PARTNERSHIPS

Through partnerships with local companies, IDEE aims to:

• Contribute to the new media economy in the state of Indiana.
• Develop immersive opportunities that bring students from different academic areas together to create a specific product and learn from their peers in the process.
• Create opportunities for students to take part in the development of commercially viable products.
• Help create a connection between Ball State students and new media companies that will provide future graduates with the kind of experience desired in the marketplace.

If you are interested in creating a partnership with IDEE for a potential project, please contact us at idee@bsu.edu or 765-896-9407.

Current and Past partnerships include:

• Allyn & Bacon and Pearson/Longman - IDEE is creating new media assets to supplement texts in the fields of Social Work, Sociology, Juvenile Justice, Child Development and Psychology. Learn more.
• Central Indiana Community Foundation - IDEE worked to create video assets that help residents and visitors visualize the foundation's unique project: the Cultural Trail. Learn more.
• Clothespin Films - IDEE teamed up with this production company to create the independent film My Name is Jerry. Learn more.
• Green Dean - the outcome of this project was a series of webisodes about making greener, more sustainable choices in home improvement. View the first episode.
• Indiana State Judicial Center - IDEE filmed a mock trial to be used as an educational asset to help child abuse and neglect cases get through the court system more effectively and efficiently. Learn more.
• Mediasauce and Hot Box Pizza - the goal of this partnership was to create a series of webisodes featured on the company's website. View the first episode.
• Off the Streets - the outcome of this project was 13 episodes of a documentary/reality television show about a theater program for the homeless. Learn more.
• Rivars - the goal of this partnership is to develop an interactive web universe that facilitates communications and industry in the world of Show Choir. View the promotional video.
• Road Pictures - IDEE create a pilot for the webisode series Diaries of a Meter Maid. View the pilot.