Arts, Visualization, Advanced Technologies and Research

AVATAR, a multidisciplinary hiring initiative at Louisiana State University, establishes a university-wide faculty focus on the intersections among art, technology and computation, creating new research areas in virtual environments, digital art, electroacoustic music, animation, video game design, scientific visualization and more.

AVATAR supports economic development in the state through new technologies, leveraging of generous state tax incentives for digital media and providing new curricula to train a talented workforce for one of Louisiana's vibrant and growing industries.