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| ITP (conference) | |
|---|---|
| Name | ITP |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Academic conference |
| Discipline | Interactive technology, performance, pedagogy |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First | 2001 |
| Country | United States |
| Organizer | New York University |
ITP (conference)
ITP is an annual conference and creative residency associated with the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University. It convenes practitioners from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, School of Visual Arts, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, and Royal College of Art alongside technologists from Google, Microsoft Research, Apple Inc., and Adobe Systems to showcase experimental work in interactive media, physical computing, and expressive technology. The event blends presentations, performances, and installations drawn from intersections with Electronic Arts, Design Miami, South by Southwest, SIGGRAPH, and Ars Electronica.
ITP operates as a hybrid symposium and public exhibition that foregrounds emergent practices in interaction design and media arts. The program typically features keynote talks by figures affiliated with MIT Media Lab, Bell Labs, Xerox PARC, Nokia Bell Labs, and leading independent studios such as Studio Olafur Eliasson and IDEO. Attendees include researchers from University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, Pratt Institute, Rhode Island School of Design, and representatives from cultural institutions including Museum of Modern Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Modern, and Walker Art Center.
The conference emerged from curricular and public activities at the Interactive Telecommunications Program, which traces influences to early projects at MIT Media Lab and experimental networks at Bell Labs. Early editions linked practitioners from STEIM, IRCAM, ZKM, and Centro Ricerche Fiat with avant-garde signals from Fluxus, Dada, and contemporary new media art exhibitions like Documenta and Venice Biennale. Over subsequent decades it established ties with corporate research labs at Sony Computer Science Laboratory, IBM Research, and Nokia Research Center, and cultural partners such as New Museum, Cooper Hewitt, and Eyebeam. The conference expanded its remit to include maker communities affiliating with Maker Faire, Hackaday, and Arduino ecosystems.
ITP sessions combine studio presentations, poster sessions, performance nights, and hands-on workshops. The schedule often mirrors formats used at SIGCHI, CHI PLAY, UbiComp, ISWC, and NIME with panels, lightning talks, and demo tables. Exhibition floors host installations similar to layouts at SXSW Interactive and Moogfest, while workshop strands echo pedagogies from Coursera, edX, General Assembly, and university short courses. A typical edition includes a jury process borrowing models from Prix Ars Electronica and Prix Italia for awards and recognition.
Recurring themes address creative coding, tangible interfaces, wearable technology, locative media, augmented reality, and machine creativity. Specific topics connect to research trajectories in computer vision labs at Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and Oxford University; sound and acoustics projects referencing IRCAM and STEIM; and robotics work from MIT CSAIL and ETH Zurich. Other frequent focal points include interactive storytelling related to practices at Disney Research, Lucasfilm, and National Film Board of Canada, as well as data visualization traditions stemming from New York Times Graphics and Information is Beautiful.
ITP has premiered projects that later cross-pollinated to festivals and research conferences. Demonstrations of novel sensors and wearables have been picked up by developers at Nike Research, Intel Labs, and Fitbit (company), while poetic installations have toured institutions such as Whitney Museum of American Art and Centre Pompidou. Research on haptic feedback, tangible user interfaces, and embedded systems presented at ITP has been cited by work from BBC R&D, NVIDIA Research, Google Brain, and OpenAI collaborators. Several alumni projects have evolved into startups and products sold through Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns, mirroring trajectories seen with projects incubated at Y Combinator and Techstars.
The conference is organized by faculty, staff, and students affiliated with the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University and coordinated with university labs and external partners. Sponsors have included technology companies and cultural foundations such as Google, Microsoft Research, Adobe Systems, Intel Corporation, Mozilla Foundation, Knight Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Venue partnerships have connected ITP to locations across New York City including Brooklyn Academy of Music, The New School, and university facilities at NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
ITP is regarded within networks spanning new media art and human–computer interaction as a crucible for creative experimentation and pedagogical innovation. Critics and commentators from outlets such as Wired, The New York Times, The Verge, and Ars Technica have chronicled projects that influenced curricula at Rhode Island School of Design, Parsons School of Design, and California Institute of the Arts. The community produced through ITP overlaps with practitioners and researchers associated with Eyebeam, Recurse Center, NYC Resistor, and global maker collectives, contributing to collaborative interventions in festivals like Burning Man, Lollapalooza, and Coachella.
Category:Academic conferences