Integrated Design & Media

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  • Flooding and the Urban Microbiome

    Flooding and the Urban Microbiome

    Professors Elizabeth Hénaff, Tega Brain, and Andrea Silverman (From the Department of Civil and Urban Engineering) have won the second annual Seed Grant Award from the Marron Institute! Their proposal is focused on “The Impact of Flooding on the Urban Microbiome and City Residents’ Exposure to Sewage Pathogens.”

    Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal
    Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal

    Working at a study location in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, the team will evaluate how urban flooding changes the microbial community of urban surfaces, investigate the ways in which the resulting microbial fingerprint evolves over time after a flood event, and determine how long it takes for the community to return to a pre-flood profile. The project team will focus in particular on human health considerations, specifically determining how long sewage pathogens may stay viable/infective after a flood event.

  • Amy Hurst

    Amy Hurst

    Dr. Hurst is passionate about understanding current social problems and identifying opportunities for technology to empower individuals impacted by those problems. She uses qualitative methods to analyze a current environment, design and build technology that fits within the constraints of that environment, and evaluate this technology in situ with target users. Her work sits at the intersection of assistive technology, interaction design, and engineering education.

    Dr. Hurst is the director of the NYU Ability Project, an interdisciplinary research space dedicated to the intersection between disability and technology. She is working with NYU students and local community members to understand current trends and create new technological solutions in the following domains: inclusive museum experiences, accessible web development for screen-reader users, helping clinicians and fabricators collaborate on assistive technology design, increasing the accessibility of stem education through tactile graphics, the impact of tech training for neurodiverse teenagers, how multi-sensory rooms can reduce anxiety in a dental clinic, and customized game controllers for individuals with limited mobility.

    A long-standing research interest of hers is understanding how to empower non-engineers to “Do-It-Yourself” (DIY) and create, modify, or build their own assistive technologies using digital fabrication tools such as 3D printers. She and her students have focused on inclusive design practices that can engage clinicians, end-users, and fabricators in creating their own assistive technologies. This work has included new design tools, teaching digital fabrication to individuals with intellectual disabilities, co-designing custom assistive devices with clinicians and end-users, and exploring the potential for creating “maker” jobs for youth in STEM programs.


    https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/faculty/Amy_Hurst
    https://amyhurst.com/
    http://ability.nyu.edu/

    TOOLS + MEDIUMS OF PRODUCTION
    Wearables, Physical Computing, Digital Fabrication/ Prototyping, IoT, User Experience, Tangible Design

    METHODS + APPROACHES
    User-Centered Design, Participatory Design

    TOPICS + THEMES
    User Experience, Assistive Technology, Accessibility

     

  • Bodies in Motion Showcase

    Bodies in Motion Showcase

    A collaboration between the Integrated Digital Media program at Tandon School of Engineering and NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. This exhibition offered live performances, and interactive installations, that featured motion capture, virtual reality, projection mapping, and much more.

    This is a class that has been reoccurring once a year, so keep your eyes out for a possible Bodies in Motion Showcase in 2019.

    However, you don’t have to wait a whole year to see the cutting edge work of IDM students. With classes touching on VR, performance, and digital art, as well as an end of year showcase, Spring 2019 will be filled with shows for tech enthusiasts and futurists of all kinds.

    So keep an eye out for the month of April / May for the exciting shows to come!

  • Ideation and Prototyping Exhibition

    Ideation and Prototyping Exhibition

    On December 14th, 2018, from 6-8pm, seven “Ideation & Prototyping” classes will come together to showcase work they have made over the duration of the Fall Semester. Please join us!

    When: Friday, 12/14/2018, 6-8pm

    Where: 2 Metrotech Center, 8th Floor, (NYU entrance from Lawrence Street).

    Here is some documentation of the projects students presented at the show!

    • A student project with visuals documenting Frida Kahlo's creative process posted on a wall at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • A printed student project with visuals posted on a wall at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • A printed student project at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • A printed student project at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • students interacting with various projects at the ideation and prototyping showcase
    • student project involving a bar code scanner on an ipad presented at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • Students presenting their physical prototypes for futuristic glasses which will help vision at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • A student project which is a rain coat used for communication using LED lights in low visibility areas presented at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • Student interacting with a VR student project at Ideation and prototyping showcase
    • A student project which uses plants, laptop and sensors to play music by touching plants at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • A student project which is a 3D hologram made through pepper's ghost illusion at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • An interactive student project with plants, sensors and LEDs for output at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • student interacting with a student project on a laptop at ideation and prototyping showcase
    • student documentary projected on a wall at Ideation and prototyping showcase
    • Student project - a Physical prototype with laser cutting which is a data visualization presented at I&P showcase
    • Student interacting with an AR student project displayed on a monitor at I&P showcase
  • The NYU Ability Project

    The NYU Ability Project

    The NYU Ability Project, a joint research initiative with the Occupational Therapy Department (NYU Steinhardt) and the Interactive Telecommunications Program (NYU Tisch) supports research in client-centered, assistive technology and adaptive design for people with disabilities. 

    The Ability Project is an interdisciplinary research space dedicated to the intersection between disability and technology.

    It fosters collaboration between individuals with disabilities and engineers, designers, educators, artists, occupational and physical therapists and speech language pathologists.

  • IDM End of Year Showcase 2018 Fri May 4 @ 6pm

    IDM End of Year Showcase 2018 Fri May 4 @ 6pm

    IDM Showcase Map

    The IDM Student Showcase is a culmination of work that lies at the intersection of art, programming, engineering, media and design. Be present as we shape future illusions into present realities.

    Location: NYU MAGNET 2 MetroTech Center, 8th Flr, Brooklyn, NY 11201

    More info at: http://bit.ly/idmshow18