The MFADT thesis is a systematic investigation of a research domain within the fields of art, design, and technology conducted through both academic and material investigation. Students identify an area of study, and propose a series of experiments to explore this domain at increasing levels of depth through concept-based research, question-based prototyping and context-based testing. By the end of the course, students should be able to outline the major questions that guide their experimentation, the methods they use to find potential answers, and their individual, personal perspective about the outcome and goals of their study. This opinion, and the project-based work done to instantiate it, constitute a student’s thesis. Final project-based outcomes of the course include visually documented creative research, prototyping, and a final, high-fidelity prototype. This work needs to be tested with the projected audience outside of the MFA DT community, and should manifest students intended concept and form, without need for prior explanation. Written outcomes include elaboration of students research and their continually evolving guiding questions, working methodology, concepts, opinions and goals related to their project-based work.