How to Design for Augmented and Virtual Reality

How to Design for Augmented and Virtual Reality
at
Interaction Design Foundation
Overview

Learn and work with a global team of designers
Optional physical meet-ups may take place in your city via our Local Groups initiative.
Gain an industry-trusted Course Certificate
Gain Permanent access to course material

Skills you will learn

Who should do this course?

UX designers, interaction designers, and 3D UI designers keen on learning how to create immersive 3D content
Unity developers and 3D developers who want to to create user-focused experiences
Product managers interested in, or working with, the development of AR/VR products
Storytellers, content creators, and filmmakers who want to use their storytelling abilities to create engaging AR/VR content
Marketers interested in taking advantage of AR/VR technology in their marketing strategy
Creative designers, artists, and entrepreneurs who are looking to set themselves apart by tapping into the new market for AR/VR content

What are the course deliverables?

How to design for AR and VR from novel and unique perspectives
The three keys to designing for this new medium: Storytelling, Imagineering, and Improvisation
How to enhance immersion in order to improve your users?? experience
How to create 3D personas to improve spatial navigation, layout, and content
How to incorporate the brain??s responses to 3D interfaces by taking visual, auditory, and kinesthetic interactions into account
Practical tips to avoid known UX problems when designing for AR and VR

More about this course

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are quickly becoming huge areas of technology, with giants like Apple, Microsoft and Google competing to provide the next big AR or VR experience. Statista predicts that the worldwide user base for AR and VR will reach 443 million by 20251, meaning that it is becoming increasingly important for UX designers to know how to create amazing VR and AR experiences. Designing for 3D experiences will require completely new ways of thinking about UX design??and the question is, are you well equipped to tackle this new field of design?
The good news is that while AR and VR hardware and software is changing dramatically, UX principles and techniques for 3D interaction design will remain consistent. It??s just that new opportunities and sensitivities will present themselves to designers and developers. This course will give you the 3D UX skills to remain relevant in the next decade and beyond. You??ll be able to create immersive experiences that tap into the novel opportunities that AR and VR generate. For example, you will need to bring together key UX concepts such as emotional design, social UX, and gamification in order to create an immersive AR or VR creation.