Spring 2024
I 320U Topics in User Experience Design: Virtual Environments and Immersive Technology
DESCRIPTION
Examine social and psychological experiences of virtual environments and immersive technologies, such as in virtual reality and augmented reality. Through the course students will learn about the immersive technology and the research behind people’s experiences of virtual environments.
COURSE NOTES
Virtual environments have become an integral component of people’s everyday lives for multiple uses such as socializing, learning, and behavior change. The focus of the course is to examine people’s social and psychological experiences of virtual environments and immersive technologies, such as in virtual reality and augmented reality. Through the course students will learn about immersive technology and the research behind people’s experiences of virtual environments.
PREREQUISITES
Upper-division standing and Informatics 310U.
RESTRICTIONS
Registration prioritized for undergraduate Informatics majors through registration period 1, with access being extended to Informatics minors beginning in period 2. Outside students will be permitted to join our waitlists beginning with period 3.