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linking
minds


2045
FSB
|
Miami
University
 Oxford
|
Ohio
 aims.muohio.edu


Glenn
PlaC,
co‐Director
 Peg
Faimon,
co‐Director
 Joint
Faculty:
 Jim
Coyle,
MarkeKng/AIMS
 Sean
Duncan,
SEHS/AIMS
 Lindsay
Grace,
SFA/AIMS
 Jim
Porter,
English/AIMS
 Jacob
Tonski,
Art/AIMS
 Afflilate
Faculty:
 Michael
Bailey‐Van
Kuren,
Engineering
 Michele
Dickey,
EducaKon
 John
Humphries,
Architecture
 Laura
Mandell,
English
 Heidi
McKee,
English
 Jason
Palmeri,
English
 Lisa
Santucci,
Libraries
 Huatong
Sun,
English


faculty


The
Armstrong
InsKtute
for
InteracKve
Media
 Studies
(AIMS)
examines
how
digital
 technology
is
transforming
tradiKonal
areas


• f
inquiry.
AIMS
is
commiCed
to
rich


interacKve
experiences
that
empower
 individuals
and
organizaKons
to
experiment,
 innovate,
and
collaborate,
while
preparing
 students
for
the
challenges
and
opportuniKes
 that
interacKve
media
presents.
 The
AIMS
community
seeks
to
overcome
 exisKng
organizaKonal
and
geographical
 barriers
to
innovaKon
and
interacKon
by
 building
radical
mulK‐disciplinary
 connecKons
within
and
outside
Miami
 University.
Through
problem‐based
learning,
 engagement
with
industry
and
community


• rganizaKons,
and
team‐based
projects,


student
learn
how
to
apply
their
theoreKcal
 knowledge
to
innovaKve
digital
soluKons
for
 society,
emphasizing
the
relevance
of
a
 liberal
educaKon
in
today’s
rapidly
evolving
 environment.


mission


To
bridge
academia,
industry,
 community
organizaKons
&
society
 To
provide
hands‐on
experience
in
 real‐world
contexts
 To
enable
team‐based,
process‐ driven
work
from
diverse
 perspecKves
 To
develop
pracKcal
applicaKons
 with
theoreKcal
experKse

 To
explore
and
repurpose
exisKng
 and
emerging
media


principles


AIMS
offers
various
levels
of
curricular
 involvement
for
Miami
students:


IMS
ThemaKc
Sequence
(9
hrs.)
 IMS
Minor
(19
hrs.)
 IMS
Game
Studies
Minor
(18
hrs.)
 IMS
Co‐Major
(36
hrs.)
 InternaKonal
Programs
(6–8
hrs.)


The
AIMS
capstone
pracKcum,
Armstrong
 InteracKve,
is
offered
in
mulKple
secKons
 each
semester,
and
internaKonally
in
the
 summer.
(China,
Ireland,
France,
Spain
and
 Scandinavia)
 The
following
pages
showcase
examples
of
 Armstrong
InteracKve
projects
for
various
 paying
client
partners.


curriculum


projects


Client:
Convergys
 Charge:
To
design
an
operaKons
dashboard
 intended
to
monitor
the
status
of
daily


• peraKons.

projects


Client:
HewleC‐Packard
for
P&G
 Charge:
To
redesign
an
online
training
in
 informaKon
technology
for
all
new
hires
 globally.


projects


Client:
Cardinal
Healthcare
 Charge:
To
create
an
online
resource
for
 employees
to
learn
more
about
Cardinal
 Healthcare’s
diverse
holdings.


projects


Client:
Miami
University
 Charge:
To
develop
a
mulKmedia
tool
to
assist
 Development
Officers
with
rich
media
–
 visuals,
sound
and
content
to
enhance
the
 connecKon
between
donor
and
Miami.


projects


Client:
Tah
Museum
of
Art
 Charge:
To
create
a
complete
web
presence
 for
the
museum,
including
an
online
store,
 interacKve
calendar
and
collecKons
database.


projects


Client:
Gensler
 Charge:
To
redesign
and
re‐architecture
the
 Gensler
intranet
for
improved
aestheKcs,
 usability
and
funcKonality.


projects


Client:
An
Entrepreneur
 Charge:
To
create
and
brand
an
interacKve
 career
planning
tool.


projects


Client:
P&G
 Charge:
To
design
a
knowledge
management
 tool
for
P&G’s
Consumer
Knowledge
 Management
division.