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Center for Media Design
BC 214
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Phone: (765) 285-0123
Fax: (765) 285-0124
cmd@bsu.edu
Hours: 8-5 during academic year, 7:30-4 during the summer


insight and research news
Read more about Insight and Research at the CMD, our research projects and our Industry Fellows.  News articles are sorted by project or category. 

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Middletown Media Studies
The Middletown Media Studies series has garnered international attention for the CMD. Selected publications are listed below. The first study was published in Spring 2004 in the IDMAA Journal. A second, larger study was released in September 2005. MORE...

Video Consumer Mapping Study
Ball State University's Center for Media Design has been commissioned by the Nielsen-funded Council for Research Excellence to conduct a $3.5 million nation-wide study shadowing participants throughout their day, inside and outside the home. MORE...

Eye tracking Research
Insight and Research's study of eye tracking research has only just begun to draw attention to the Center. Look for upcoming studies and reports in the near future. MORE...

High School Media Too
High School Media Too piloted the CMD's observational method, researching a challenging and coveted audience: teenagers. Observers followed a group of 15 young people throughout their day, wherever they went, recording fifteen different media and seventeen life activities. MORE...

Remotely Interested
Remotely Interested? Observing Television Viewers' Ad-Related Behaviors, explored remote control use and other behaviors during TV watching that impact attention or exposure to advertising. MORE...

CMD in Second Life
The CMD and Insight and Research have been active in Second Life and attracting media attention. Notable project include Sarah Robbins' English comp course offered in the virtual world and research exploring interactivity via text-message campaigns. MORE...

The Power of Play
Study of two-screen interactive TV for GSN wrapped up in January 2006. Report was released in Spring 2006. MORE...

Other Research in the News
Press featuring other research from the CMD, such as articles covering our Mobile Marketing Research Initiative and our partnership with iLoop Mobile MORE...
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Insight and Research at the CMD
Publications ranging from the Indianapolis Star and Indianapolis Business Journal to MediaPost Publications and the New York Times have written about the CMD or quote our directors. MORE...

Industry Fellows In the News
CMD Industry Fellows have been featured in a number of press outlets exploring interactive television MORE...

OPA Eyes on the Internet Tour
An extended analysis of MMS2 data was unveiled nationally by the Online Publishers Association (OPA) during its 2006 "Eyes on the Internet Tour." The tour took place in June 2006 and included nine presentations in eight cities across the United States. MORE...