Bachelor's degree in Design, Animation and Digital Art

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Introduction

Do you want to be part of the animation and the digital art industry, make audiovisual productions and work in real projects in the field of design and image?

Train to achieve the profiles of animator, artistic producer and creative designer, putting into practice the new technologies of the image, the art and the animation to the most current supports of the context.

Your best choice is to study at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).

With the backing of more than 15 years of experience in the field of multimedia technologies and video games and with the support of more than 30 companies in the sector, national and international, such as Kotoc, Wacom, Kerad Games and Social Point.
You will obtain an official qualification.
You will be able to do placements from the third year.
You will receive advice on your professional future and we will advise you on job interviews, raising your profile among companies in the sector.

This degree is available at the TR12 (c/ de la Igualtat, 33, Terrassa). You can view the centre and its facilities in this 360º virtual tour.

Teaching goals

The aim of the bachelor's degree in Design, Animation and Digital Art is to develop your artistic and creative side, by means of projects of digital design, animation and modeling of scenarios, characters, interactive objects and graphic interfaces, crossing the field of art, communication, advertising and other disciplines.

You will develop the necessary skills for creation and artistic expression, using different media and techniques of graphic and audiovisual production and dominating the tools for the elaboration of digital contents and images. All this, participating in individual projects and in multidisciplinary teams based around the professional market of design and digital art.

General Information

The bachelor's degree in Design Animation and Digital Art is an official university degree, complying with the requirements of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).

Type of qualification: Official degree.
Language of instruction: Catalan, Spanish and English.
Taught at: Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia (c/ de la Igualtat, 33, 08222 Terrassa). Virtual tour
Schedule: morning and afternoon.
Number of new places available: 40 places.
Pre-registration code: 31093 - Bachelor's degree in Design, Animation and Digital Art
Duration and course load: 3 years, 180 ECTS credits. The duration of the studies is six semesters, including the final year project. Each semester consists of 18 teaching weeks.
Academic calendar: Download the academic calendar
Cut-off mark academic year 2021-2022: 10.074
Price: 106 €/ECTS (€6,360 for each academic year of 60 credits)*.

Grants of 100% of the registration fee for the first year for students with an excellent academic record in upper secondary school education +Info

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* The discounts indicated by the DOGC on the public part of the price of the credit will be applied.

Applicants are given the option of making a voluntary €5 contribution when formalising their enrolment. As part of the UPC's 0.7% Campaign, this donation will go towards meeting charitable needs in developing countries.

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Academic information

In this section you will find the academic regulations and support plans that we apply to the degree.

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Entrance requirements and registration

University pre-registration

Pre-registration for official programmes of study must be done via the Government of Catalonia's university pre-registration process.

Cut-off mark academic year 2021-2022: 10.074

Pre-registration code: 31093

University pre-registration

The studies providing access to this official qualification are:

1. Higher secondary education certificate of any type and university entrance tests.

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Have completed higher secondary education studies of any type.
Pass the university entrance test (PAU). You can check the weighting parameters of the subjects of the baccalaureate type that will be applied for access to the university. You can also consult the Table of weightings of the subjects in the degrees of the CITM.
Apply for a place in the call for University Preregistration. Indicate Access Route 0 –University entrance examinations.

2. University entrance tests for candidates over 25 years old.

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Pass the university entrance test for candidates over 25 years old.
Apply for a place in the call for University Preregistration. Indicate Access Route - Over 25 years old.

3. Undergraduate training cycles.

Access to any bachelor's degree is possible from undergraduate training cycles, although the access grade (mean grade for the studies) or the weighted admission grade will be taken into account for admission to the studies depending on how the subjects in the specific University entrance tests are related to the knowledge area of the degree course for which access is sought. More information to the Universities Channel of the Generalitat of Catalonia. You can also consult the Table of weightings of the subjects in the degrees of the CITM.

The UPC provides official recognition for subjects and credits is some of the bachelor's degree courses for those who have completed specific undergraduate training cycles. Check which subjects in undergraduate training cycles this recognition of credits applies to on the Government of Catalonia website or by consulting the CITM Degree Validation Board.

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Apply for a place in the call for University Preregistration. Indicate Access Route 4 – Higher level vocational training.

