F.A.Q. • program information
…and university-level teaching positions. DMI alumni teach in institutions throughout the US and Europe. Other DMI students enter the commercial design field typically working in senior-level creative positions in all…
Social as Interface: The Conceptual Design for a Mobile Learning Environment for a Museum • thesis-abstract
This thesis explores how handheld mobile devices expand and augment the informal learning opportunities present inside museum spaces. By using constructivist-learning pedagogy as the guiding principle for fostering high level…
Love Child of Art and Engineering Makes Good • essay
…and cultures, and as long ago as 1991 Brenda Laurel proposed that we think of computers as theatre. Come on in. It seems we’ll welcome anyone. Design and Everything Else…
Smart Intermediaries • case study
…new level of user experience that comes from a particular digital object. Currently a lot of attention is given to sensory and touch screens, but they are mostly designed in…
Homepage • program information
…and interactive systems — for communication design. The program prepares students for high-level creative positions at innovative agencies, design firms, startups, and digital companies while qualifying them to teach at…
Shape Mix • project
…molecular-atomic level. Panning is a psychoacoustic audio effect and the visual artifact of seeing an object in its relation to our heads. Delay was a little more difficult to comprehend,…
The Process of Discovery: A Rhythmic Balance of Internal and External Exploration • thesis-abstract
As communication technologies rush to fulfill our gratification, flashing headlines and ring tones shatter our attention span. As we pressure ourselves to do more, we end up with less time…
A Collaborative Spirit • program information
…thesis project, Collaborative Drawing, that would completely redefine our current understanding of interactive media and our individual thesis topics. Coming from separate backgrounds (fine arts and writing) we were able…
Post-baccalaureate Certificate • program information
…and previous graduate institutions. English Proficiency. Graduate study demands competency in English writing, reading and conversation at an advanced level. Applicants whose first language is not English must present TOEFL…
Whisker Organ • project
…hear the voices of the chorus come together, but at the highest level of musical organization, the Whisker Organ sings “give us peace.” The solemnity of the mass, and the…