Events

OPEN IxD, MFA Interaction Design Festival

Thursday, May 5

9:00AM–5:00PM
Location

Visual Arts Theater
333 W 23rd Street
New York City
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OPEN IxD, the MFA Interaction Design Festival at the School of Visual Arts, is a celebration of the work from interaction design students who will present their thesis explorations alongside invited guests on stage at the Visual Arts Theater. Inside the theater, the inaugural class presents stories and interactive work; outside, prototypes are on display for play and exploration.

You’re warmly invited to hear from the inaugural class of the new interaction design program and guest appearances.

Schedule

9:00AM: Registration and breakfast

10:00AM: Opening Remarks

Liz Danzico
Jennifer Bove
Paul Pangaro

10:15AM: Opening keynote

Scott McCloud

11:00AM: Lens 1: Discovery

Clint Beharry, Orbit
Kristin Gräfe, Postgeist Digital Legacy
Angela Huang, Hobnobber
Gene Lu, Story Forest

11:40AM: Break

12:00PM: Lens 2: Connections

Jeff Kirsch, Bookish
Evinn Quinn, Homebase
John Finley, Locus
Katie Koch, Cultivate

12:40PM: Lunch

On your own

2:00PM: Lens 3: Mindfulness

Colleen Miller, Food for Thought
Stephanie Aaron, Oasis of Healing
Michael Katayama, Seneca
Beatriz Vizcaino, Slow Eats
Eric St. Onge, Obtract

2:45PM: Break

3:10PM: Lens 4: Play

Carmen Dukes, Springboard
Chia-Wei Liu, Secret Mission Me
Derek Chan, Superzeroes
Russ Maschmeyer, Motiv

3:40PM: Closing keynote

Marc Rettig

4:00PM: Closing remarks

Liz Danzico

About MFA Interaction Design

The MFA in Interaction Design program trains students to research, analyze, prototype, and design concepts in their business, social, and cultural contexts. It explores the strategic role of interaction design in shaping everyday life, and intends to increase the relevancy of design to business and to society so designers can make a difference.

Learn more…