4. Change of university and/or official university studies (transfer of transcript).

To access our studies by this means, you must:

Submit the Application for access due to change of university and/or university studies to the CITM Academic Secretary's Office (Application document). You can check the requirements for access by this means via this link.
Apply for a place in the call for University Pre-registration procedure. Indicate Access Route 7 - University entrance examinations with degree course started or Access Route 8 - Advanced vocational training cycle with degree course started.

After you have been awarded a place at our centre, you will have to apply to your home university for an "academic record transfer".

5. Hold an official university qualification at Bachelor's degree level or an equivalent qualification.

To access our studies by this means, you must do the following:

Apply for a place in the University Pre-registration procedure. Indicate Access Route 2 - Qualified.

6. Students with foreign studies.

These students can access the university by different routes depending on the country of origin, the existence of agreements and the situation of residence in Spain.

You will find the detailed information on the website of the Secretaría de Universidades e Investigación de la Generalitat de Cataluña.

7. Access for over 40 year students with accreditation of experience.

People over 40 years of age can access the university by accrediting work or professional experience related to a degree study, if they do not have an academic qualification that enables them to access the university by another access route.

Access to the university for over 40 years is convened once a year and can only be requested for a single study centre of Catalan universities.

The centre will reserve 1% of the places. +INFO

To access our studies by this means, you must do the following:

To accredit work or professional experience in relation to university education of the degree for which access is requested (minimum 4 years).
Do not possess any academic qualification that qualifies to access the university by other means of access.
To overcome the evaluation phase of the accredited experience carried out by the centre itself. The results will be communicated to applicants on 31 May.
Apply for a place in the University Pre-registration procedure. Indicate Access Route 10 - More than 40 years of age with work experience.

Entrance requirements and registration

Syllabus

Bachelor's degree in Design, Animation and Digital Art

Modular structure

	ECTS credits
Basic Training	60
History	6
Artistic Expression	36
Communication	6
Psychology	6
Business	6
Compulsory Training	84
Image and Photography	12
3D Design	18
Animation	18
Interactivity	6
Management and Company	12
Projects	18
*Elective Training 2**	24
Elective Subjects	24
TFG Final Degree Project	12
Total	180

1st Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
History of Art	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Digital Art Industry	Basic	1st Semester	6
Design Fundamentals	Basic	1st Semester	6
Illustration and Conceptual Art	Basic	1st Semester	6
3d Modeling	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Graphic Design	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Character Design	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Lighting	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Audiovisual Narrative	Basic	2nd Semester	6
Project 1 *1	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
		Total	60

2nd Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Photography	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Advertising	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
2D Animation	Basic	1st Semester	6
Scenaries 3D	Basic	1st Semester	6
User Experience	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Digital Treatment	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Interfaces Design	Basic	2nd Semester	6
3D Animation	Basic	2nd Semester	6
Postproduction and Visual Effects	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
Project 2 *1	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
		Total	60

3rd Course

Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Art Direction and Communication	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Distribution and Business Models	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Elective Subjects	Elective	1st & 2nd Semester	24
Project 3 *1	Compulsory	1st Semester	6
Interactive Applications	Compulsory	2nd Semester	6
TFG Final Degree Project (Regulations)	Compulsory	2nd Semester	12
		Total	60

Elective Subjects	Type	Term	ECTS credits
Digital Creativity	Elective	1st Semester	6
Cinematography	Elective	1st Semester	6
Advanced Animation	Elective	1st Semester	6
Advanced Postproduction	Elective	1st Semester	6
Serious-Games Design	Elective	1st Semester	6
3D Video Games	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Narratives for Real-Time	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Fundamentals, Design and Sound Editing	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Animation and Stop Motion	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Digital Entertainment and Video Game Design	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Generative Art and Processing	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Creative Lab	Elective	2nd Semester	6
Producción Transmedia	Elective	1st Semester	6
In Company Practice *2	Elective	1st or 2nd Semester	12

*1 By the end of the course, students will have learnt and will be able to prove their knowledge with the practical exercises for each of the course subjects; furthermore, students will participate in a group project every year to strengthen and materialize their curriculum.

*2 In the 3rd year of the bachelor's degree in Design, Animation and Digital Art, the 24 optional ECTS can be obtained by taking optional subjects in the curriculum or in two blocks: 12 ECTS of external internships and 12 ECTS of optional subjects.

