Master in Immersive Spaces - IED Roma

Language

English

Start date

November 2026

Frequency

Full time

Fruition

On campus

Duration

1 Year

Course Coordination

Luca Longobardi

Price

EU/EEA resident students: €19.400

Non‑EU/Non-EEA resident students: €21.400

What does it mean to design today, in a world where digital arts and interactive tools are constantly evolving and reshaping the way we tell stories, experience and produce culture?

Our Master’s in Immersive Spaces was designed to meet this ongoing transformation by providing training that integrates technicalcreative, and managerial skills. The goal is to prepare professionals capable of developing immersive multimedia experiences in some of the most dynamic and innovative sectors—from cultural and artistic events to experiential marketing strategies for businesses.

Rome, with its rich historical and cultural heritage and its growing emphasis on digital arts, serves as a strategic and symbolic backdrop for the development of this programme. The city hosts internationally renowned festivals and events dedicated to the intersection of technology and contemporary art and stands out for the increasing interest of museums and cultural institutions in using innovation as a storytelling tool for artistic production. In this evolving ecosystem, new opportunities emerge for designing multimedia experiences that narrate stories of the pastpresent, and possible futures.

Throughout the programme, students acquire the skills to design and produce immersive multimedia experiences by blending audiovisual and interactive content with advanced technologies.

Students learn to use tools and techniques across various domains, including 3D modellingprogramming environments and languagesphysical computing, and game engines. These skills are vital for producing digital content, prototyping new devices or technological concepts, and developing interactive installations, as well as site-specific and virtual projects. Additionally, students explore theoretical and methodological aspects, deepening their understanding of the historical development of artisticcreative, and technological languages that merge artarchitecturebrand communicationscience, and design.

Through thematic workshops with real-world partners and sessions with industry professionals, the programme teaches students to apply their knowledge to progressively complex design projects. They learn to manage the entire creative and production process, from initial sketches to prototypingproduction, and post-production of digital and interactive content.

This course prepares professionals to thrive in a rapidly growing and evolving market, positioning them within the diverse sectors of the cultural industry. Upon completing the Master’s programme, graduates can pursue careers as Technical Artists specialising in interactive systems3D ArtistsTechnical Art DirectorsInteraction DesignersVJ Artists, or Creative Coders. They can work in multimedia design studiosadvertising agenciesartist studios, or establish themselves as freelance designers.

Faculty

Course Coordinator

Luca Longobardi

Multimedia Artist and Composer

Francesco Rosati

Electronic Musician, Digital Artist

Marcello Cualbu

Artist and technological Designer

Sara D'Uva

Visual Artist, Photographer and Art Director

Andrea Santicchia

Digital Artist

Daniele Imani Nobar

Digital Artist, Creative coder

Giulia Tomasello

Interaction Designer, Activist

Daniela Cotimbo

Art Curator, new media Theorist

Clemente Manfredi

Sound Designer, Composer

Arianna Forte

Art Curator, Researcher

News

17 April 2026

Vote for IED Madrid projects among the ten finalists in Accor Design Awards 2026

For the second year running, four IED Madrid students have reached the grand final, placing their projects among the best in the world

16 April 2026

X-plorer, by alumni Aaron Gonzalo selected for the ADI-FAD Delta Medals 2026

The jury has selected only 15 projects out of the 104 submitted, forming the Delta Medals 2026 Selection, including X-plorer, Aaron Gonzalo’s Final Degree Project.

13 April 2026

IED presents The Searchlights: the urgencies of our time through the photographs of people in their twenties

As part of EXPOSED Torino Photo Festival, IED presents the second chapter of the three-year project Ti vorrei dire, developed in collaboration with Gallerie d'Italia - Torino, a part of Intesa Sanpaolo

Dos premios para el documental The Designer is Dead de Gonzalo Hergueta, Alumni IED Madrid

13 April 2026

Two awards for the documentary The Designer is Dead by Gonzalo Hergueta, IED Madrid Alumni

The film has won the Best Documentary Award in the Official Selection at Moritz Feed Doc 2026 and the Audience Award at the Atlàntida Mallorca Film Fest 2025

02 April 2026

Forbes Next Leaders: Noemi Giulianini designs the March magazine cover

Forbes Next Leaders and IED join forces to promote next-generation creativity, continuing the partnership dedicated to the Next Leaders covers.

25 March 2026

IED ranked among the world's top 100 academic institutions in the QS World University Rankings® by Subject 2026

Europe's largest Art and Design school network secures 78th place worldwide in the Art & Design discipline, marking its 60th anniversary year.

19 March 2026

Plural Intelligences: IED Announces the Theme of Its 60th Anniversary

IED reveals Plural Intelligences, the theme dedicated to the 60th anniversary of its foundation, which will take place in 2026.

13 March 2026

Gabriel Zangari, alumni and Director of Casa IED New York, Leads a Packaging Workshop at IED Madrid

The design and packaging expert will work with second- and third-year Product Design students in a hands-on exercise focused on structural solutions without chemical joints.

Forbes Next Leaders – IED Student designs the February cover of Next Leaders

12 March 2026

Forbes Next Leaders – IED Student designs the February cover of Next Leaders

Forbes Next Leaders and IED come together to promote the creativity of a new generation: the partnership dedicated to the covers of Next Leaders begins.