Why Choose Digital Media at Georgia Tech?

We bring in students from the myriad disciplines involved in digital media making—design, visual arts, craft, narrative, game design, physical construction, computing—and teach them how to make with meaning.

We recognize that the advent of a new medium of human communication and representation is a significant event in human social and cultural history, and introduces the possibility of new genres of artistic expression, civic engagement, and human experience.e make and learn more about the world–and how we’ve influenced it–through the digital artifacts we design, build, and study.

CIVIC MEDIA:
We explore how to empower communities, represent cultural viewpoints and experiences, and understand how digital media technologies fit into the fabric of culture and civic life. Current research includes smart cities, information visualization, digital activism, and more.

DIGITAL EXPRESSION:
We design and develop new technological experiences for human expression, reflection, learning, and joy. Current research includes interactive narrative, augmented & virtual reality, digital craft, and more.