Five interdisciplinary teams are working to build a more inclusive future, with three AMPD professors focused on accessible workplaces, new ways of connecting through technology and Indigenous virtual learning that supports culture and language.
Two alumni from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) Digital Media program have won top prizes in the highly competitive Ubisoft Toronto NEXT Challenge, a major competition that helps launch Ontario’s next wave of game developers.
Councillor Amanda Yeung Collucci, Ward 6, Councillor for Markham, has established a scholarship award for students studying Creative Technologies at York University's Markham Campus. Councillor Collucci’s Markham Spring Gala event contributed the $25,000 award to encourage students to strive for academic excellence and make positive contributions to society. Councillor Collucci is a York University alum […]
A $100,000 donation from the Justice Fund will provide financial support for 14 Black and Indigenous students to attend York University's School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design
36 AMPD researchers join the $318-million Connected Minds initiative to bring equity and inclusion to the murky waters of AI A massive seven-year interdisciplinary research initiative led by York University – backed by substantial federal research funding — is setting out to tame the unruly world of AI and other disruptive technologies, so humans can benefit […]
On Friday, March 3, the York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) 's newest program, Creative Technologies, will co-host Jackson 2bears+Dustin Brass: Art, Tech, Education and Listening to the Land at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) with Carleton University. The lecture series focuses on land-based education, Indigenous ways of knowing, and the […]
York design Professor Shital Desai combines her expertise in robotics with product design to create innovative solutions that are both inclusive and inspired. Shital Desai combines her industry experience in robotics engineering and interactive product design to develop solutions and interventions for the aging population. Desai, an assistant professor of interaction design in York University’s School of the […]