2026 ACCAD Open House
The 2026 ACCAD Open House features a curated selection of creative research at the intersection of arts and technology. From immersive spatial audio to full dome digital cinema and motion-capture performance, these projects represent a year of interdisciplinary collaboration. Explore the labs, meet the researchers, and experience the future of digital expression.
1. Full Dome Media Projects
Join us in the inflatable dome for a world of immersive media developed by students in our Planetarium Media course. In this course, students blend creative vision with technical skill to design content for full-dome projection, exploring spatial visuals and immersive sound. Using Ohio State’s planetarium technologies, students learn how dome environments transform storytelling into a shared, sensory experience. The work you see here represents projects that bring science, art, and design together in creative ways.
Course: ACCAD 5194
Course Instructors:
Maria Palazzi
Professor, Design
Dr. Wayne Schlingman
Director, Arne Slettebak Planetarium
Associated Professor, Astronomy
Rainbow Flowers and Unicorn
Duration 04:00
Amarth Chen, MFA Candidate, Design
F1
Duration 03:41
Amarth Chen, MFA Candidate, Design
13 Million Galaxies
Duration 08:30
Michael Hesmond, MFA Candidate, Design
Four Seasons 사계
Duration 02:30
Geonha Kim, Communication, Design
Immersive Eye
Duration 04:00
Masha Kochanenkova, Moving-Image Production, Art Management
Canopy
Duration 03:00
Takahiro Okubo, MFA Candidate, Art
2. Creative Generative AI
This showcase focuses on experimental projects using generative AI tools. Students explore the creative potential of AI by generating image and video, leveraging these mediums as both creative inputs and outputs. These works represent a semester of technical experimentation and creative problem-solving.
Course: ACCAD 5500
Instructor: Chris Coleman
Pinaki Prasad Guha Neogi
PhD Student Computer Science & Engineering
Xinxin Guo
University Fellow, Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy
Shekar Kandaswamy
Computer Science & Engineering
Jenna Marti
MFA candidate, Art
Asher Pollock
Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy
Mary Finney
Program 60 Student
Linda McDonald
Program 60 Student
3. PLOTTER LAB: Drawing with Code
Students at ACCAD learning to do creative coding are developing custom algorithms with visual results. In addition to being on a screen, the code can drive this pen plotter to produce physical drawings, bridging the gap between digital and physical arts and design. The results are available to visitors during the open house.
Course: ACCAD 5102
Course Instructor:
Gaëtan Robillard
Assistant Professor, Design
Brody Hall
Design
Emily Kocur
Computer Science & Enginnering
Jenna Marti
MFA candidate, Art
Ella Neiderer
Design
Lizzy Watkins
Design