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Promotional graphic for Chris Coleman’s presentation at the New Media Caucus Symposium (Restoration / Regeneration), March 6–8, 2026, at Arizona State University. The image shows 3D landscape cross-sections alongside event details and branding.
By Colleen McCulla

ACCAD served as an institutional sponsor for the 2026 New Media Caucus (NMC) Symposium, Restoration / Regeneration, held at Arizona State University's MIX Center. As an international,…

Matte painting of stratified geological layers showing varied textures of mud, clay, and fossilized remains from the Paleozoic to Cenozoic eras.
By Colleen McCulla

History is rarely a single, clean narrative; it is a dense, shifting accumulation of artifacts and memories. In Layers In History, Yeoleum Choi, a second-year MFA student in the…

A group of approximately twenty people stand in a museum gallery with dark teal walls. They are attentively listening to a curator in a blue shirt who is speaking and gesturing. Behind the group, wall text reads "CODED NATURE," and several large, bright digital art screens display colorful, abstract floral imagery.

It’s not every day that you get to trace the history of generative art, rave to live-coded algorithms, and celebrate the legacy of ACCAD’s founder all in one afternoon. But that’s exactly what 25…

Jean Yves Munch with Kichwa community member

This summer (2025) Jean-Yves Munch and Michelle Wibbelsman embarked on a research collaboration supported through an Arts and Humanities…

Jason and Debora Bernagozzi

ACCAD is pleased to welcome Jason and Debora Bernagozzi for a 2 day visit, September 22 and 23, 2025. Jason and Debora co-created Signal Culture, an…

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ACCAD is pleased to announce a new full time Faculty position. This will be a shared appointment between the Ohio State University Department of Art and The Advanced Computing Center for…

March 12th through March 15th, ACCAD Director Chris Coleman co-organized a series of events and conversations at the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University in NYC. The…

XR Performance and Previsualization: ACCAD Professor Norah Zuniga Shaw Partners with Doris Duke Foundation to Convene National Leaders in Performance and Technology

COLUMBUS, Ohio—…

ACCAD had the honor of hosting Afrotectopia for an immersive journey into the Black Metal Starship Program from February 6–7. This experience, blending speculative design, Black culture, art,…

Miller Puckette, Kerry Hagan, and Irwin presented concerts and lectures at ACCAD for 3 days, February 23-25.

Miller Puckette, recipient of the 2023 Silver Lion at La Biennale di Venezia, is…

ACCAD welcomed instructors Matt Ragan and Zoe Sandoval of SudoMagic. Matt and Zoe offered a 3-day hands-on workshop to teach TouchDesigner software. Attendees were introduced to the software and…

Join us for the premiere of "The Sacred Society", an animated short film by Benny Zelkowicz! Benny is an ACCAD Lecturer and a core instructor for the animation track of the Moving Image Production…

Charles Csuri was a pioneering artist, researcher, and professor at The Ohio State University, revolutionizing computer animation through research, funding, and innovation. He played a key…

Jeremy presenting Provost the ACCAD word

ACCAD was pleased to welcome Ohio State’s new Executive Vice President and Provost, Ravi V. Bellamkonda to our labs in Sullivant Hall. Accompanied by the College of Arts and Sciences Dean Horn,…

ACCAD is delighted to announce publication of the 2nd edition of Digital Media Projection Design & Technology for Theatre by Associate Professor Alex Oliszewski…

ACCAD’s new 25-speaker immersive audio system was officially commissioned on January 13, 2025. This marks a significant leap forward in spatial audio capabilities at the center. Powered by Spat…

Thomas Linehan

The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) mourns the passing of Dr. Thomas E. Linehan, a cherished alumnus of The Ohio State University and an integral figure in ACCAD's early…

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Current Position / Employer: Senior UX Designer, Research Information Technology Department, The Ohio State University College of Medicine

Degree with Department…

Ming Smith

Jean-Yves Munch, sound designer and Sr. Lecturer at ACCAD collaborated on an immersive soundscape for the current Wexner Center photo exhibition entitled “Ming Smith: …

Ahn jae-Huun talk


ACCAD, along with its partnering departments at Ohio State, expresses deep gratitude for the inspiring visit from artist and animator, Director Ahn Jae-Huun. During a weeklong event at the…

24 Faculty Show Social

The Department of Design at The Ohio State University is hosting an exciting exhibition, with_, running from October 1 to November 17, 2024, at the Urban Arts Space,…

Chris Coleman

It is our pleasure to announce ACCAD's new Director is Chris Coleman. A warm ACCAD welcome, Chris!

This article was originally written by James…

Dr. Matthew Lewis

The Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design (ACCAD) at The Ohio State University is pleased to announce that Dr. Matthew Lewis has been promoted to Associate Professor. Dr. Lewis, who…

Tim Daoust

Current Position / Employer: Lead Animation Programmer at Epic Games

Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation Date: MSc Computer Science 2004

Jae-Huun Ahn, Korean Animator Guest Artist

ACCAD is delighted, along with The Wexner Center for the Arts, OSU departments of Design, Art, TFMA, and DEALL, to welcome and present the beautiful works of renowned animator Jae…

profile image of Qihao (Kio) Zhu, Post MFA scholar

Kio (Qihao) Zhu has been working as a post-MFA scholar since the summer of 2022. Co-sponsored by the Ohio State University Department of Design and ACCAD, Kio developed…

A headshot photo of Ati Cachimuel wearing a white shirt and glasses and singing into a microphone while playing the guitar.

This spring, Ati Cachimuel, Ecuadorian-born Kichwa-Otavalo musician and composer, visited The Ohio State University (April 8-May 24, 2024) for an artist residency with the Advanced Computing…

A photo of Peter Stuart, a man with short brown hair wearing a green t-shirt, and resting his head on his hand while smiling at the camera.

Current Position / Employer: Senior Pipeline Technical Director at LAIKA

Degree with Department Affiliation and Graduation Date: MS in Computer and…

A man sitting on a chair playing a cello against a backdrop of a screen with a cityscape projected onto it.

In eager anticipation of ACCAD's annual spring Open House this Friday, April 5th from 3:00-6:00 PM, we invite you to watch a recap of last year's Open House, produced by ASC Tech…

Two men looking at an iPad to view an AR experience.

ACCAD will host our annual spring Open House on Friday, April 5th from 3:00-6:00 PM! The event is free and open to the public. Join us and explore interdisciplinary research…

Silent Sky title and cover image featuring a planet in space, overlaid with an image of the Fibonacci sequence

Starting on February 28th, the Ohio State Theatre will proudly present "Silent Sky," a live, theatrical performance by award-winning playwright Lauren Gunderson, directed by Tom…

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Mark your calendars for an exciting, free event coming Sunday, March 3rd, at 3:00 pm! As part of OSU's Science Sunday lecture series, ACCAD/Design/TDAI Faculty member,

The home page of the Chinese Theater Collaborative/華語戲聚 website, which features the CTC logo in front of a series of images that have ties to Chinese theater.

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, The Institute for Chinese Studies and the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University, in collaboration with the Advanced…

André Zachery suited up in the ACCAD Motion Lab. He looks down at the motion trackers on his fingers while his avatar is partially in view in the background.

On August 31 and September 1, 2023, Harmony Bench, Crystal Michelle Perkins, and Vita Berezina-Blackburn hosted visiting scholars and artists working in the field of dance to consider…

A photo of Lakshika Udakandage holding his Ingenuity Award from DreamWorks

Design MFA (2017) alumnus Lakshika Udakandage is the recipient of a Dreamworks Animation Ingenuity award. Nominated by his Technical Direction department, Lakshika received this…