Congratulations to Visiting Assistant Professor Warren Buckleitner, whose “Methods of Fred Rogers” IMM course was featured in the Spring 2019 issue of the TCNJ Magazine! Dr. Buckleitner, who serves as a Senior Fellow at the Fred Rogers Center, is internationally recognized for his expertise in the design of new media for children. Continue Reading
IMM Program Assistant Rachel Lichtenberg was recognized for her excellence in spring 2019 with a TCNJ Staff of the Year Award! Continue Reading
On Friday, May 10th, the IMM seniors showed their thesis projects at the Spring Showcase. The event was catered by Mexican Mariachi Grill and had music by WSTR DJ Ms. Sue Ms. Sue throughout the evening. Later in the evening, there was an IMM alumni panel followed by an elaborate dessert/candy bar reception. This… Continue Reading
Professor Warren Buckleitner and an excited group of IMM students took a field trip to the Nintendo Lab Press Event in New York City in March 2019. On April 12, Nintendo released a set of cardboard VR “Labo” kits powered through the Nintendo Switch. IMM students were given a rare advance opportunity to test out… Continue Reading
On Wednesday April 3rd at 7pm, Nakra will be giving a talk to the MIT Club of Princeton. The presentation will be in the Library Auditorium and is open the the public. The talk is titled “Lessons from the Future: what MIT taught me about Music, Emotion, Creativity, and Learning (and how to pass it… Continue Reading
TCNJ alumni from the classes of 2017 and 2018 visited IMM tea on Thursday, March 14th. Joey Ratner and Dustin Guillemin spoke about their experiences in the digital work force and shared about their jobs at Critical Response Group (CRG). Afterward, they chatted individually with interested students about internship and employment opportunities. Continue Reading
TCNJ Associate Professor of Interactive Multimedia John Kuiphoff recently presented his work at WorkbenchCon, a conference for leading “makers” and content creators. As a result, Make Magazine highlighted Kuiphoff’s Data Visualization project in a featured article on their popular website. Congratulations! Professor Kuiphoff’s Data Visualization project video is also available on his youtube channel. Continue Reading
TCNJ’s Interactive Multimedia department is always on the forefront of technology, teaching students about topics such as animation and game design. In 2018, all the hard work of the students and staff was publicly recognized by the Animation Career Review’s college rankings. TCNJ was ranked the #3 in both animation and game design in the state… Continue Reading
Professors Buckleitner and Fishburn and a group of adventurous students from IMM 470 (The Methods of Fred Rogers) made a field trip to Fred Rogers’ childhood home in Latrobe, PA for a first-person look at the original Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood. The visit was made with the cooperation with the Fred Rogers Center at St. Vincent… Continue Reading
What is too much screen time? Is our generation’s preoccupation with entertainment tech damaging today’s youths, or are there ways in which we can take advantage of what multimedia has to offer? In a paper published in the New York Times, the Department of IMM’s own Warren Buckleitner was asked to write a response to… Continue Reading