Next Session: April 1, 2024

Interaction Design and Prototyping for XR

Explore best practices to design and prototype intuitive, usable, and human-centered experiences for AR and VR. During the course, you will familiarize yourself with the considerations of designing in environments beyond the screen, and the tools and skills to physically create those concepts.


This course will prepare you to earn a Unity Associate Artist certificate.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Unity Version 2020 LTS (Free Download)
  • A laptop or computer (Mac or PC)
  • No headset required


  • User Experience and Interaction Design for XR

    In this section, you learn the interaction, technology, and human factors that need to be considered when creating new user experiences for XR technologies. We will be covering the Mixed Reality Spectrum, Human-Centered Design in XR, Best Practices and Patterns in XR Design, and Usability Considerations.


    By the end of the section, you will have a broad understanding of the complete XR design process and know different paths to become an XR creator. 

  • Introduction to Unity

    It is time to get familiar with a tool that will bring your XR concepts to life: Unity. In this section, you will learn the main components of the Unity Editor and get some practical experience. By the end of this section, you will know how to create and manipulate objects in Unity and import and configure assets used to create virtual worlds.

  • Prototyping Virtual Worlds

    Now that you are familiar with Unity, it is time to create virtual worlds. In this section, we are going to walk you through Unity's Terrain Tools and ProBuilder to show you how you can easily create landscapes or block out your environments to build digital worlds in the blink of an eye.

  • Prototyping VR Interactions in Unity

    Let’s bring interactions to our world. In this section, you will learn how to integrate the XR Interaction Toolkit in your project to build a VR Rig, add locomotion, and create objects that can be grabbed and thrown away.

  • Creating Immersive Visual Effects

    Visual Effects can make your XR experience even more memorable. In this section, you will learn how to use Lighting, Shaders, Particles, and other Unity features that will empower you to create beautiful VFX (and some SFX) in real-time.

  • Immersive Storytelling in XR

    Immersive storytelling can create a compelling sense of presence. In this section, you’ll learn the key features and fundamental workflows of Timeline and Cinemachine to make cutscenes with animations and camera changes.

  • Prototyping AR Interactions in Unity

    In this section, you will learn how to use Vuforia and Unity MARS streamlined workflow to quickly prototype and build AR applications that are interactive and contextually aware. By the end of this section, you will be able to test your applications in the Editor as well as push them to Android and iOS devices.

  • Implement Immersive and Augmented Interfaces

    XR is an advanced technology that may be intimidating to some users. In this section, you will learn how to use the Unity UI System to create effective user interfaces that foster an engaging and comfortable experience in XR. 

Live Online Tutorials

Interactive Office Hours

Live 1:1 Sessions *

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 Learn the best tools, processes, and workflows for a foundation in XR design and development.

 meet with instructors to: ask any questions you have to help work through specific problems or expand on bigger questions about the course or the industry.

one hour of 1:1 mentorship where you will connect with a qualified expert and get hands-on building your personal project.


*Only included for Plus Package students

Course Overview

  • Industry

    Apply XR in Product Design and Modeling

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  • Training and Simulation

    Simulate Real Life Training with XR

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  • Gaming

    Build Futuristic Interactive AX Games

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Get Industry Recognised Certification

Successful completion of the course will earn you the opportunity to prepare you to gain an Associate Level certification badge from Unity.

Pricing

Course Options

Starter

Course Only

Interaction Design & Prototyping for XR


COURSE • 10 WEEKS

  • 80 hours live instruction

Unity Certification Exam

£ 2,685

Plus Package

Get started in XR with the full package.

C# Scripting Fundamentals


COURSE • 4 WEEKS

Everything in Starter, plus...

Oculus Quest 2

10 hours 1:1 with expert

£ 3,685

Upcoming Course Sessions

April 1 - June 7th

             Application Deadline - March 25th




Time Slot 1                                     Wednesdays & Thursdays                    11:00am - 12:30 pm BST

Time Slot 2                                     Wednesdays & Thursdays                    1:30 pm - 3:00 pm  BST

Time Slot 3                                     Wednesdays & Thursdays                     4:30pm - 6:00 pm BST

 JOB growth in 2020

1400%

Unity skills salary

+20k

 Demand growth

601%

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