{"id":358,"date":"2020-05-20T13:03:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T17:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=358"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:47:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:47:00","slug":"art-design","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Arts, Design and Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Media Arts, Design and Technology provides a truly interdisciplinary major for students who are interested in exploratory and innovative experiences that blend traditional and emerging creative practices. The Media Arts, Design and Technology program sets students on the path to design leading-edge artifacts and experiences that engage, entertain, and impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-fancy-paragraph-fifty is-text wp-block-ncst-fancy-paragraph\">\n      \n<div class=\"text-only wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Media Arts, Design and Technology (MADTech) students are prepared to enter many fields in the creative industries from professional design firms to entertainment and educational technology companies. &nbsp;As \u201cartist-designers,\u201d students in the MADTech program learn to be creative practitioners and image-makers who bring form to emotions and ideas through the exploration of medium, composition, and most importantly, storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students and faculty in Media Arts, Design and Technology&nbsp;<strong>challenge the status quo<\/strong>&nbsp;through creative technology acuity, experimentation across creative mediums, and articulation of creative ideas and vision through verbal and visual explanation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-fp-accompaniment\">\n    \n<aside class=\"floated-spotlight-aside-container\">\n  <div class=\"floated-spotlight-contents\">\n    <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-fp-spotlight-card has-custombg-seven-background-color with-image with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/people\/tlallen2\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34075\"\n            alt=\"Tania Allen\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/tania-allen-2024_web.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/tania-allen-2024_web.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/tania-allen-2024_web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/tania-allen-2024_web-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/11\/tania-allen-2024_web-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Contact Us<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><strong>Tania Allen<\/strong><br>Department Head and Associate Professor<br>Media Arts, Design and Technology<br><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\"><span class=\"text\">Contact Tania<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Media Arts, Design and Technology students study to be:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Visual Storytellers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MADTech students bring a compelling visual form to narratives that result in career paths in the creative industries from animation, game design, and interactive exhibits, to soft materials construction, and digital\/print media publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Critical and Creative Thinkers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MADTech students are taught to be critical and creative problem-solvers with a willingness to take risks to translate creative ideas into prototypes and products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Experimenters<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MADTech students are constantly uncovering new methods, materials, techniques and technologies to enhance their products and ideas by pushing creative boundaries both technically and conceptually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Makers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MADTech students don\u2019t just propose concepts and prototypes, they take steps beyond idea schematics to prototype and make the products and artifacts that they are designing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Entrepreneurs and Innovators<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MADTech students forge new paths in artifact and experience design that places human engagement, enrichment, and learning at its core.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull\">\n<div id=\"localist-widget-55765283\" class=\"localist-widget\"><\/div>\n<p><script defer type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"https:\/\/calendar.ncsu.edu\/widget\/view?schools=ncsu&#038;groups=department_of_art_design&#038;days=365&#038;num=5&#038;container=localist-widget-55765283&#038;template=widget-template-7\"><\/script><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/calendar.ncsu.edu\/group\/department_of_art_design\/calendar\/day\/2024\/10\/20?card_size=big&amp;days=366&amp;experience=\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n         target=\"_blank\"          rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"       >\n                  <span class=\"text\">More events<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text has-indigo-400-background-color wp-block-ncst-mini-story\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\">\n    <h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Media Arts, Design and Technology Undergraduate program<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">The&nbsp;Department of Media Arts, Design and Technology Undergraduate program&nbsp;gives students the opportunity to learn as they develop their creative portfolios through a wide range of two-dimensional and three-dimensional traditional materials and computer-based processes including drawing and illustration, visual composition, soft materials construction, fibers, graphic and interactive narratives, motion graphics, visual effects, animation, web design, game design, interactive and computational media, virtual and augmented reality, 3D modeling, digital fabrication, and more.<br><br>The first two years of the undergraduate Media Arts, Design and Technology degree focus on principal foundations that explore, develop, and strengthen the student\u2019s knowledge of visual and interactive processes. Students focus the remainder of their studies in intermediate and advanced-level classes that encourage depth in traditional materials and computer-based processes and breadth in creative experimentation.<\/p>\n          \n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/academics\/bachelor\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Explore the program<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/art-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/ADN-Showcase-26-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/ADN-Showcase-26-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/ADN-Showcase-26-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/ADN-Showcase-26-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/ADN-Showcase-26.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text has-reynolds-400-background-color mirror-layout wp-block-ncst-mini-story\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n      \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\">\n    <h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">Media Arts, Design and Technology Graduate program<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">The&nbsp;Department of Media Arts, Design and Technology&nbsp;Master&#8217;s program, focuses on&nbsp;Experimental Media Arts. The MADTech program encourages students to explore the intersection of digital and material technologies to create interactive and engaging experiences that push the boundaries of storytelling, learning, and play. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>The outcome of graduate student work can be the development of creative portfolio works that are backed by rigorous exploration, discovery, and historical and contemporary precedents.&nbsp; The MADTech student can also choose to complete a written research-focused thesis on new cross-disciplinary practices in Media Arts, Design and Technology. <\/p>\n          \n<div class=\"is-text wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n    \n<div class=\"is-style-secondary wp-block-ncst-button\">\n      <a\n        class=\"ncst-block__button-link btn\"\n        href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/academics\/masters\/track-1\/\"\n        data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\"\n                      >\n                  <span class=\"text\">Explore the program<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span>\n              <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/art-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/IMG_0622-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"student animation work\" class=\"wp-image-27172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/IMG_0622-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/IMG_0622-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/IMG_0622-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/07\/IMG_0622.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-posts-feed ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-three-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">News<\/h2>\n                                <a\n              href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/tag\/art-design\/\"\n              class=\"ncst-labeled-section__link\"\n                                            rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"\n                            data-ua-cat=\"Featured Content Block\" data-ua-action=\"Label Link Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/tag\/art-design\/\"\n            >More News Stories<\/a>\n                  <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        <a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/07\/09\/a-decade-of-vision-ten-years-of-transformative-leadership\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34476\"\n            alt=\"Chancellor Howell and Dean Hoversten in front of LED wall in virtual production lab\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/07\/vpl-3.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; 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In addition to the new cohort of members, president Jennifer Heintz will step down as Betsy Peters Rascoe assumes the role for the next two years.<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-light\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-light\">\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\t      \t    \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card \"\n    href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/2026\/06\/22\/ai-avatars-and-digital-doubles-are-stepping-into-real-life\/\"\n  >\n  \n          <div class=\"content-card__image-container\">\n        <div class=\"content-card__image-background\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\"\n            class=\"content-card__image wp-image-34471\"\n            alt=\"A man in a motion capture suit talks to a cameraman in a production studio setting\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/mad-tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/06\/topher-motion-capture-1-1.jpg\"\n            style=\"aspect-ratio: 16\/9; object-fit: cover; \"\n          \/>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n              <p class=\"content-card__meta\">\n                      <span class=\"content-card__date\">June 22, 2026<\/span>\n                            <\/p>\n      \n                        <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">AI Avatars and Digital Doubles are Stepping into Real Life<\/h3>\n              \n\n              \n\t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\"><span class=\"text\">What happens when artificial intelligence can look, sound and respond just like a real person? 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