{"id":5407,"date":"2021-08-10T18:24:05","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T18:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digm.drexel.edu\/uxid\/?p=5407"},"modified":"2022-12-01T03:08:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T03:08:07","slug":"user-experience-interaction-design-formerly-interactive-digital-media-evolves-to-meet-the-needs-of-the-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/philsinatra.net\/branches\/uxid\/2021\/08\/10\/user-experience-interaction-design-formerly-interactive-digital-media-evolves-to-meet-the-needs-of-the-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"User Experience & Interaction Design, Formerly Interactive Digital Media, Evolves to Meet the Needs of the Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Evolving to align with the needs of one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, Drexel Westphal is excited to introduce the undergraduate degree in User Experience (UX) & Interaction Design (IxD).<\/a> <\/strong>Formerly titled Interactive Digital Media, the User Experience & Interaction Design (UXID) program will continue to offer a cutting-edge curriculum that emphasizes creativity, versatility, and an interdisciplinary skillset. With this program name change, we hope to reflect current industry nomenclature and reach students who are hungry for an immersive and interdisciplinary education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUX is growing,\u201d says User Experience & Interaction Design Program Director Troy Finamore. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the top-growing industries. Ten years ago, no one knew what the term was, and now students are looking specifically for user experience design majors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where other programs in UX and interactivity may focus primarily on the psychology of user experience or the technical side of coding and development, Drexel Westphal\u2019s program takes a holistic approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

User Experience & Interaction Design at Drexel is built on three pillars:<\/p>\n\n\n\n