The Media Laboratory provides a unique environment for exploring basic research and applications at the intersection of computation and the arts.Research at the Media Lab comprises interconnected developments in an unusual range of disciplines, such as

The idea for the MIT Media Lab came out of work at the school's Architecture Machine group, and it formally opened the doors of its new building designed by I.M. Pei in 1985. In the Media Lab's first decade of operation, they worked on electronic music pr