In how many ways does digital media touch your life? If you stop and take a look around, you might be surprised. We are bombarded with digitally generated information in nearly every aspect of our lives. How do we take gadgetry to the next level and make digital communication truly work for us?
The Center for Media Design (CMD) at Ball State University is a research and development facility focused on the creation, testing, and practical application of digital technologies for business, classroom, home, and community.
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CMD Insight and Research Unveils Results from $3.5 Million Study for Nielsen-funded CRE
The Center for Media Design, along with representatives from Nielsen, the Council for Research Excellence (CRE), and Sequent Partners released results from the $3.5 million Video Consumer Mapping study at a news conference in New York City on Thursday, March 26.
Read the official news release and more about the results of this landmark study, the largest ever observational undertaking exploring consumers’ cross-platform media use. |
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Congratulations, Dr. Holmes!
Michael Holmes, associate director, Insight and Research at the Center for Media Design, was recently named a Centennial Scholar of Communication at the 100th annual convention for the Eastern Communication Association.
Institute for Digital Fabrication
The Institute for Digital Fabrication (IDF) and "The Inconvenient Studio" did some exciting work with robotics this past semester, creating interactive architectural objects that respond to movement, light, and sound. The most recent installation, Arcus Animus, a collaboration between students and artist Phillip Beesly, will be displayed in the lobby area of the CMD.
Check out these stories and more on the Center for Media Design's video wall, located in the front windows of our lobby, Ball Communication Building, room 220. |
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Institute for Digital Entertainment and Education (IDEE)
IDEE's Justin Jones is directing Michael Chandler and Shawn Weyerbacher as they film a documentary on Professor Scott Truex’s summer project in Nappanee, Indiana. Community, Coffee, and Climate Change is about helping a small town change its carbon footprint and leading gray industries into the greener future. Truex leads an architecture class in the process of measuring, planning, and implementing environmental improvement.