Future University Hakodate

The power to transform information into "experience."

The Department of Media Architecture explores frameworks (architectures) for communicating, expressing, and delivering information as an experience. The department's name is derived from "information architect" (a person who designs the structure of information) and encompasses a wide range of diverse fields. The English name of the department, Media Architecture, reflects this diversity.

Related keywords

information representation
Interaction design
Cognitive Science
Media Design
Fieldwork
ethnography

town planning
Education support
medical information
Music information processing
Image processing
Digital archive

VR/MR
Robot design
Security
Software Engineering
Sensor technology
physical computing

etc.

In today's information society, not only advanced information technology is required, but also an information environment that is easy for ordinary people to use, understand, and comfortably access information. Therefore, in order to complete a project, it is necessary to have the ability to conceive and implement a better relationship between people and information, using not only information technology, but also the following perspectives and methods.

Design and Expression: Creating "Points of Contact"
Human Sciences, Cognitive Science, Sensibility: Understanding "People"
Understanding Communication and Socio-Cultural Issues: Understanding "Context"
Building "tools" using software, sensors, and interaction technologies.
Practical knowledge gained through fieldwork and community collaboration; verification in the field.

By studying these fields across disciplines, students acquire the skills to become "information architects" in the broadest sense, capable of creating new information experiences, media, and services, by learning about information systems, design, cognitive science, and social implementation in an interdisciplinary manner.
The Department of Media Architecture is a discipline that creates future information experiences and information environments by bridging the gap between information, people, society, and technology.