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IMM Students Research a Better Way to Model in VR
A grant-funded project, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, will look at new ways to model 3D shapes in virtual reality.
A Glimpse Inside Christopher Brinkley’s NASA Internship
Immersive Media can take you all kinds of places, including NASA!
Immersive Media Program Brings the Past to the Present
Students in the Immersive Media program collaborated with the Chatham Archives to bring history to life through virtual reality this past semester. From programs that place a user into historic Chatham photographs to 3D projections of artifacts, the students each brought their unique interests to the project. Read on to learn more about their projects and what inspired them!
5 Majors You Might've Missed
If you’re interests don’t fit into traditional college major boxes, you’re going to want to check out this article. Join us as we explore five unique, lesser-known majors that are helping our students succeed in emerging fields with diverse skills.
The World-Builders: Chatham’s New Immersive Media Degree
Launched in 2019 with the support of the McElhattan Foundation, Chatham’s new Bachelor of Arts in Immersive Media (IMM) program is the first in the world of its kind: an undergraduate degree focused on creating content for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) that goes beyond gaming, broadly covering other applications as well.
Faculty Profile: Joseph Amodei and Immersive Media
Immersive Media Professor Joseph Amodei’s recent project Packing and Cracking gives a 360 view on the especially timely issue of gerrymandering in America, and how a seemingly meta-political issue can affect every cause we care about for years to come. Click to learn more about this project, Amodei’s first semester at Chatham, and more.