Immersive Media Design News
IMD's New Works Incubator Showcase
This fall, the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center once again transformed the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, and other nooks of campus, into an energetic hub of artistic celebration and collaboration with its annual NextNOW Fest. A beloved tradition of the UMD arts scene started in 2015, the multi-day festival brought together a mix of performances, exhibitions, and immersive experiences created by both local artists and UMD’s own creative community.
IMD Students Take 1st Place at hackUMBC 2025
Congratulations to IMD majors Kadan Knapp, Samuel Wiggins, and Daryn Rowse, along with Game Developers Club president Declan Scott, for winning First Place in the Game Jam at hackUMBC 2025! Competing against 35 teams, they created a game in just 24 hours based on the theme “ARCADE.”
A ‘Wave’ of New Understanding About Earth’s Oceans and Atmosphere
By Sala Levin '10 Original Article On one towering screen, monochrome clouds whoosh by as if the viewer is watching them from above. On the next screen, a range of blues and greens on a section of ocean represents the levels of carbon and chlorophyll present. On a third, a rainbow effect on the outer edges of an image of Earth shows how far various wavelengths can penetrate the planet’s surface.
An AR-Aided View of Black History
By Brianna Rhodes Original Article Visitors pointing their phones at the unassuming log cabin tucked along a wooded road in Olney, Md., may see a 19th-century wash basin still wet with laundry just outside the back door, chickens roaming around a wooden coop or a neighboring log cabin just yards away.
UMD's Immersive Media Design Program Bridges Art and Technology
By Samuel Malede Zewdu, CS Communications Original Article