Programs in Digital Design and Media (UX and XR)
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Description
| 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) |
| EXPENSES |
Tuition Fee - $2750 Your Tuition Fee includes the following -
** UX and XR Can be bundled up for $4500 . Email us to find out more information *Unfortunately scholarships and financial aid are not available for this program at this time
30% due (1) week of acceptance to hold your spot and the balance due (1) week before your session start date. Tuition deposit is non-refundable. **For Housing: Students must be 15 years old to stay in on campus housing and 16 years old to use the on campus gym. |
User Experience Design:
NYU Tandon's Summer Program for User Experience 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 in order 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. Over the course, students will learn to create narrative-based games with engaging and interactive stories driven by rich stories that unfold in the real world via AR, and that emphasize players making choices and driving the narrative through blurring the boundaries between the virtual and real.
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
2024 Program Dates for XR
- January 15 – Application Opens
- April 15 – Applications due for preferred consideration; applications are considered until placements are filled or until application closes
- May 15 – Application Closes
- Session One – Orientation June 14 (via Zoom 4:00PM - 5:30PM EST): Program June 17 – June 28
- Session Two – Orientation July 1 (via Zoom 4:00PM - 5:30PM EST): Program July 15 – July 26
2024 Program Dates for UX
- January 15 – Application Opens
- April 15 – Applications due for preferred consideration; applications are considered until placements are filled or until application closes
- May 15 – Application Closes
- Orientation - June 14 (via Zoom 4:00PM - 5:30PM EST)
- Program Start Date – July 1
- Program End Date – July 12
(*Email us to find out how 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
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)