Digital Interaction Design

Why study Digital Interaction Design at Dundee?

Our students are very diverse: some are technically minded, but also interested in design or art; others considered being artists, or other kinds of designers, but wanted to work with computers as well.

"I was pretty blown away by the quality and sensitivity of the students' work."Richard Banks, Interaction Designer at Microsoft Research

Our students are very diverse: some are technically minded, but also interested in design or art; others considered being artists, or other kinds of designers, but wanted to work with computers as well.

Digital interaction design could be for you if you want to combine your creative and technical sides. This opens up careers in interaction design in the creative industries, but also gives you skills that could take you in other directions as well, such as user research or the digital economy.

New Designers

Final year students are given the opportunity to showcase their work at New Designers in London along with over 4,000 other design graduates from around the UK.

New Designers brings the design industry together, helping to launch the careers of the attending design graduates. With over 18,000 visitor throughout the duration of the exhibition there is a great opportunity to be discovered.

86% of exhibiting courses had graduates receive offers of work, placements or commissions.

Pablo de la Peña graduated in 2010 and won the New Designers 2010 prize for Best Interaction Design with his project titled SlopeScope. He is an Interaction Designer/Developer at Nonsense London an advertising/marketing agency that focuses on digital communication.

Industry Links

We are developing very strong links with world-leading companies. For the last two years, Microsoft Research has invited our students to take part in Microsoft Design Expo - the only university in the UK selected. This involved four of our students being flown out to Microsoft HQ near Seattle to present their work at Microsoft's research conference.

Recent students' projects have included:

• Ambient Alerts - for drivers to help diagnose faults with their vehicle
• a social networking app for charities to recruit volunteers
• ski slope cameras that film and send an edited video of each skier;
• an iPhone and scarf for people who cannot speak clearly
• and a touchscreen VJ's table for clubs.

Cutting edge facilities

Our students have access to all the facilities you might expect, with the support of expert technicians. Software includes Java, Final Cut Pro, Adobe CS, Pure Data and Processing; hardware includes iMacs and Apple G5s, Arduino and sensor kits, motors and servos, projectors and speakers, HD video cameras, lights, professional sound recording, editing and mixing. Other facilities include woodworking and electronics workshops, laser cutters and fabric printing.

You can find out more about what's going on in Digital Interaction Design at the DIxD website.

• Animation
• Art, Philosophy, Contemporary Practices
• Fine Art (Digital Media, Drawing & Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture)
• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Interior & Environmental Design
• Jewellery & Metal Design
• Product Design
• Textile Design
• Time Based Art & Digital Film