The future of interactive design

Aspiring media designers from the University's new interdisciplinary Interactive Media Design (IMD) course have a vision of how computer technology will change our future. They have been exhibiting their latest works to an audience of industry and fellow students at a show held in the IMD studios.

The course, which is jointly run by the Faculty of Engineering and DJCAD, bridges teaching in applied computing and design to equip students for a career in digital imaging.

A number of third year students have already secured internships and commercial contracts for their interactive media designs, a positive indicator of both their creativity and future employment prospects in this industry.

In a showcase of work that echoed a theme explored by artists in this year's Turner Prize, Paul Gault displayed his thought provoking animation on the Iraq war, which showed bombs travelling from Washington to be dropped on Iraq.

Other work on show included a website designed for the resident composer of the Scottish Symphony Orchestra by Andrew Cook, and a website profiling the designer Oliviero Toscani by Christine McGill. The theme of violation was explored by Les Malagan and Jenny Mollins in an interactive room that used sensor pads on the floor to activate sound and video projections on the walls. This theatrical experience is not for the faint hearted.