IMM is about people using interactive technology to empower, entertain, collaborate and educate. We make 3D animations and web applications, online magazines, podcasts, videos and video games. And that's not all. Please take some time to browse through the site and get to know some of the people, projects and ideas that power IMM.

Kim Pearson, Associate Professor

Kim Pearson received a B.A. from Princeton and an M.A. in Journalism from New York University. Named the New Jersey CASE Professor of the Year in 2000, she teaches writing for journalism and interactive multimedia majors, as well as a course on W.E.B. DuBois. Her writing about race, religion, and sexuality have appeared in many freelance outlets and in her weblog, Professor Kim's News Notes.

Internship in Interactive Multimedia

An opportunity to work with interactive multimedia professionals in consultation with a faculty mentor.

Conductor Hero

Guitar heroes, lay down your axes. The Virtual Maestro Interactive Conducting Kiosk lets you conduct an entire orchestra using a Nintendo Wii-mote. Designed and built by a team that included Teresa Nakra, assistant professor of music, and Chris Ault, assistant professor of interactive multimedia, the kiosk has appeared in prominent concert halls across the U.S.and will soon head to Europe. Watch the video to see it in action.

DOTS!

Russell De La Torre, Justin Dopiriak, Bruno Kruse, Britney Pringle

Prototype for a social networking system that will match people with others based on interests and personalities. A Flash-based program, where people are represented by various dots, which migrate towards one another and group together depending on the profiles of the users.

Karen Ferrara — IMM Program Secretary

Phone: 609-771-2173 E-Mail: ferrara@tcnj.edu