The Studio: Interaction Design is a year long course. Students continue the development of the skills and practices required for a studio-based practice over the course of two semesters. The course will be based on an increasingly-integrated sequence of projects that address the circumstances and needs of real people in actual settings, while still embracing a broad assortment of approaches and range of solutions. In-the-field design research, as well as participatory and iterative design, will be encouraged as means for producing effective interventions