Course overview
Mixed Reality technology combines Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality to create new environments and visualisations, and transform the way we experience the world.
Campus locations
What you'll learn
We’re in the business of equipping the next wave of digital professionals with practical, innovative and transformational skills. At the end of your course, you can expect to:
- Learn the fundamentals of Mixed, Virtual, and Augmented Reality
- Explore the past, present, and future of Mixed Reality technology
- Understand how to build game engines and avatars
- Learn story and world building principles
- Use Vuforia to place a 3D character on a trigger, and an unmarked real-world surface
- Get foundational skills in registration and tracking, software architecture, mobile, camera technology and virtual overlay
- Develop key frameworks in 3D, image registration, fiducial markers, and more
- Explore cutting-edge tools in the MR industry such as Unity 3D, Vuforia, Microsoft HoloLens, and more
Study method
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
Locations
- Victoria
- Melbourne
- Melbourne CBD
- Melbourne
- New South Wales
- Sydney
- Sydney CBD
- Sydney
Duration study load
- 10 weeks
- (Part-time)
Course features
Learn from leading practitioners
As industry-leading practitioners, our Mixed Reality Design instructors will teach you current and in-demand skills.
Get hands-on with a real project
Start your MR portfolio with a real project where you can implement the skills you’ve learned immediately.
Build a reputable network
Join our tight-knit community of industry influencers and build a network of professional connections.
Connect with the industry
Expect dedicated career guidance, access our industry hiring partners, and find your future employment in MR Design.
Who's it for?
- Anyone interested in learning more about MR — there are no prerequisites for this course
- Developers and designers with a keen interest in new MR technologies
- Designers passionate about creating game experiences
- Creatives curious about the possibilities of MR
- Animators and 3D artists that want to discover how to design an MR experience
- Film and videographers that want to explore new formats of storytelling
- Entrepreneurs looking to employ MR as a medium to solve existing problems
- Industry professionals interested in disruptive technologies like MR
- No prior experience needed
Subjects
Start your Mixed Reality career with the right building blocks. Our course material is curated by industry experts to enable you to improve or create a future-forward experience.
- Delve into the history and applications of AR and VR
- Understand how the AR and VR industries are merging
- Get familiar with the software and frameworks used in MR Design
- Discover where the technology is heading, how hardware is transforming, and what the future might hold
You’ll have the opportunity to design and manage your own MR project where you can apply learned concepts in an engaging narrative.
- Learn the foundations of 3D animation
- Explore how game engines are used in Mixed Realities
- Discover how to create user interactions and sensors
- Learn about image registration, geometric verification, feature extraction
- Uncover design principles from UX Design
- Learn project management techniques
Wrap up your training and pitch your prototype to the class for final feedback. Plus, get a chance to interact and play with the technology
- Present your Mixed Reality project in a final pitch
- Mingle with industry experts and get valuable feedback on your project
About Academy Xi
Our mission is to transform the world through education by empowering a community of changemakers with the knowledge and skills to create their own positive waves of change.
To answer the insatiable demand for design and technology capabilities across all industries, we run practical, industry-relevant courses, in Human-Centred Design (UX, UI, Graphic Design and Service Design), Business and Marketing (Agile, Digital Growth Marketing, Product Management and Data Analytics), and New and Emerging Tech (Mixed Reality Design).
Designed and taught by passionate industry experts, our courses empower people and teams with the skills and confidence to stay ahead of the industry curve, build a future-ready career and transform their lives.
