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    Interactive Media Design Program Information

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    Important Information to Know

    Technology Requirements

    Important Information to Know

    Program courses for 1st year students meet on Tuesday and Thursday, and 2nd year students meet on Monday and Wednesday. There are some evening courses required.

    Technology Requirements

    • Adobe Creative Cloud subscription is required for this program.  You may purchase out of pocket for a student-discounted price directly from Adobe or from the eCampus Bookstore. or download for free through VDI (NOTE: This will only work if you have strong internet connection). Instructions are below:
        • Go to morainepark.edu
        • Click on the myMPTC
        • Click on Student & Employee and Log In
        • Enter mydesktop.morainepark.edu
        • The login screen will appear and you can enter your MPTC email address and click “Next” and then enter your password to sign in.
    • Online students will need access to a drawing tablet with a drawing pen (see the suggested tablets listed below). There are Cintiq drawing tablets in the classrooms for students who choose face-to-face classes.
    • Please contact the IMD instructor if you have any questions.

    Minimum specifications:

    i7-8750H 3.40GHz, 64 Bit, GeForce GTX 1060 6GB, 16GB 2666MHz RAM

    WINDOWS – Laptop Minimum Requirements:
    15″ screen
    Windows 10 64-bit
    Processor: i7-8750H 3.40GHz (Look for a Quad processor)
    Storage: 500 BG HDD with 250GB SSD
    Ram (memory): 8GB DDR4 RAM
    Video card: GeForce GTX 1050 4 GB **it is important to have a video card**

    MacBook-Pro: Minimum Requirements (Contact your instructor for more information):
    16″ screen
    2.6GHz 6-Core Processor
    512GB Storage
    2.6GHz 6-core 8th-generation Intel Core i7 processor
    Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz
    Radeon Pro 560X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
    16GB 2400MHz DDR4 memory
    512GB SSD storage 1.

    Online students will need access to a drawing tablet with a drawing pen
    The drawing tablet must be able to connect to your laptop or computer to be able to run the Adobe Creative Cloud software.  There are a wide variety and cost of various drawing tablets.

    We recommend these:
    Wacom One – 12″ Pen Display ($399)
    Review – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFvpOWZDGUU&feature=emb_rel_end
    OR
    The XP Pen Artist 13.3 pro ($250)
    Review – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOFrikC1Ucg