Clarification notice:

The CITM recommends students to follow the normal itinerary of 60 credits per academic year. The curriculum for this degree programme includes the possibility of external practice work (companies, public organizations…) that is considered as an optional subject area for students. As well, it is possible to take these courses in other foreign universities.

Management & Faculty

Name	E-mail	Type of teaching staff member
Adrián Dorado Garrido	adrian.dorado@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Anna Solanas Santacana	anna.solanas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Arthur Lassance	arthur.lassance@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Beatriz Martínez Navarro	beatriz.martinez@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Photography and Digital Creation (CITM/UPC) Masters Degree in Photonics (UPC) Doctoral student in Image Quality Projects and Professional Experience: Researcher working on video image quality measurement systems. External work placement and degree final project coordinator at the CITM. Image Quality Laboratory. Areas of training: Audiovisual Communication Image Structure and Lighting 3D Scenarios TFG Final Degree Project Lighting
Carles Sora Domenjó	carles.sora@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Director del Centro de la Imagen y la Tecnología Multimedia de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Investigador colaborador del Grupo de investigación DIGIDOC de la UPF. Ha sido profesor del Departamento de Comunicación de la UPF hasta 2019 y también ha impartido docencia en la UB, ELISAVA y BAU. Fue, de 2017 a 2019, Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow en el Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) de Estados Unidos de América. Ha participado en 9 proyectos competitivos de investigación. Publicó su tesis doctoral en UOC Press Comunicación (Temporalidades Digitales, 2016). Ha publicado artículos en revistas indexadas y ha sido revisor de varias revistas académicas nacionales e internacionales, así como de agencias de evaluación de investigación europeas. Ha presentado su trabajo académico y artístico en diversos foros internacionales como Ciudad de Quebec, París, Buenos Aires (VE), México DF, Bristol (i-Docs), Lisbone, Lugano (ECREA), Boston (MIT) o CCCB (Barcelona). Ha trabajado en más de 25 proyectos profesionales de artes visuales, teatro y difusión científica. Fue miembro fundador del estudio de proyectos expositivos Touché (2009-2012) y director del programa de posgrado Escena Digital (2010). Fue fundador del programa de incubación Starting Lab y coordinador del Grado en Comunicación Audiovisual de la UPF. Su actividad académica la ha llevado a hacer más de 40 conferencias en varias universidades, congresos y centros culturales, destacando Emerson College (Boston), MIT (Boston) y UPV (Valencia). Areas of training: Visual Culture Digital Culture Interactive Design Digital Art Digital Narratives
Carlos Monte Salvador	carlos.monte@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Carolina López Caballero	carolina.lopez.caballero@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Presente: Directora de Animac, Muestra Internacional de Cine de Animación de Cataluña. Comisaria de la Sección Oficial Competitiva de Animación de FICG México (Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara, México). Comisaria invitada en Animario, Festival Internacional de Animación Contemporánea de Madrid. Anterior: Directora de Xcèntric, el cine del CCCB. 12 años de temporadas anuales de proyecciones, actividades pedagógicas y publicaciones. Comisaria de ciclo audiovisual itinerante From Doodles to Pixels, Over 100 Years of Spanish Animation. (AC/E-CCCB). Proyección en el festival de Annecy, el MoMA de NY y 30 sedes internacionales más. Publicación con Cameo. Comisaria de la exposición Metamorfosis, visiones fantásticas de Starewitch, Švankmajeels Hermanos Quay (CCCB y La Casa Encendida de Madrid). Realizadora de publicidad en Tesauro SL (Madrid y Barcelona) y Group Films (Barcelona) Guionista y realizadora independiente TV (TVE, Canal Plus) Productora creativa y realizadora MTV Music Television en la sede de Miami (USA). Co-creadora, programadora y coordinadora de la sección oficial Anima't. Sitges. Festival Internacional de Cine Fantástico de Cataluña. 10 años de programas, exposiciones y publicaciones. Animadora y realizadora independiente Areas of training: 2D Animation 3D Animation Visual Culture Projects
David Font Moragas	david.font.moragas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Video game programmer, audio specialist. Development of sound systems for GameBoy Advance, Super Fighter Team. Composer and developer for Freak Frog: Yume and The Legend of the Dragon. Founder of Synchrnzr A.M. & A.R. Sound systems: Digital Legends - One Sequel (International Mobile Gaming Award for best technology), Dance Fabulous, Kroll. Effects and dialogue specialist at Kukoo Kitchen (ArtFutura award). Composer for MMA ProFighter and Millionaire City.
