To create buildings that would be impossible to build and shift onstage, a virtual set was created and projected using Unreal Tournament 2004®. The work was done in collaboration with Emerson University in Emerson Stage's production of The Duchess of Malfi.
WPI's Interactive Media and Game Development major provides an outstanding cross-disciplinary education to its undergraduates in the principles of interactive applications and computer-based game development through a variety of courses and WPI's signature project-based learning.
Interactive media respond to user actions, and include digital whiteboard presentations, distributed virtual environments, as well as performance-based media where musicians, dancers, and actors interact with various applications to create new experiences for both artists and audiences.
Computer games are another form of interactive media, and include those created for both entertainment and educational purposes, as well as serious games that help make decisions in public policy, education, corporate management, health care, and combat preparedness. Game development includes all aspects of creating computer-based games including game design, content creation, programming, testing, and project management.
WPI's Interactive Media and Game Development (IMGD) majors receive a base education in both the technical and artistic aspects of interactive media. There is particular emphasis on programmers and artists working closely together, providing invaluable experience for their post-graduate years. IMGD majors are also provided with a base of knowledge in mathematics and science, which serves as a foundation for IMGD professional activities or post-graduate studies.
IMGD majors also go beyond designing and building games. As future leaders in their field, they need the tools to understand interactive media in their broader human and social context. WPI's program provides students with the analytical skills to assess the social and philosophical issues which continue to arise in the wake of these emerging media.
Whether IMGD majors end up with careers in interactive media and game development or in more traditional areas of computer science or art and design, they will have a solid background that will be a good foundation for their careers.
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