2560×1707 Abby Paulina Sofia in XR Lab Fall 2023

Human-Centered Design & Computing, B.S.C.

Formerly Interactive Media, B.S.C.

Discover digital product design and interaction in this STEM-qualified program.

Top Game Design School

The Princeton Review has repeatedly named the University of Miami a top Game Design School.

Labs & Spaces

Tinker, create, and collaborate in cutting-edge labs and spaces across campus.

Innovative Minors

Minors in Game Design, User Experience Design, and Interactive Media are offered.

Create, Innovate, and Design Immersive Experiences

The Human-Centered Design & Computing, B.S.C. equips students to understand, modify, and create technology. This STEM-qualified major encourages designers, artists, programmers, and scientists to explore digital expression, emphasizing research, prototyping, and designing impactful experiences through innovative, cross-disciplinary approaches.

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Intro to Creative Coding

This course will introduce students to the building blocks of creative coding and will enable them to learn to create and communicate dynamic content and interfaces that can be deployed across platforms. Students will learn programming fundamentals that can be translated into virtually all programming settings.

Web Lab

This course is a practical introduction to web design and marketing. Students will learn how to produce and market dynamic websites using modern content management systems.

360 Immersive Storytelling

This course introduces the student to immersive storytelling techniques. This hands on course is designed for students who want to develop the necessary skills to make immersive projects, this course sets out the tools used tell visually effective and interactive stories.

Physical Computing

This seminar will examine the differences and opportunities present, between a series of physical computing techniques and rapid prototyping.

Introduction to Game Design

This is an introductory course about game design, theory, and development, and how games align themselves as a lens of study for all interactive media.

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Related Minors

Interactive Media
Game Design
User Experience Design
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Contact

Kim Grinfeder

Professor, Department Chair
grinfeder@miami.edu | (305) 284-6253

Labs and Studios

Virtual Experience Simulation Lab (VESL)
XR Development

Central to UMVerse initiatives, VESL provides interdisciplinary teams with the tools to prototype and test XR projects. Faculty and students collaborate with partners like Bascom Palmer, RSMAS, the Miller School of Medicine to create immersive simulations with real-world impact.

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Novel Experience & Responsible Design Lab (NERDLab)
Games for Social Impact

An award-winning student-faculty cooperative where teams design, test, and launch interactive experiences with local and global partners. Projects like Answer Campus have received national recognition for advancing equity.

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User Experience Lab

Human-Centered Research + Usability Testing

Equipped with eye-tracking, usability testing, and ethnographic research tools, the UX Lab helps students and clients alike design better interfaces for healthcare, mobile apps, games, and beyond. Projects have informed products for UHealth and major cultural institutions.

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720×525 Zeven’s Prototyping Class Fall 2023

Emerging Media Lab
Prototyping + Fabrication

A sandbox for rapid prototyping in AR/VR, physical computing, and installations. Students have hands-on access to fabrication tools, sensors, and the latest digital technologies—turning ideas into functional prototypes from day one.

Future Realities Research Lab
Advancing the Future of Digital Realities

This lab explores the real-world potential of XR, multisensory experiences, and trustworthy AI. Research spans environmental education, family interventions, behavior activation, and workforce development—combining emerging technologies with human-centered impact.

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course Spotlight

Class seams fashion and technology

In the Wearable Technologies course, students design and develop concepts into functional wearables and learn to integrate electronics and fiber art techniques using sensors, microcontrollers, and basic programming.

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