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Rekindle ignites player emotions for next-level VR immersion
Northeastern Ph.D. student designs new VR game that tracks player emotions in hopes of fostering empathy for marginalized communities.
July 3, 2026
OASIIS Lab uses VR to make injury recovery less stressful
The OASIIS Lab, a collaboration between Northeastern researchers and Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons, is discovering how extended reality tech can help patients during their recovery journey.
June 22, 2026
Michael Arnold Mages publishes book about Somaesthetic Design
Congratulations Michael Arnold Mages! Michael, Associate Professor and recently appointed Interim Chair of Art+Design, published Somaesthetic Design: The Experiencing Body and the Dynamics of Time
June 9, 2026
The Center for Design at DRS 2026
DRS 2026, the Design Research Society's biannual conference, takes place from June 8-12. Members of the Center for Design contributed to five theme tracks, seven papers and one conversation in the conference's program.
June 4, 2026
‘The first open repository’ of Latin America public design
The Public Design Collective will be “the first open repository of public design in Latin America,” Sofía Bosch Gómez, the founder of the collective, says.
April 1, 2026
How the way you walk impacts your health and your city
With WalkSensePlace, researchers will study the “conversation between our feet and the environment” to better understand how to design walkable cities and the relation between walking and health.
February 12, 2026
Design Research Week returns this spring
The Center for Design’s annual Design Research Week will return this spring, from March 16-22, 2026.
February 5, 2026
Game design professor takes a closer look at real estate games
Casper Harteveld takes a look at what real estate games like The Sims, Monopoly and The Game of Life offer consumers in a world where it has become harder to buy a house.
August 7, 2025
Northeastern researchers visualize the Venice Biennale
Northeastern University has three projects on display at the 2025 Venice Biennale, which tell a story about our changing relationship to data and information.
May 16, 2025
Escape rooms could help make VR and AR effective tools
Virtual and augmented reality learning is more popular than ever, but it still has flaws. Northeastern researchers turned to escape rooms to learn how AI could help students learn better using immersive technology.
May 14, 2025
Museum of Science hosts climate change education event
Skye Morét, a recent graduate from the Interdisciplinary Design and Media PhD program, was part of the lineup at Rise Up Boston, an educational event spotlighting climate change at the Museum of Science.
April 26, 2025
Design students showcase exhibit at Milan Design Week
Northeastern design students showcase interactive, sustainability-focused exhibit at Milan Design Week.
April 17, 2025