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AMPD Launched New Virtual Tour

Prospective students worldwide can now experience AMPD 24/7, 365. The School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) has unveiled a new virtual tour resource to showcase its 300,000-square-feet worth of facilities, share student stories and highlight experiential education opportunities. The AMPD Virtual Tour allows visitors to view state-of-the-art facilities associated with different departments …

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Eight new faces joined the School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design

The York University School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD) welcomes eight new faculty members this fall. “It is always a pleasure to welcome new colleagues who bring original ideas and diverse perspectives to AMPD and York University. This year’s cohort of incoming AMPD faculty members bring extensive international experience, research and artistic …

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The Inaugural York University Game Jam addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

On November 4 to 6, the first-ever York University Game Jam offered students the opportunity to conceptualize, design, and build a functioning game as a team.  Participants created a game from beginning to end in a prescribed time. The tight time period encouraged creative thinking, making small but innovative and experimental games. This year’s YU …

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Research supports development of inclusive technologies to enhance quality of living

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 …

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York U hosts Ontario’s only in-person National Portfolio Day event following two-year hiatus

Emerging artists and designers have an exceptional opportunity to meet experts from institutions around the world and receive feedback  On October 1, representatives from some of the world’s leading post-secondary arts and design institutions converged on York University’s Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts to participate in National Portfolio Day 2022.  Hosted by the University’s School …

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Shital Desai pioneers accessible interaction design as York Research Chair

Shital Desai is combining her expertise in robotics with product design to create innovative solutions that are both inclusive and inspired. As the principal investigator for AMPD’s Social and Technological Systems Lab (SaTS), she addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Un SDGs) 3 and 4 concerning good health and well-being and quality education. “I …

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Embracing young Asian Canadian talent through design

Embracing young Asian Canadian talent through design From designing lipstick packaging to a horror movie title sequence, the creativity of young Asian Canadians was brought together in a diverse, virtual exhibition organized in celebration of Asian Heritage Month in May. The virtual show, Embracing Young Asian Canadians’ Talent, featured the work of young designers of …

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