Centres & labs

INTERACTIVE MEDIA LAB

UNSW Art & Design is home to a number of highly regarded art and design collaborative research centres and labs where students and staff participate in a wide range of domestic and international initiatives.

The Big Anxiety Research Centre is a unique transdisciplinary enterprise, dedicated to transforming thinking and practice in mental health through creative collaboration and cultural innovation.

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The UNSW Centre for Interactive Cinema (iCinema) explores new forms of virtual and physical interactivity. Create next-generation applications with us today.

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The 3DXLab is a multi-disciplinary research lab that harnesses the power of cutting-edge immersive technologies to do visualisation research from a design-centred perspective.

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Our Creative Robotics Lab focuses on research in Assisted Technologies, Culture and Technology, and Human Futures. We create a nurturing experimental environment that promotes interactivity in physical spaces. 

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The Interactive Media Lab researches emerging media technologies and their application in creative work. We aim to inspire a new generation of creative thinkers. 

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Drawing is an important tool in the communication of ideas, and we research theories, practices, methods, and processes across many disciplines - visual thinking through drawing is an essential cognitive skill for the future.

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