The Integrated Media Systems Center (IMSC) is on the campus of the
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...
, United States. It was founded using a grant from the US
National Science Foundation
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an Independent agencies of the United States government#Examples of independent agencies, independent agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government that su ...
in 1996 for the study of
Integrated Media Systems.
The original mission was focused on the advancement the integration of digital video, immersive audio, text, animation and graphics to transform the way people work, communicate, learn, teach, entertain and play. By using cross-disciplinary programs of research and education, the Center has taken multimedia to a new level of technological sophistication.
References
External links
*
More information on IMSC
{{authority control
1996 establishments in California
Centers of the University of Southern California
Research institutes in California
Information technology research institutes
Digital media schools