David Sánchez Carreras	david.sanchez-carreras@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Multimedia (CITM/UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Lecturer specialising in dynamic web programming, databases and web applications. International Mobility Area Coordinator. Areas of training: Human-Computer Interaction Projects Dynamic web programming and Databases Latest Generation Web Applications TFG Final Degree Project
Elías Borrás Borrell	elias.borras@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Digital creator, artist and 3D illustrator linked to the video games sector, advertising, multimedia art and developing user experiences in interactive applications. An expert in drawing, 3D modelling, illustration, photography, post-production, video editing, multimedia application development, art direction for graphic projects and scripts. Areas of training: Projects Concept Art Foundations of Design Illustration and Concept Art Character Design
Elisabet Fonts Gonzalez	elisabet.fonts@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Degree Holder in Audiovisual Communication (UVIC) Doctoral student PhD in the field of science and new technologies Projects and Professional Experience: Lecturer at ENTI-UB, UVIC, Teknós and UPC. CEO at Applicamos Designer of characters and application environments for: Nació Digital, Play Creatividad, Clipouneds, UVIC, Gotika group and Play Attitude. 3D animator for a short film directed by Anthony Wong for Pixar/Disney. Areas of training: 3D Animation
Eulalia Febrer Coll	eulalia.febrer@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Francisco Jose Pinel Cabello	fran.pinel@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Ignacio Pablo Díaz Acedo	inaki.diaz@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Degree Holder in Advertising and Public Relations (UAB) Graduate in Digital and Virtual Design (Istituto Europeo di Design) Projects and Professional Experience: More than 10 years of experience in the field of multimedia design, working for clients including Oxfam, Editorial Planeta, FC Barcelona, Lacoste, Estrella Damm, PSC and Barcelona Provincial Council. For the past five years, he has been working in the world of mobile gaming, creating and developing games for the indie studio Appnormals Team (including PixelWorld games and Super Barista) and as a freelance game artist/animator for other developers and studios such as Jesse Freeman (Long Island, NY), CS54 (Brooklyn, NY) and iSquared Games (London, UK). Currently involved in the Game BCN incubation/acceleration programme, a selection of the city's 8 best video game startups. Areas of training: 2D Animation History of Art Digital Art Industry
Isam Alegre Rodríguez	isam.alegre@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Jaume Duran Castells	jaume.duran.castells@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Jose Antonio Salazar Garcia	jose.antonio.salazar@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
José Luis Eguia Gómez	eguia@ege.upc.edu	UPC professor	Mes info
Degree: Degree Holder in Fine Arts (UB) Doctor of Digital Interactive Communication (University of Valencia) Projects and Professional Experience: CEO at Digital Work Force. Researcher in Video games and gamification of education. Project Engineering and Construction Dept., UPC. Member of the Digital Games Research Association (DIGRA). Member of the GIE-UPC Research Group. He has published books on gamification and graphic design and articles in academic journals, and gives international lectures on new information and communication technologies. Areas of training: Foundations of Design Graphic Design
Josep Torelló Oliver	josep.torello@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Audiovisual Communication (UB) Master's degree in Interdisciplinary Education of the Arts (UB) Doctor of Audiovisual Communication Projects and Professional Experience: Postdoctoral Research at St. Petersburg State University (Russian Federation). Member of the Interactive Media Laboratory consolidated inter-university Research Group recognised by the Government of Catalonia (2014 SGR 604). Head of UPC Arts. Areas of training: Projects Audiovisual Communication History of Art Audiovisual Narrative
Juan José Fábregas Ruesgas	juan.jose.fabregas@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Degree: Degree Holder in Psychology (UB) Doctor of Multimedia Engineering (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Researcher in Human-Computer Interaction and the coordinator of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the CITM. Director of the Image Processing and Multimedia Technology Center at the UPC. Research Lines: Psychology of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI): The Human Factor in accessibility and usability. Co-Coordinator of CITM Degree Final Project and HCI Laboratory Coordinator. Areas of training: Human-Computer Interaction Projects Business Games Industry TFG Final Degree Project
