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Interactive Media
Create engaging interactive experiences in a digital format
Employers today seek creativity in a wide range of platforms when it comes to digital media. Interactive Media seeks to be that secret for success that students need to find a fun, fulfilling career.
This program gives students experience in multiple digital media platforms that are popular or growing in popularity in the professional world. Experience projects designed to emphasize your creativity through rigorous preparation, teamwork, and the ability to solve problems.
By virtue of its location on the Danforth Campus, Interactive Media students get access to the tools and resources that exist in a real-world professional setting. This includes Design Thinking Studios; a Product Realization Lab with 3D printers, laser cutters and a coding area; and collaborative spaces where students can interact, develop ideas and innovate. In the classroom, Interactive Media students have access to a Motion Capture Studio and a Virtual Reality Lab.
In both majors, students can choose from multiple electives to ensure they gain experience for the exact career they seek, whether in 3D Modeling, Motion Media Design, Video Game Design, Immersive Reality and more.
Interactive Media Majors
About this Occupation
Professionals in this industry use design skills and technology to produce content used in video games and on websites, as well as video, special effects, and animation. Professionals must be comfortable experimenting with evolving technology. Teamwork is an important aspect of this industry. You must be able to follow directions, communicate effectively with peers and meet the needs of clients all while using your own creativity and meeting strict deadlines.