Ball State, home to leading
experts in the field, provides top-notch facilities, training, and resources to support our faculty and students as they
research emerging media and develop
emerging-media projects.
The
David Letterman Communication and Media Building connects an impressive three-building complex housing many of our resources. As Ball State alumnus David Letterman, winner of multiple Emmys and host of
The Late Show, pointed out at its 2007 dedication ceremony, "The future of communications is inside this building."
Facilities in the complex include the
Ball State Teleplex, which provides state-of-the-art media services to the campus community, and the
Emerging Media PowerHouse, home of the Digital Corps, which
provides personal support to the campus community, helping faculty and students take full advantage of cutting-edge creative tools.
Students, faculty, and staff can take their creativity to the next level at the
Schwartz Complex in Bracken Library or use our
leading-edge music technology.
Beneficence Recordings preserves music by resident artists and special guests.
We are constantly upgrading our digital tools. We're among the first to have access to the
Microsoft Surface, a tabletop computer that lets you manipulate information with your hands and interacts with other devices placed upon it. One day, you might use the Surface to split the check at a restaurant and then pay for dinner simply by placing your credit card on the computer.
Plus, we have
professional GIS software that may someday help urban planners and other professionals.
Our resources aren't limited to the Ball State campus, or even to Indiana. We operate an interface design
research facility in New York City, the media industry's hometown, where our faculty collaborate with Fortune 500 companies, Web 2.0 firms, and other major media owners, advertisers, and technology companies.