. This project aims to inspire people to move freely and out of their movement […]

Organalle

Posthuman speculation of how wearables transform to our sensations as the being the extended skin Jasmine Sun https://vimeo.com/549219530 Description Organelle is a speculative interactive wearable that envisions a ‘posthuman’ encounter and being touched by humans in the current time being – us. Organelle extends from her integument, the outermost layer of skin, and radiating out […]

The Floor

Our space or “The Floor” as we call it is located at 370 Jay street Brooklyn on the 4th floor. Check out our 360 degree walk through of the department, floor plans from previous years and student-run labs at 370 Jay Street.

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.

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 […]

Micro Studio

The Micro-Studio 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 Micro-Studio is made up of four spaces, each with their own usage, equipment, reservation links, and community expectations. They include a Standing and sitting VR lab […]

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 […]

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.

ITP Faculty Tom Igoe and Student B Wu Present Research at Light Symposium

ITP/IMA faculty Tom Igoe and ITP student B Wu traveled to Light Symposium, in Wismar, Germany to present their research on spectral sensing tools and their usability/accessibility for lighting designers and design students.

ITP Student Sophia Collender’s Paper Featured in the 2025 Interledger Summit in Mexico City

Sophia Collender (ITP ’26) is looking at payment interoperability through the lens of mass transit, and her paper will be featured in the 2025 Interledger Summit in Mexico City.

thumbnail: ITP Alumni Tiri Kananuruk & Sebastián Morales Prado’s installation “Histolysis” to be featured in the NY Latin American Art Triennial as part of the “Smart Cities” exhibition

ITP Alumni Tiri Kananuruk & Sebastián Morales Prado’s installation “Histolysis” to be featured in the NY Latin American Art Triennial as part of the “Smart Cities” exhibition

“Histolysis” by ITP Alums Tiri Kananuruk & Sebastián Morales featured in the NY Latin American Art Triennial as part of the exhibition Smart Cities.

ITP/IMA faculty Blair Simmons featured in upcoming exhibition at Brooklyn Public Library

Blair Simmons is featured in an upcoming exhibition at the BPL.

IMA alum Aneesa Julmice Featured in Upcoming Group Exhibition, “soft weapons: Keep Your F*cking Hands Off My Body”

Aneesa Julmice, IMA alum, is featured in an upcoming exhibition in Brooklyn.

ITP Alum Sam Lavigne launches exhibit at Pioneer Works: How To Get To Zero

How To Get To Zero investigates the climate crisis through social critique and participatory art, spotlighting themes like economic corruption, surveillance, and data manipulation.

ITP alum Ralph Borland launches the art-toy XOX

XOX, the new art-toy by ITP alum Ralph Borland, is a modular construction toy for building your own sculptures at home, part executive toy, fidget gadget, stress reliever and pop artwork.

Micaelle Lages (ITP ’24) to present research at Synthetic Narratives Symposium

The Synthetic Narratives Symposium will feature ITP alum Micaelle Lages for her research in collaboration with Professor Isabella Valle (UFPB), titled ” albums to synthetic memories: gender, dissidences and visibilities”

ITP Alum Cristóbal Valenzuela on Time100 Next List

Cristóbal Valenzuela, ITP alum and founder of Runway, was featured on the Time100 Next list.

Toolish Behavior exhibition featured in Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art

Toolish Behavior, the exhibition currently on view at the Clive Davis Gallery, was featured in Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. The exhibition is on view until October 24th at 370 Jay Street.

Toolish Behavior exhibition featured in Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art

Toolish Behavior, the exhibition currently on view at the Clive Davis Gallery, was featured in Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art. The exhibition is on view until October 24th at 370 Jay Street.

ITP alumni announced as members of NEW INC’s Twelfth Member Cohort

viola he, Lita Vinueza , Rena Anakwe were announced as members of NEW INC’s Twelfth New Member Cohort

ITP Alums Mary Mark (’24), Xiaotian Zhang (’24), Jess Shen (’24) and John Luo (’25) to present work at PASEO 2025

PASEO 2025 will feature work from ITP Alums Mary Mark (’24), Xiaotian Zhang (’24), Jess Shen (’24) and John Luo (’25).

ITP Alum and Visual Artist Ernesto Ríos Presents Solo Exhibition at CEART San Luis Potosí, Mexico

ITP Alumni and acclaimed Mexican artist, Ernesto Ríos has opened his 28th solo exhibition, CÓDIGOS.

CultureHub Announces ITP Alum Melanie Hoff & Adjunct Tommy Martinez as Resident Artists for 2025-2026

ITP Alum Melanie Hoff & Adjunct Tommy Martinez were announced as CultureHub residents for 2025-2026.

Christina Tang, ITP Alum & Resident, Announced among NYU Production Lab’s Inaugural Artists in Residence Program

ITP Alum and resident Christina Tang was announced as one of NYU Production Lab’s inaugural artists in residence!

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.

IMA Admissions Open House for Undergraduate BFA Studies

Please join us to learn more about IMA at one of our upcoming information sessions in Fall 2025.

IMA Low Res Open House for Graduate Studies

Interested in graduate studies in interactive media through a global and hybrid format? Learn all about what IMA Low Res at NYU has to offer!

IMA Admissions Open House for Undergraduate BFA Studies

Please join us to learn more about IMA at one of our upcoming information sessions in Fall 2025.

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.

ITP Admissions Open House for Graduate Studies

IMA Admissions Open House for Undergraduate BFA Studies

Please join us to learn more about IMA at one of our upcoming information sessions in Fall 2025.

ITP Admissions Open House for Graduate Studies

IMA Low Res ’25 Thesis Show

Thesis show for the IMA Low Res Class of 2025.

ITP Camp Performance Showcase

Come see music, live coding, DIY interfaces, experimental technology, and more!

ITP Camp Show All Things Show

Show All Things Show is where Campers share materials tests, sketches, rough prototypes, projects-in-process, installations, objects, software, video, sound pieces, immersive experiences, manifestos, demos, and SO MUCH MORE!