The IDIA Lab offers curriculum in partnership with the Department of Art and the School of Music in the College of Fine Arts; and the Department of Architecture in the College of Architecture and Planning at Ball State University. IDIA immersive learning and emerging media experiences attract students from all disciplines to design and produce a host of interactive digital projects. Undergraduate and graduate curriculum in new media are available in Art, Music, and Architecture. Several new programs are also in development.
Curriculum and Facilities
The IDIA Lab’s Immersive Seminar that involves students from across campus to work on innovative projects. Check out our recent news for descriptions of current and ongoing projects.
Immersion Projects
Interactive Virtual ChatBots
Interactive Virtual ChatBots The Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts (IDIA Lab) at Ball State University has developed a demonstration of how artificial intelligence can drive real-time gestural and vocal responses in 3D virtual characters within the Unity game engine. This project showcases a new generation of AI-enabled non-player characters (NPCs) capable of engaging users through […]
Read More About Interactive Virtual ChatBotsVirtual Elementary School
Virtual Elementary School The Virtual Elementary School Project, designed by the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts (IDIA Lab) at Ball State University for Maryknoll Elementary School in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, creates a fully interactive digital twin of the school’s physical campus. This innovative platform extends Maryknoll’s educational mission into an immersive online environment, enabling students, teachers, […]
Read More About Virtual Elementary SchoolSmithsonian VR Exhibition
Smithsonian VR Exhibition BSU IDIA Lab developed Virtual Milestones of Flight, an immersive head mounted display prototype designed for the permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC. Both the exhibition and simulation celebrate selections of the most significant airplanes, rockets, and spacecraft in history. Some of these craft incorporated into […]
Read More About Smithsonian VR ExhibitionNSF FUNDED VIRTUAL SIMULATION OF HADRIAN’S VILLA
NFS Funded Virtual Simulation of Hadrian’s Villa IDIA Lab has designed a virtual simulation of the villa of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site located outside of Rome in Tivoli, Italy. This project is being produced in collaboration with the Virtual World Heritage Laboratory (VWHL) at the University of Virginia […]
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Khan Academy
The Khan Academy featured HDT / IDIA Lab and Virtual World Heritage Laboratories Digital Hadrian’s Villa Project. Hosted by Beth Harris, Dean of Art and History at Khan Academy, a walkthrough with archeologist and HDT research fellow Dr. Bernard Frischer showcases the project. A virtual tour of Hadrian’s Villa using a 3D digital model of […]
Read More About Khan AcademyInteractive Art at the College of Architecture and Planning
The IDIA Lab has designed a series of extended reality artworks that are installed in the atrium of the College of Architecture and Planning. The installation allows passers-by to interact using various modes including motion, voice, and gesture to shape the compositions. The works employ sensors, sound art, artificial intelligence, and other programming to create […]
Read More About Interactive Art at the College of Architecture and PlanningHistory Channel’s The Universe Features Virtual Stonehenge
IDIA Lab has developed a simulation of Stonehenge in Unity 3D which illustrates the various stages of construction and celestial alignments in an interactive virtual simulator. The project incorporates IDIA Lab’s CelestialEngine which uses NASA JPL data to accurately position the sun, moon and visible planets – correcting for changes in time in the Earth’s […]
Read More About History Channel’s The Universe Features Virtual StonehengeNSF FUNDED VIRTUAL SIMULATION OF HADRIAN’S VILLA
NFS Funded Virtual Simulation of Hadrian’s Villa IDIA Lab has designed a virtual simulation of the villa of the Roman Emperor Hadrian, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site located outside of Rome in Tivoli, Italy. This project is being produced in collaboration with the Virtual World Heritage Laboratory (VWHL) at the University of Virginia […]
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