Immersive Media Design News
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
Music Video ‘Immerses’ Viewers in Virtual Performance
By Maryland Today staff Original Article Video