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Digital Media Initiatives

XR Courses & Research

Extended Reality (XR) undergraduate courses and MTEn MFA XR research projectsÌýfocus onÌýthe design and development of games, 360 interactive video, virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR) applications for entertainment, education, and research. Advanced topics include AI, mixed reality (MR)Ìýand spatial computing with the Magic Leap headset, and virtual cinematic production using motion capture and game engine trackers.

FVNM undergraduate and MTEn MFA courses that relate to our XR initiative:

• Visual Design for Film, Animation and Games (DIG 4122C) 4 credits
  Prerequisite: DIG 3305C, DIG 3110 or RTV 3531 with minimum grade of "C;" admission to Film, Video and New Media concentration
  Students learn to apply visual design principles and techniques to create concept art, storyboards, character design and animated prototypes to visualize a narrative concept for production.
• 3D Video Game Design (DIG 3725C) 4 credits
  Prerequisite: DIG 3110 or DIG 3305C with minimum grade of "C"
  Comprehensive introduction to working in a 3D game engine to design an engaging interactive experience. Production techniques include 3D terrain building, media asset creation, graphical user interface design and coding dynamic events.
• Immersive Media for Games and Virtual Reality (DIG 3773C) 4 credits
  Prerequisite: DIG 3725C with minimum grade of "C"
  Explores the use of a 3D game engine to design immersive experiences for virtual reality, augmented reality and mixed reality devices. Project work includes 360 cinematic environments, educational games and spatial computing.
• Immersive XR Design (DIG 6605) 4 credits
  Creative exploration of immersive design frameworks in a game engine for extended reality (XR) and interfaces such as the latest mobile devices and headsets. Projects bridge the gap between design, technology, engineering and art.

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Wavelengths

Classical Music Radio from ´óÏó´«Ã½
Wavelengths is the audio component of the SCMS Multimedia Studies program at ´óÏó´«Ã½. This webcast consists of streaming classical music and spoken-word programming. to Wavelengths on iTunes. [NOTE: This service is intended for streaming on Winamp, iTunes, or VLC media players. Performance on other software is not guaranteed or recommended.]

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