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September 5, 2025

IMD Welcome Back Brunch and Open House

The IMD Welcome Back Brunch and Open House is the perfect opportunity to kick off the academic year by bringing together the entire Immersive Media Design community.

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February 2, 2026

IMD Coffee Chat (1 on 1 Meetings) with World Bank

Get feedback on your portfolio or resume during a 15-minute coffee chat with a World Bank Group representative. This is your chance to strengthen your application materials, ask career questions, and gain insights from an industry leader. Limited spots—reserve yours today!

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November 3, 2025

IMD Career Chat with Zenimax

Join Zenimax Online for a career chat to hear directly from professionals about the gaming industry. Learn what it's like working at Zenimax, ask questions about career paths in gaming, and gain insights into the skills and experiences that make

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Music Video ‘Immerses’ Viewers in Virtual Performance

By Maryland Today staff Original Article Video

UMD's Immersive Media Design Program Bridges Art and Technology

By Samuel Malede Zewdu, CS Communications Original Article

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.

David Obajemu IMD ’25 Documents NASA Field Work

By Jessica Weiss ’05 While scrolling Twitter in 2021, David Obajemu was intrigued to read about a new major at the University of Maryland mixing graphic arts with computer science. “Immersive media design,” or IMD, seemed to be a good fit for the recent transfer student; Obajemu had long practiced various art forms and was increasingly interested in extended reality (XR) technology like augmented and virtual reality. But the more he looked into it, Obajemu had one hesitation: he didn’t know how to code. 

October 6, 2025

IMD Career Chat with VisArts

Join to visit with VisArts Gallery Director and Curator Frank McCauley who will be sharing information about the various exhibition and curating opportunities at VisArts.

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December 1, 2025

IMD Career Chat with Qolour

Join us for an engaging conversation with Qolour, a creative tech company working at the intersection of design, education, and immersive technology.

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