Hands-on Digital Media Experience Turns Classroom Skills into Client Solutions
Interaction Design
Great technology doesn't just solve problems鈥攊t puts real people at the center of the user experience.
尝痴颁鈥檚 Interaction Design degree (IXD) bridges the digital and physical鈥攑ixels, code, electronics and sensors, physical form鈥攖hese are our tools. Behavior is our medium. Design interactions that solve business problems and meet users鈥� needs. Gain a base in design, coding, databases, web markup, 3D form, prototyping/fabrication, and electronics.
Learn More About the Program
When IXD majors go to work, they merge design and technology to improve the human experience. That means becoming an expert in topics including design, communications, electronics, data, programming, research and development, and project management. At LVC, you’ll gain skills in each of those in-demand fields. Double-major in the Digital Media program and develop an even wider range of skills.
100%
Percentage of students who land internships
$95,380
median annual pay for web developers and digital designers, 2024 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
7%
projected job growth for web developers, 2024鈥�34 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Future-Proof Your Career: AI in Interaction Design
At 麻豆破解, we don鈥檛 see AI as a threat to creative careers鈥攚e see it as a tool to expand what鈥檚 possible. 听Our Digital Media and Interaction Design programs have been designed to develop听鈥淭-shaped鈥� professionals鈥攊ndividuals with broad interdisciplinary knowledge and deep expertise鈥攅nsuring that graduates stay ahead in an AI-driven world.
AI doesn鈥檛 replace creativity; it expands your toolkit. AI is transforming the creative landscape鈥攂ut creativity, storytelling, and human insight remain irreplaceable. The future belongs to creative thinkers who know how to听combine technology with human insight.
Our curriculum ensures that you don鈥檛 just adapt to change, but drive it. Our students learn how to听leverage AI tools for storytelling, design, and user experience听to create immersive, engaging, and personalized work.
尝痴颁鈥檚 expert faculty ensure that students graduate with both听practical AI skills and a strong interdisciplinary design foundation. Special Topics courses like听AI Tools听补苍诲听E-Commerce & AI听teach students听how to integrate AI into digital content creation, e-commerce, digital marketing, interactive media, and user experience design鈥攅nsuring they graduate with future-proof skills that today鈥檚 employers demand.
AI is not taking away creative careers鈥攊t鈥檚 evolving them. The best creative professionals will be those who know how to collaborate with AI, using it to enhance their work rather than replace their skills.听Join us at 麻豆破解 to future-proof your career and lead in the digital media and interaction design industries.
Equipment Available to IXD Majors
- Sewing/Embroidery Machine*听
- Vinyl Cutters*听
- Heat Press*听
- Paper Cutter听
*Students must complete a designated training with the department to use.听听
- Cameras, DSLRs & GoPros听
- Drone听
- Dollies & Tripods听
- Greenscreens听
- Tascams听
- Headphones听
- Light Kits听
- Microphones (lavaliere, shotgun, standard)听
- PRUSA i3 3D Printers听
- PRUSA SL1S Resin Printers听
- DREMEL 3D Printer听
- MakerBot Replicators听
- MakerBot Digitizer听
- Intelligent 3D Pen听
*Students must complete a designated training with the department to use.听
- Revopoint 3D Scanner*听
- HP 3D Capture Stage*听
- HP sprout computer w/ camera stand听
*Students must complete a designated training with the department to use.
- Roland SRM20 Desktop CNC听
- Glowforge Laser Cutter听
- Epilog Edge Laser Cutter 24×12听
- Vaquform
*Students must complete a designated training with the department to use.听
- Lightform Spatial Projection听
- Digital Projectors听
- Ultraleap 3D Stereo Hand Tracking听
- Oculus Rift听
- HoloLens Headsets听
- HTC VIVE听
- Metaquest Headsets听
*Students must complete a designated training with the department to use.听
- Soldering Stations听
- Raspberry Pis听
- Arduinos (Uno Rev3, Uno Wifi R2)听
- Electrical components, transducers and actuators (Bone Conductor amps, sensors, heartrate sensors, etc.)听
- Prototyping Equipment (Breadboards, 22g wire, connectors, etc.)听
- Helping hands听
- Multimeters听
- Portable Oscilloscope
- Hot Glue Guns听
- Heat Gun听
- Utility Knives听
- Tape Measures听
- Screwdrivers听
- Wrenches听
- Pliers听
- Ratchets听
- Wire Cutters听
Career Opportunities
IXD graduates land jobs in fields as diverse as the work they do. Advertising and marketing agencies, businesses, educational institutions, and science and healthcare organizations all turn to LVC students to build innovative products and services.
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App Creator
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Programmer
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Project Manager
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Information Architect
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Chief Marketing Officer
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Web Developer
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UX Designer
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Interaction Designer
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Creative Director
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Content Strategist
In Their Words
Interaction Design has introduced me to many new learning experiences. I have started to learn code and continue to sharpen my design and communications skills through frequent group projects. The program challenges me daily and that鈥檚 what I love most about the major.
Kayla Eakin
鈥�27
One of my favorite classes was Interaction Design. We targeted a field that needed UX assistance鈥攈ealthcare鈥攚hich led to my career in UX and healthcare. We created interfaces that minimized data for doctors to visualize and worked on a heart rate monitor screen and pill tracking app.
Jonathan Lam
鈥�23,
Associate Application Analyst, UI/UX, Universal Health Services (UHS) Inc.
We revise the major approximately once every four years to address changes in technology and the industry. LVC is one of the first in the mid-Atlantic to make design thinking/human-centered design central to curricula.
Dr. Jeff Ritchie,
Chair and Professor of Design, Media, & Technology
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