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Designing for Extended Realities is an startup accelerator-style course that equips students with the skills and knowledge to design and develop extended reality (XR) products in a critical, intentional, and human-centered way. Students will work in multidisciplinary teams to explore a single XR design project throughout the quarter that culminates in a public XR exhibition. Through the practice of design thinking and prototyping, students will explore and experiment with state-of-the-art technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. Project teams will receive mentorship guidance from world-class XR experts from Meta, Unity, IDEO, Snap, and more, including product designers, product managers, engineers, and VCs.
Entrepreneurial, design, technical, or subject-matter interest highly encouraged. XR devices and software licenses will be provided to student groups.
This course is by application only at https://forms.gle/U4qE34SY5qVrEM4JA
Designing for Extended Realities is a course that equips students with the skills and knowledge to design extended reality (XR) in a critical, intentional, and human-centered way. Students will explore and experiment with state-of-the-art XR technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and the metaverse. Through the practices of design thinking, rapid prototyping, and critical discussions, students will gain an understanding of how to leverage XR technology to create real value for people and society.
“The only way to experience an experience is to experience it.”
By the end of the course, students will have the skills and knowledge necessary to become responsible and innovative creators, practitioners, or entrepreneurs in the ever-evolving world of extended reality. Partnership with industry will help students to ground their work in practical industry applications and make their transition into the professional world easier.
<aside> ⚠️ Prior technical abilities not required, though a foundation in design thinking is strongly encouraged with at least one design course taken. We aim to admit a mix of technical and non-technical students from all backgrounds.
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