The Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts is an arts and research center established as part of the Digital Exchange - a digital media initiative at Ball State University’s Center for Media Design funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. The institute is an interdisciplinary, collaborative research and studio environment that explores intersections between art and technology. Students, faculty, and industry partners engage in a wide range of innovative digital media projects employing technologies such as virtual reality, visualization, simulation, human computer interface, and interactive art works. Students, faculty and staff from the College of Fine Arts, College of Architecture and Planning, Information Technology and other disciplines take part in this experiential, project-based learning center - a digital studio environment that immerses students in the production of innovative digital media projects and connects them to regional, national and international partners. The centerpiece of the Institute for Digital Intermedia Arts is an immersive seminar in virtual worlds that provides students an experiential, project based learning environment investigating the forefront of discourse in emerging media.