Center for Design and New Media (CDNM), IIIT-Delhi
Research - New Delhi, Delhi, India
Center for Design and New Media (CDNM), IIIT-Delhi Employees
Center for Design and New Media (CDNM), IIIT-Delhi Details
Center for Design and New Media (CDNM) sponsored by Tata Consultancy Services (a TCS Foundation Initiative) was inaugurated at IIIT-Delhi on 22nd August 2018 and spans over seven years to provide support for faculty, projects, equipment, and labs in IIIT Delhi. This is a unique initiative taken by the institute and is a one-of-a-kind center in India.Goals and Focus Areas of the Center:~ Have a world-class research program in Interaction Design and New Media~ Develop the next generation of engineers for industry sectors like IT product/services design, animation, and gaming, virtual reality, etc.~ Engage actively with industrial partners for collaborative innovation and for strengthening the ecosystem in the country in these areasThe center focuses on research and development in disciplines that are strongly related to IT, that includes - Interaction Design, Experience Design Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Multimedia, Graphics, Social Media Animation, Computer Gaming, Virtual Reality, Entertainment.The R&D domain areas are Education, Healthcare, Transportation, and Digital Governance. For such domains, as solutions need to be tailored to the immediate social context in which they are applied, the Center works closely with social bodies such as NGOs, Schools, Hospitals, etc. to co-create innovative design and media solutions for problems in these areas.
