University of Michigan
Extended Reality for Everybody Specialization
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University of Michigan

Extended Reality for Everybody Specialization

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(434 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
2 months at 10 hours a week
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

(434 reviews)

Beginner level
No prior experience required
Flexible schedule
2 months at 10 hours a week
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers

Overview

  • Learn the underlying concepts, enabling technologies, and key applications for all things XR

  • Understand key issues and developments in XR and learn how to address them in design and development of XR applications

  • Design and develop your own XR applications

What’s included

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Taught in English
13 practice exercises

Advance your subject-matter expertise

  • Learn in-demand skills from university and industry experts
  • Master a subject or tool with hands-on projects
  • Develop a deep understanding of key concepts
  • Earn a career certificate from University of Michigan

Specialization - 3 course series

What you'll learn

  • Explain the conceptual and technological differences between VR, AR, MR, and XR.

  • Understand strengths and weaknesses of VR and AR for new XR applications.

  • Summarize the XR technology landscape in terms of platforms, devices, applications, and tools.

  • Devise a strategic plan to incorporate XR into new projects and initiatives.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
Category: Virtual Reality
Category: Augmented Reality
Category: Human Computer Interaction
Category: Information Privacy
Category: Technology Strategies
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct
Category: Innovation
Category: Safety and Security
Category: Virtual Environment
Category: Technology Solutions

What you'll learn

  • Critique new and existing XR experiences from an ethical standpoint.

  • Create storyboards and physical prototypes of new XR experiences.

  • Create XR prototypes with digital and immersive authoring tools.

  • Infer technical requirements for implementing your XR prototypes.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Prototyping
Category: Augmented Reality
Category: Storyboarding
Category: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
Category: User Experience Design
Category: Design Thinking
Category: Usability Testing
Category: Interaction Design
Category: Virtual Reality
Category: Wireframing
Category: Human Centered Design
Category: User Experience
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Conceptual Design

What you'll learn

  • Create basic and immersive VR scenes in WebXR or Unity.

  • Create marker-based and marker-less AR scenes in WebXR or Unity.

  • Understand fundamental concepts and techniques for advanced XR applications.

  • Develop XR applications with ethics, accessibility, and privacy in mind.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Unity Engine
Category: Unreal Engine
Category: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
Category: Virtual Reality
Category: Augmented Reality
Category: Application Development
Category: Cross Platform Development
Category: AI Personalization
Category: User Interface (UI)
Category: User Experience
Category: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Category: Computer Graphics
Category: Virtual Environment
Category: Prototyping
Category: Human Computer Interaction
Category: Data Ethics

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Instructor

Michael Nebeling
University of Michigan
4 Courses41,174 learners

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