Our research
We work at the forefront of immersive media and digital design.
Extending Virtual Production 2025
The Extending Virtual Production project was a faculty-funded initiative within AUT’s Design and Creative Technologies faculty in 2025, aimed at pushing the capabilities and creative potential of the university’s state-of-the-art Virtual Production Studio.
Designing with Generative AI
This paper reflects on some developing pedagogical approaches for introducing technical, ethical and critical engagement with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in interaction design (IxD) education.
Portals/Traces
Portals/Traces establishes a shared digital infrastructure linking AUT with partner institutions in the UK, Europe, Asia, and the Americas to enable tangible and haptic knowledge exchange.
The Life Cycle of an Idea
The project explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping creative practice, asking how ideas are formed, developed and shared, and how creative roles, authorship and collaboration are changing in response.
Integrated Design Practice
A reflection on combining Animation, Visual Effects & Game Design for first year undergraduate students