Higher Education in Flanders

In today’s world the computer is omnipresent. The mouse/keyboard paradigm is by now only one of the many ways in which a computer can be manipulated. A multitude of sensors make it possible for the user to control computers with ordinary movements. The Master in e-Media Interactive Entertainment Engineering Program trains the leading professionals responsible for developing these interactive applications.

The program is based on design research. The complex solutions needed for such systems are not easy to analyze. They demand a hands-on approach: learning from experience to come up with solutions. The program is aimed at an international audience. The language of instruction is English.

Students holding any of the below degrees may enroll in the Master Program in e-Media: 

• Master of Engineering: Electrical Engineering (ICT)
• Master of Engineering: Computer Science 
• Master of Informatics
• Master of Industrial Sciences: Electronics Engineering 

All other students first have to complete a foundation year.

Students who complete this program have a thorough understanding of the technologies used for interactive applications: from the input sensor(s) the user has to his or her disposal to the output signal generated by the application to communicate with the user. This entails several fields:

• signal processing to be able to distinguish meaningful actions in unprocessed sensor data
• knowledge of audio, video, and computer graphics to generate a system reaction based on the incoming signals
• knowledge of efficient programming techniques to develop these real-time applications
• knowledge of human-computer interaction methods
• knowledge of interaction design
• practical experience is gained in a cross-professional project for which such an interactive installation is devised and realized

Metadata: e-media, interactive applications

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