ATLAS Institute at CU Boulder
Share
ATLAS is an interdisciplinary institute for radical creativity and invention at CU Boulder.
ATLAS EXPO 2026 project spotlight: REALM SYNC
Creative Technology & Design student Reilley Locke created REALM SYNC, a tabletop roleplaying game setup that integrates digital tools with the classic tactility of in-person play for when your dungeon crawling party can’t be in the same room together.
The hybridized system uses conductive figurines on capacitive touchscreens linked via a custom website to allow players anywhere on Earth to physically move their characters across a shared online battlemap in real-time.
Stay tuned for more EXPO spotlights. To learn more about the ATLAS Institute:
🔗 colorado.edu/atlas
Video editing by
If you missed this year’s ATLAS EXPO, we’ve got you covered with a video rewind series hosted and produced by Creative Technology & Design undergrad Juniper Dev and master’s student Andrew Widner.
ATLAS students Raphaelle L***r, Zeke Thoreson and Peter Burke created Echo, a multi-instrumentalist character brought to life through a blind-box series of four collectible figurines that each play their own instrument when paired with a custom Bluetooth speaker.
Stay tuned for more EXPO spotlights. To learn more about the ATLAS Institute:
🔗 colorado.edu/atlas
When your family and friends keep asking what your major actually is and you’re just like: “go to ATLAS EXPO” 🤷
Congratulations to the Creative Technology and Design master’s and PhD class of 2026! You have amazed us again and again with your curiosity, resilience and kindness. Best of luck as you move to the next chapter of your life and always know that the faculty and staff of ATLAS are here for you.
05/02/2026
Congratulations to the Creative Technology & Design graduate class of 2026!
These master’s and PhD students worked hard to turn their passions into expertise, deepening their practices and refining their skills along the way. From developing physical products to building digital experiences to exploring complex systems, the class of 2026 is poised for greatness.
[We'll post more next week!]
05/01/2026
Congratulations to the Creative Technology & Design undergraduate class of 2026!
We’re proud of our graduating students who have dedicated the past several years to pursuing their own unique paths toward greatness. They are engineers. And designers. And technologists. They are the thinkers and doers who can change the world. Go Buffs!
[Check back next week for more from graduation...]
04/30/2026
ATLAS EXPO 2026 photo dump #2!
Thanks to everyone who came to the ATLAS Institute last Friday to see more than 100 projects by Creative Technology & Design students. Missed it? There was an assistive baking device that helps people with limited mobility, a motorized climbing board, musicians exploring how our brains sync during music, and a hybrid tabletop game system that lets players in different locations physically move pieces together on a shared digital map. There were animations, short films, immersive experiences, experimental textiles, exhibits about astronomical phenomena, escape room concepts… you really should have been there 🤷♀️ Good thing we do it every year.
See your project? Tag yourself!
More photos on the way!
Learn more about the ATLAS Institute: colorado.edu/atlas
04/24/2026
ATLAS EXPO 2026!
It's project overload at EXPO with over 100 Creative Technology & Design student works spanning fitness, music, neuroscience, immersive experiences, product design, museum exhibits, unclassifiable creativity, and a whole ton of games.
More photos and videos to come…
03/12/2026
In-Progress Fest offered a behind-the-scenes look at what Creative Technology & Design students at the ATLAS Institute are working on: video games, remote table top game interfaces, immersive installations, wearable tech, handmade lamps and more.
The event celebrated the creative process—all of the testing, iteration and experimentation it takes to make something interesting.
Come see the finished projects at ATLAS Expo on Friday, April 24, 2026.
Learn more about the ATLAS Institute: www.colorado.edu/atlas/
Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.
Category
Contact the university
Telephone
Website
Address
1125 18th Street
Boulder, CO
80309