About Institute for Creative Technologies | University of Southern California

At the University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) leaders in artificial intelligence, graphics, virtual reality and narrative advance low-cost immersive techniques and technologies to solve problems facing service members, students and society. Established in 1999, ICT is a DoD-sponsored University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) working in collaboration with the U.S Army Research Laboratory. UARCs are aligned with prestigious institutions conducting research at the forefront of science and innovation. ICT brings film and game industry artists together with computer and social scientists to improve how people interact with computers and expand what they use them for. ICT prototypes, including interactive virtual humans, virtual reality systems and video game trainers have transitioned for use in military training, health therapies, education and more.