UMaine New Media Information

New Media faculty... ...have built their own innovative courseware, from interactive tutorials to collaborative software that Wired magazine called "a daring leap." ...have degrees from leading universities like Harvard and Yale. ...have published books from presses like MIT and been featured in dozens of articles in Wired and The New York Times. ...have contributed to a sustainable initiative declared 2011 Green Project of the Year by the US Green Building Council. ...have won the first Prize for Writing on Digital Art and the highest NEH grant ever awarded UMaine. New Media students... ...attend classes in the IMRC, the most technologically sophisticated academic facility in the state of Maine. ...study innovative subjects like video projection mapping, green design, and contagious media. ...have built capstones using cutting-edge hardware like the Kinect, Oculus Rift, laser-cutters, and 3d printers. ...have exhibited work in prestigious festivals worldwide, such as Austria's Ars Electronica. ...have been featured in numerous newspapers and TV spots ("To see some of the things that they crank out is just amazing....incredible stuff!" --ABC-TV). Alumni... ...have jobs in Web design, mobile app development, social media, filmmaking, audio engineering, and journalism. ...land teaching positions from Santa Cruz to Seoul. ...have designed interfaces for Apple and LED skirts for Katy Perry.