Juan José Pons López	juan.jose.pons@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Lasse Löpfe	lasse.lopfe@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Doctor in Environmental Sciences (UAB) Projects and Professional Experience: Professional career: 2010 - 2014: Post-Doc Research fellow UPC, UCIII, CREAF 2015 - 2016: CTO, GKT Studios 2017- 2018: CTO, DefyU Technologies 2014 - Present: Freelance game designer Projects: Danger Room: https://store.steampowered.com/app/852250/Danger_Room_VR/ Janken Cards: https://store.steampowered.com/app/527210/Janken_Cards/ DefyU: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DefyUTechnologies.DefyU Areas of training: Programming Virtual Environments Game Design Data Analysis
Lidia Rodríguez Hergueta	lidia.rodriguez@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Llogari Casas Torres	llogari.casas.torres@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Doctor of Fine Arts (UB) Masters Degree in Artistic Production Projects and Professional Experience: Director of the Pau Gargallo Higher School of Art and Design. Co-founder and director of KALEIDOSCOPI Cartoons. Co-author and author of several books and manuals on 2D and 3D Modelling and Animation. Areas of training: Character Design 3D Modeling
Marc Ripoll Tarré	marc.ripoll.tarre@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Multimedia Design and Animation Masters Degree in 3D Design (Media Arte Institute) Graphic Design and Illustration (Escola Joso) Projects and Professional Experience: CEO and Lead Artist at The Game Forger. Lecturer in 3D design and video games at BAU and ETSEIB and on the UPC School master's degree course in Video Game Design and Creation. Coordinator of video game development courses at TEC in Monterrey, Mexico. Áreas de expertise: 3D animation Game design Areas of training: Programming Virtual Environments
Marc Virgili Torrent	marc.virgili.torrent@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Degree in Photography and Digital Creation (CITM/UPC) Postgraduate degree in Photojournalism Postgraduate degree in Postproduction, Motion Graphics and Visual Effects Projects and Professional Experience: Team Manager in the Digital Content /CGI area at EGM Laboratorios Color S.A. A specialist in Photography for Industry and Advertising. Drone Skills Pilot and Operator for AESA. Areas of training: Photographic production Image Structure and Lighting
Marcel Bilurbina Camps	marcel.bilurbina@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Maria Gonzalez Otero	maria.gonzalez.otero@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Photography and Digital Creation (CITM/UPC) Masters Degree Master in Cinematographic Direction (ESCAC) Projects and Professional Experience: Director of photography Expert in advertising and audiovisual communication Areas of training: Projects Audiovisual Communication
María Leonor Balbuena Palacios	maria.leonor.balbuena@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Maria Luisa Rodriguez Sarmiento		Collaborating professor
Maria Pagès Rovira	maria.pages@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Degree in Audiovisual Communication (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) PhD in Animation (BAU-Universitat de Vic-UCC) Projects and Professional Experience: Tras licenciarse en Comunicación Audiovisual y haber disfrutado de una beca en los Maine Media Workshops and College Filmmaking (USA), comienza a trabajar en animación para Fílmax en El Cid: La Leyenda (2003). Ha colaborado con la Filmoteca de Catalunya para la restauración del film de animación Érase una vez… (1950). Su trabajo de investigación sobre el cine de animación le ha llevado a publicar en varios libros y revistas científicas, así como a participar en foros de animación española. Ha organizado dos foros de animación con la Dra. Teresa Martínez y ha coordinado la publicación Mujeres y animación: la industria desde los márgenes (Quaderns Bau, 2016). Como ilustradora, publica a menudo para SdEdicions. Becada por Dones Visuals (2020), actualmente trabaja en un proyecto de investigación para hacer un documental animado sobre la animadora Pepita Pardell y un trabajo sobre actrices cómicas secundarias como Mary Santpere. Áreas de expertise: Cine español. Cine de animación. Animación tradicional/2D. Perspectiva de género. Actrices y comedia durante el franquismo. Areas of training: Projects 2D Animation
Marta Fernández Ruiz	marta.fernandez.ruiz@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Investigadora en el área de los Game Studies con interés en la experiencia de usuario y la intersección entre las humanidades y la tecnología. Ha sido docente en el ámbito universitario y en el de formación profesional en el área de videojuegos, medios interactivos y narrativa transmedia. Ha trabajado en la creación y edición de contenidos multimedia, en la implementación de interfaces de usuario y en la gestión de proyectos orientados a la formación deportiva. En 2014 co-fundó Labhipermedia, spin off de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Ha publicado en revistas nacionales e internacionales como Icono 14, Brumal, Teknokultura, Computers and Education y Education and Information Technologies. Areas of training: Audiovisual Narrative Transmedia production
