In todays, computer-centered society, designing interactive media has emerged as a new profession. Interactive design is often
associated with spread of computers as a communication and interaction tool. However, interactive design has been a staple
of artists and designers for many centuries. We present a historical perspective upon interactive design and point out the
close relationship of this field with different fields of art and design. We argue that interactive media design is a distinct
and evolving field and that it is imperative to teach it as such.
In this paper, we have adopted this perspective and detailed a new four-year under-graduate curriculum on interactive media
design education. This curriculum stresses the various components of interactive media design and its close relationship with
computer science.
art and design - currculum design - interactive media
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.