Capstone Project

Catalog description

The Capstone Project builds upon the conceptual and iterative design process of the Capstone Seminar and serves as a semester-long production course for Interactive Media majors. Students will leverage the skills they have learned in terms of software, hardware, interaction design, media study, and design thinking to create and innovate on their proposed project. This process will involve rigorous planning, testing, and documenting that follows a trajectory from low-tech prototypes to a finished work that is polished and robust. Students will be expected to share their project with the Interactive Media community as well as offer support to their Capstone peers through involvement in practical user testing and exhibition of each other's work. Upon completion, students will have demonstrated an ability to build, deliver, and reflect upon an interactive media product or experience that meaningfully addresses a chosen topic of inquiry and pushes the boundaries of the form. Emphasis also lies on professional production practices and presentation through the sharing and re-examining of the work, be it commercial, social, or artistic in nature.