Marta Gracia Valladares	marta.gracia.valladares@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Miquel Bigas Tañá	miquel.bigas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Graphic Advertising Specialist (Vic School of Art ) Graduate in Photography (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: Projects manager at La Farinera Visual Arts Centre in Vic. More than 10 years of experience working in image post-production and CGI. Works with the CGI Laboratory at the Image Processing and Multimedia Technology Center (CITM). Areas of training: Lighting Projects
Neus Soler Labajos	neus.soler@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Noemí Blanch de la Cueva	noemi.blanch@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Consultoría de proyectos de gamificación y serious games en diferentes ámbitos: participación ciudadana, reciclaje, liderazgo, emprendimiento y educación, entre otros. Áreas de expertise: El poder del juego Gamificación Serious games Género y habilidades Areas of training: Gamification
Noemí de Trastamara-Fernández Grau	noemi.de.trastamara@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Audiovisual Communication (UB) Master's degree in Visual Arts (UB) Master's degree in Multimedia Design (New York University) Projects and Professional Experience: Founder of Coloresdelaire, a multidisciplinary image company. Expert in communication and graphic design. Areas of training: Projects Graphic Design
Núria Riba Roqué	nuria.riba@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Oriol Boira Ricart	oriol.boira@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Degree: Graduate in Multimedia (CITM/UPC) Postgraduate degree in Virtual Reality (UPC) Projects and Professional Experience: A game designer, and the producer and developer of more than 200 published video games. Co-director of R+D+I projects on multimedia topics. Technological broadcaster at RAC1 and Catalunya Ràdio. Member of the Catalan Media Corporation. Author of books on video games and gamification. Areas of training: Applied Multimedia Technologies Video Game Design
Pedro Omedas Morera	pedro.omedas@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Salvador Bolarin Molina	salvador.bolarin@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Director of The Velocity dot Art, a post-production studio specialising in advanced retouching, CGI and special effects. Areas of training: Postproduction and visual effects
Sofia Seinfeld Tarafa	sofia.seinfeld@citm.upc.edu	Profesorado CITM-UPC	Mes info
Projects and Professional Experience: Experta en aplicaciones de realidad virtual, interacción humano-ordenador, psicología y neurociencia. Doctorada en el Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) i Event Lab (UB), investiga el uso de la realidad virtual para disminuir actitudes racistas, mejorar la empatía en maltratadores y también para mejorar el tratamiento de fobias. Durante sus estudios de doctorado, realiza una estancia pre-doctoral en la Universidad de Maastricht (Holanda) con el fin de utilizar técnicas de neuroimagen para comprender mejor el impacto de la realidad virtual en el cerebro. Posteriormente, lleva a cabo una estancia postdoctoral de casi 3 años en la Universidad de Bayreuth (Baviera, Alemania), donde se centra en aplicar conocimientos de las ciencias cognitivas para mejorar el diseño de interfaces como la realidad virtual o también para el desarrollo de nuevas interfaces basadas en levitación por ultrasonidos para crear contenidos digitales que se pueden ver, escuchar y tocar. Ha trabajado en diversos proyectos de investigación financiados por la Unión Europea como Levitate y VERE. Ha publicado varios artículos científicos en revistas internacionales de alto impacto, centrados en la realidad virtual y en el campo de la interacción humano-ordenador. Ver resumen de estas publicaciones. Áreas de expertise: Desarrollo de aplicaciones interactivas, realidad virtual, interacción humano-ordenador y diseño de aplicaciones que utilizan la tecnología para mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas (salud y educación). Areas of training: Human-Computer Interaction Virtual reality
Vanessa del Campo Gatell	vanessa.del.campo@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor
Xavier Manzanares Gonzalez	xavier.manzanares@citm.upc.edu	Collaborating professor

Career opportunities

You will work with different formats, languages and visual contents such as photography, lighting, cinematography, interactive applications or video games, acquiring the necessary technical bases for the digital creative treatment of each format. At the same time, you will approach the digital design industry, animation and gamification, also applying the necessary knowledge of management, entrepreneurship and marketing.

All this participating in individual projects and in multidisciplinary teams based around the professional market of design and digital art.