Programs in Digital Design and Media (UX and XR)
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Description
Wearable Tech:
Have you ever worn a Fitbit or an Apple Watch? Chances are these electronic objects have taken a common form — a printed circuit board enclosed within a hard plastic shell, but it’s possible to make wearables and controllers that are much more creative. This course invites students to consider domestic and wearable electronics from a design perspective, using physical computing. Physical computing is a process of using inputs, like sensors, and outputs, like motors and LED lights, to design interactive systems that respond to both the physical and digital world. Students will learn how wearable technology can extend well beyond fashion — to include custom game controllers, alternative computer interfaces, health tech, performance, and art.
User Experience Design:
NYU Tandon's Summer Program for User Experience (UX) Design introduces high school students to the fundamentals of using design research to develop innovative and creative design interventions in the form of digital products and services. Designers employ a large variety of creative frameworks, tools, and methods to understand the world we live in.
XR through Virtual Worlds:
NYU Tandon's Summer Program for Extending Reality Through Virtual Worlds introduces high-school students to the fundamentals of designing and developing augmented reality (AR) based video games that focus on telling choice-driven stories. Students will learn to create narrative-based games with engaging and interactive stories that unfold in the real world via AR. Games will emphasize players making choices and drive the narrative by blurring the boundaries between the virtual and real.
| PROGRAM LENGTH | Two-week summer program Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4 pm |
| ELIGIBILITY | Must be Age 14+ the day program begins (minimum 15 years old for housing). Open to Domestic and International Students |
| EXPENSES | Tuition Fee - $3050
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Coursework
Programs in Design and Digital Media focus students on creative practice, design research and multidisciplinary experimentation with emerging media technologies. These offerings purposefully explore ‘STEAM‘, combining artistic inquiry with scientific research and technological practice and tools. Students can develop innovative and creative design interventions in the form of digital products and services, or work on their UX technical skills with design software like Adobe CC and Figma to learn to develop prototypes and interfaces that show how their solutions will work. In the AR track, students will learn to create narrative-based games with engaging and interactive stories in which players make choices to drive the narrative, blurring the boundaries between the virtual and real.
Important Dates
2025 Program Dates for Wearable Tech (*New for 2025)
- January 1 – Application Opens
- May 16 – Applications Due
- Session One – Orientation June 13 (via Zoom 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST): Program June 16 – June 27
2025 Program Dates for UX and XR
- January 1 – Application Opens
- May 16 – Applications Due
- Session Two – Orientation July 1 (via Zoom 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST): Program July 7 – July 18
- Session Three – Orientation July 25 (via Zoom 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM EST): Program July 28 – August 8
(*Email us to find out how Wearable Tech, UX can be bundled with XR Session)
I enjoyed being able to discover my artistic prowess in designing. I enjoyed being able to experience and learn about gaming and augmented reality."
Related Research
The offerings in Digital Design and Media are led by Profs. Ahmed Ansari and Scott Fitzgerald, inspired by their own courses and those of their colleagues in Tandon's Integrated Design and Media program or an introductory robotics class.
Application
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Programs in Digital Design and Media Keywords: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), User Experience (UX), Virtual Reality (VR), Gaming, Game Design, Electronics, Coding, Integrated Design and Media (IDM)