I 320U: Topics in User Experience Design: Virtual Environments and Immersive Technology

Spring Term 2023
Mode: In Person
Syllabus to come
Program: Undergraduate
Unique ID
28140
Day Start End Building Room
  • Tuesday
  • Thursday
  • 03:30 PM
  • 03:30 PM
  • 05:00 PM
  • 05:00 PM
  • BEN
  • BEN
  • 1.124
  • 1.124

Catalog 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.

Prerequisites

Upper-division standing and Informatics 310U.

Restrictions

Informatics majors will have top registration priority through the early periods of registration. Informatics minors are encouraged to join the waitlist, which will begin promoting students on December 12 if seats remain available. All other students will need to complete this Registration Support Questionnaire in order to request a seat in any of our classes.

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.