POMONA - Cal Poly Pomona students may soon be able join in interactive dance, music and theater performances with people all over the world, if a preliminary vision becomes a state-of-the-art reality.

Architects recently completed an extensive study for a potential performing arts and digital media studio center at the university, which would include several digital media labs and a 300-350 seat performing space with web-casting capabilities.

"Part of it is developing a program that will give students the skills and the knowledge to be on the cutting edge of this field, so they will be able to find employment -- and more than employment, to be sought after," said Michael Ross, managing principal of HGA Architects in Los Angeles.

The feasibility study, which allows the university to raise support for the concept, summarizes how the building will be used, where it will be built, what it may look like and how much it will cost.

With an estimated $25 million price tag, it is unlikely the state will fund the project any time soon.

"It's something they want, and something they can definitely use," Ross said. "With the current state budget I don't think it's imminent."

Cal Poly spokeswoman Uyen Mai said the plans are still in the earliest stages, and may never actually see the light of day.

"Feasibility studies happen very often, and they don't always go through," she said. "It's just to see if it's feasible."

For the study, Ross talked to faculty and staff about their visions for expanding both the performing arts and multimedia technology studies at the university. He then contacted companies like Pixar, Disney and Universal to find out what they look for in young employees.

The resulting study sets forth a three-phase building plan for a center with the digital media labs, a performing space, sound stage, computer center, instructional laboratories, and faculty and student workspaces. The building would be built in the university's 65-acre Innovation Village.

"Southern California is the center of the whole industry, so it would make sense to have something like this in one of California's state universities," he said.

HGA has worked on studies for several of CSU's 23 campuses, he said.

"I think feasibility studies are a key tool to allow universities to justify the reasons why a project should be funded," he said.

The campus has seen several developments and renovations in recent years. Among them are the Rain Bird Biotrek Project, a $1 million research and educational facility that consists of a free-standing greenhouse and aquatic biology center; Innovation Village; a state-of-the-art engineering building; an expanded complex for The Collins School of Hospitality Management; the $25 million Bronco Student Center; two dormitories; and a 1.3-acre Japanese Garden.

Other projects currently in the works are a $32 million library expansion project, a parking structure, a building for the College of Business Administration and a $41.6 million Red Cross blood processing facility, which will be the largest in the nation.