Interaction design is actually a very comprehensive interdisciplinary, covering many fields, and different schools have different priorities. As the first art and design college in the United States, Parsons Design College focuses on the field of digital and technology in its interaction design. Parsons believes that today's designers will face many challenges. The reason is that the influence of design in society continues to expand, and the role of technology has become particularly prominent. This subject is for students to meet these challenges by mastering challenging ideas and skills.

　　 How about the interaction design major of parsons design college?

As a two-year postgraduate major, all courses are based on the form of studio, but critical thinking and research on the design process is the core of the discipline. Students can participate in practical fields including interaction design, computer, game design, new media art, digital production, data visualization, etc.

This subject belongs to Parsons School of Design Parsons School of Art, Media and Technology (AMT). Therefore, students can also learn art courses in many directions, including communication design, photography, art and illustration.

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In the two-year course, the whole product development cycle of interaction design is included - from concept to prototype to feedback based improvement. Students build ideas through prototype design, comprehensive research and design practice.

Parsons, the most important business resource in New York, enables students to become familiar with business strategies through practice. In the Collaboration Studio series of courses, students can work with many well-known enterprises and institutions, including Red Bull, Intel, Apple, NASA, Samsung, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art on practical projects.

Taking the studio course PSAM 5550 in the spring of the first year as an example, this is a series of practical courses for all students of the School of Media and Technology (AMT). In the academic year 2020, the course tasks are divided into two parts:

In the first stage, the school organized students to cooperate with Shima Seiki, a famous Japanese electronics manufacturer, to introduce the basic knowledge of how to create digital programs. The required homework is for students to practice and develop their own programming works;

　　 Studying in Interaction Design In the second half of the course, students will cooperate with Ralph Lauren (a famous American clothing brand) to carry out a group project, focusing on clothing sustainability. Students will work with Ralph Lauren to explore the latest sustainable materials to make digital knitting series clothing products. While proving sustainable methods and materials, Ralph Lauren's aesthetic system.

There are many choices for courses similar to this kind of cooperation in Parsons' training plan, which shows that Parsons' interaction design major attaches importance to technology, interdisciplinary and commercial markets. Similarly, in order to train design talents who can adapt to the future market, colleges and universities pay more attention to the comprehensive quality and academic ability of applicants.

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