Join us for an evening of bold ideas, creative technology, and immersive storytelling as our senior students present their final capstone projects. From virtual and augmented reality to interactive installations to games and experimental media, this showcase highlights the innovative work happening at the intersection of art, design, and computing at the University of Maryland, College Park. 📅 May 8, 2026 🕓 4:00–7:00 PM 📍 AV Williams 3rd Floor & The Brendan Iribe Center for Computer Science & Engineering 🎤 Opening Ceremony

✨ UMD Immersive Media Design Senior Capstone Showcase 2026 ✨ Join us for an evening of bold ideas, creative technology, and immersive storytelling as our senior students present their final capstone projects.

The future of XR doesn't live in a lab in Silicon Valley. It's being built right now at UMD.

Samuel Wiggins IMD ’27 (former XR Club vice-president) team won the Best App for Raven Glasses Prize for R-Eye-Der.  As part of their award, Samuel will receive RAVEN AR glasses, which are scheduled to be shipped to each team member in late 2026.https://devpost.com/software/r-eye-der

As an accomplished musician, visual artist, game designer, programmer and educator, Matthew Nolan finds inspiration at the intersection of art and technology.  This summer, he brought his unique skill set and nearly two decades of experience in sound design, digital audio, and interactive multimedia to the University of Maryland’s Immersive Media Design (IMD) program as a new lecturer in the Department of Computer Science.

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.

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.”