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Student seated in a silver convertible car inside an XR Studio with a city street backdrop on an LED wall, surrounded by studio lights and cameras.

The IML is your go-to, one-stop-shop resource for crafting social media content, producing short films, and designing and prototyping innovative products—and so much more.

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Video + Audio Production

Produce your next commercial, film, or social media campaign in the IML's XR Studio. We can help from the pre‑production stage (story development, production design) through production (camera, lighting, motion capture) and post‑production (video, sound), specializing in virtual production and animation.

Product Development

Develop your next product for consumer, medical, commercial, transportation and toy markets. We support the full design process, from research and ideation through refinement. This includes prototyping and testing, with connections to engineering and manufacturing services.

Virtual + Augmented Reality

Discover the creative potential of emerging technologies such as virtual and augmented reality. We design immersive experiences for arts, entertainment, education, training and design—spanning content creation, visualization, and game‑based interaction.

Immersive Presentations

Impress clients by transforming your next presentation into an immersive experience using video and audio, AR/VR and high‑resolution projection.

Digital Documentation

Preserve and share history through advanced digital documentation. Discover photogrammetry, 3D scanning and 360‑degree capture which can make artifacts accessible to a wider audience or be used to create immersive virtual tours.

Immersive Art + Performance Experiences

Transform art and performance into unforgettable immersive experiences for entertainment and events. We combine immersive video and audio, gaming technologies, AR/VR, and high‑resolution projection to captivate your audience.

Design Thinking + Strategy Sessions

Advance innovation within your organization through facilitated deep‑dive sessions that help uncover insights, generate ideas, and drive meaningful change.

Training + Onboarding

Companies can use augmented reality to safely practice real-world scenarios without any risks. This is especially useful in industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, and emergency response, where safety is a top priority.

Interactive Media Lab Contact Form

Cleveland Institute of Art's Interactive Media Lab is located in Cleveland's Hough Neighborhood at the Warren E. Anderson MidTown Collaboration Center (MCC), – 1974 E 66th St, Cleveland, OH 44103.

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Operation: Blast-Off launches learning, creating at CIA’s IML

November 18, 2025

A young girl peers through a telescope with her mother by her side, when suddenly, the world transforms and our heroine is transported to outer space. She bravely pilots a futuristic spaceship through an asteroid field and around other planets, soaring through a faraway galaxy.

A CIA employee operates a camera while two other employees stand in front of a large screen in the XR Studio.

Cleveland Institute of Art hopes $13M media lab sparks creative, business growth

June 4, 2025

The IML is positioned to become both a teaching facility and a creative hub for the region, serving as a “welcome mat” to collaborate with CIA on new, novel technologies.

A person stands in front of a large screen while a second person operates a video camera.

Cleveland Institute of Art unveils Interactive Media Lab, hopes to spur creative and economic development

June 11, 2025

The IML explores immersive experiences and includes multiple studios and creative spaces, including an arcade, multi-format screening room, image and data capture studio, rapid prototyping lab and innovation studio.

A digital black and white rendering of our new XR studio. It displays the huge LED backdrop and inlaid, along with cameras, lighting and other equipment.

Cleveland Institute of Art’s new Interactive Media Lab aims to position school at forefront of art, design and tech

January 1, 2025

Recognizing the increasing overlap between art, design and technology, the lab aims to position CIA at the forefront of these fields, offering students cutting-edge tools while forging partnerships with like-minded organizations and the community.

Cleveland Institute of Art announces $35 million Transformation Campaign

November 6, 2024

Comprehensive campaign will significantly support five impact areas that bolster the College's mission and drive its academic offerings in art and design; $27 million in gifts and commitments already secured

A collage of headshots of Kathryn J. Heidemann, Steven Gutierrez, Kipum Lee, Jennifer van Dijk and Irina Zavatski.

Cleveland Institute of Art to host panel that explores technology's role in art, design and the creative economy

October 18, 2024

Industry leaders will offer their perspective in advance of the opening of CIA's Interactive Media Lab and as the College launches the public phase of its Transformation Campaign.

Cleveland Institute of Art student's mural selected for Cleveland Foundation's Warren E. Anderson MidTown Collaboration Center

June 15, 2023

Aniyah King’s “Growth From Within,” will be installed at the Cleveland Foundation’s MidTown Collaboration Center when it opens in 2025.

Bendis represents CIA, Interactive Media Lab on global stage

June 12, 2023

Jared Bendis ’04 is no stranger to innovation, and in February, the Cleveland Institute of Art’s chair of Game Design took his expertise to the LEAP Tech Conference in Saudi Arabia—putting him, CIA and the city of Cleveland on an international stage.

Midtown Collaboration Center South Elevation rendering.

Interactive Media Lab update

July 12, 2022

I hope you all read the exciting news regarding CIA’s Interactive Media Lab published Monday on cleveland.com

A rendering of the Southeast side of the Midtown Collaboration Center. This will be the side of the building where the Interactive Media Lab is.

Cleveland Foundation announces Phase II innovation district building next to HQ aimed at uplifting East Side neighborhoods

July 11, 2022

Now, with the $22 million headquarters nearing completion at East 66th Street and Euclid Avenue, the foundation is doubling down on its big move.