Immersive Technology MSc

You are introduced to the fundamental concepts and approaches utilised in the development of AR solutions, from exploring existing development tools and environments to design considerations and deployment platforms.

Develop practical knowledge and skills in creating digital twins of products and services, simulating and testing them in different real-world scenarios in a gamified manner.

Key concepts of cyber-physical systems and digital twins are introduced in the context of industry 4.0 along with an insight into current state-of-the-art platforms including virtual reality and augmented reality hardware.

You gain a fundamental understanding the concept of data-driven VR, AR and MR, and their applications in data visualisation, product marketing and skill training. You gain practical skills designing and developing data driven immersive experiences and standard operating procedure-based immersive training applications. You gain knowledge of data importing/exporting, storing and use of various machine learning techniques to practically use collected data effectively.

This deep dive into the research, development and production of an immersive reality product, asks you to build on existing knowledge and experience to create interactive immersive content, in the form of a professional quality immersive reality product.

You explore how users interact with immersive experiences through user experience design, interface design and emergent technology. You look at spatial consideration in immersive design, best practice considerations, personal and virtual spaces and how this relates to interactive narrative structures and development.

You research and investigate a major, in-depth, topic drawn from commercial, industrial or research-based problem areas. The output from your project could be a major deliverable in the form of a software package, digital tool, design, or research findings. You also undertake critical evaluation of the deliverable, including obtaining third party evaluation where appropriate. Alternatively, you may undertake a research study and report findings in the style of a scholarly article.

You undertake a multidisciplinary group project where you apply your individual area of expertise to the platform of Virtual Reality (VR) or Augmented Reality (AR). You focus on integrating and applying existing skills from multiple disciplines and applying them in a VR context. You research and develop a VR, AR or immersive experience. You research, analyse, and evaluate a broad range of VR and AR systems, as well as learning how to synthesise and reflect on your own contribution for immersive systems within your discipline.
Your assessment is 100% ICA, with a group project including product demonstration and actual immersive experience, an individual portfolio and individual written report.