Interactive Media

Interactive media brings creativity and technology together to create digital content, tools and experiences for audiences across platforms.

In Hawai‘i, this work includes digital media, web-based content, games, mobile applications, animation, immersive media and other technology-driven creative products. These fields support creative entrepreneurs, technical talent and export-ready content that can reach audiences beyond the islands.

Interactive Media in Hawai‘i

Hawai‘i’s interactive media sector connects creators, designers, programmers, artists, storytellers and entrepreneurs. Their work supports a growing part of the creative economy where digital tools, cultural content and new technologies meet.

Interactive media work can include:

  • Games and mobile applications
  • Animation and digital content
  • Web-based media and online platforms
  • Virtual, augmented and immersive media
  • Creative technology and software-based products
  • Digital storytelling and content distribution

Role of the Creative Industries Division

The Creative Industries Division supports Hawai‘i’s creative and innovation economy through programs, partnerships and initiatives that strengthen local talent, business development and creative industry growth.

Through programs such as Creative Lab Hawai‘i, the division helps creative entrepreneurs develop content, build industry relationships and prepare projects for broader markets.

*By the Numbers – 2024

  • 6,224 – Jobs in computer services and software publishing 
  • $132,555 – Average annual earnings for computer services and software publishing jobs 
  • 829 – Software publishing jobs in 2024, up from 218 in 2014
  • 14.3% – Average annual job growth for software publishing from 2014 to 2024

*Source – Hawai‘i’s Creative Industries Update Report 2026, Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.