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Learn to design immersive experiences using cutting-edge technologies in this hands-on, online program
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September 13, 2023
6 months, online
15–20 hours per week
Our participants tell us that taking this program together with their colleagues helps to share common language and accelerate impact.
We hope you find the same. Special pricing is available for groups.
The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
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New digital experiences made possible by emerging technologies, such as augmented, virtual, and mixed reality (jointly known as “XR”) and voice interaction, are changing the way we live and work. As these emerging technologies expand from gaming and entertainment to include more consumer and enterprise applications, such as augmented e-commerce, navigation, banking, collaborative work, and fitness, XR is poised for explosive growth, as are the career opportunities for those who can design and develop these next-generation user experiences.
Developed by The NYU Tandon School of Engineering, the Professional Certificate in UX Design for AR/VR is a comprehensive six-month program created for UX designers or individuals with visual design experience who are ready to make the shift into creating user experiences with these new and emerging interaction patterns and possibilities.
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This comprehensive program is designed for professionals pursuing UX design careers with an interest in working with emerging technologies. Participants will have foundational visual design skills and experience with Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator and be seeking to work with emerging technologies, specifically augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and voice, while enhancing their skills in user experience design.
It is ideal for:
The six-month program is divided into five sections that explore the foundations of UX and XR, UX methodologies and processes, nonvisual interfaces, and industry-standard tools for creating XR environments. It culminates in a design sprint and UX capstone project.
Gain a historical context for XR and a frame of reference for contemporary and emerging technologies and challenges by studying important innovations. Then, head out on your own to research future XR innovations.
Consider the critical factors for UX design in the context of cutting-edge XR experiences.
Identify pain points for users, generate solutions for those pain points, and prototype the solutions using Figma, a collaborative interface design tool.
Discover the best practices for research methodology, including defining a problem and applying systematic inquiry strategies to test solutions.
Get acquainted with the different roles in the design development process and explore its various steps, from dissecting the user journey to proposing solutions to problems and creating renderings.
Consider the different affordances and constraints associated with designing for XR, then experiment with designing it for yourself.
Learn the best practices and UX design principles for XR and non-XR environments as well as some important considerations regarding screen space versus world space.
Apply what you have learned in the program so far to create your own design for an AR or VR platform in SparkAR and present it.
Explore haptics and the importance of feedback as well as the use of haptics to generate realistic experiences in XR environments.
Learn about the key components of sound design, such as composition basics, Adobe XD skills, audio user mapping, sourcing and editing sounds, and audio moment mapping.
Explore ambient computing, conversation design, mixing and rendering sounds, and using sound to enhance user experience.
Get an introduction to Unity and experience prototyping using this industry-standard tool.
Use Unity to create storyboards for an XR experience of your own design, block out key moments and UI elements, and prototype the core interactions in your experience.
Refine your Unity design by setting up an art pipeline, generating production assets, and replacing UI elements with more refined pieces, then test, reinforce, and complete your XR experience.
Learn about documenting, presenting, distributing, and marketing your product, getting it reviewed, and selecting a payment method.
Explore the history of design research and its relation to professional practice, and understand the evolution of the methods and methodologies common to human-centered design.
Learn about the history of speculative and critical design (SCD) practice, the key themes in SCD and the subtle differences between them, and the work of key SCD designers.
Learn about the history of systemic design and transition design, the key themes within these disciplines, and the key sites of systemic design practice.
Learn about the critiques of human-centered design and other design practices based on historical inequities, and examine recent movements and figures.
Practice identifying user pain points and defining user experience problems as the first step of your capstone project.
Apply research methods to collect information for your capstone project.
Test your product with users to learn more about their attitudes and feelings about the usability of your product and to identify other areas where your product’s user experience could be improved.
Use feedback and critiques of your designs in the iteration process, and learn how to present your designs using storyboarding.
Build on the work you completed in the previous week by applying the best practices for rapidly building and prototyping designs in the interactive process.
Learn the best practices for different soft skills, such as presenting and evoking feedback.
During this final week of the course, present your capstone project.
Gain a historical context for XR and a frame of reference for contemporary and emerging technologies and challenges by studying important innovations. Then, head out on your own to research future XR innovations.
Refine your Unity design by setting up an art pipeline, generating production assets, and replacing UI elements with more refined pieces, then test, reinforce, and complete your XR experience.
Consider the critical factors for UX design in the context of cutting-edge XR experiences.
Learn about documenting, presenting, distributing, and marketing your product, getting it reviewed, and selecting a payment method.
Identify pain points for users, generate solutions for those pain points, and prototype the solutions using Figma, a collaborative interface design tool.
Explore the history of design research and its relation to professional practice, and understand the evolution of the methods and methodologies common to human-centered design.
Discover the best practices for research methodology, including defining a problem and applying systematic inquiry strategies to test solutions.
Learn about the history of speculative and critical design (SCD) practice, the key themes in SCD and the subtle differences between them, and the work of key SCD designers.
Get acquainted with the different roles in the design development process and explore its various steps, from dissecting the user journey to proposing solutions to problems and creating renderings.
Learn about the history of systemic design and transition design, the key themes within these disciplines, and the key sites of systemic design practice.
Consider the different affordances and constraints associated with designing for XR, then experiment with designing it for yourself.
Learn about the critiques of human-centered design and other design practices based on historical inequities, and examine recent movements and figures.
Learn the best practices and UX design principles for XR and non-XR environments as well as some important considerations regarding screen space versus world space.
Practice identifying user pain points and defining user experience problems as the first step of your capstone project.
Apply what you have learned in the program so far to create your own design for an AR or VR platform in SparkAR and present it.
Apply research methods to collect information for your capstone project.
Explore haptics and the importance of feedback as well as the use of haptics to generate realistic experiences in XR environments.
Test your product with users to learn more about their attitudes and feelings about the usability of your product and to identify other areas where your product’s user experience could be improved.
Learn about the key components of sound design, such as composition basics, Adobe XD skills, audio user mapping, sourcing and editing sounds, and audio moment mapping.
Use feedback and critiques of your designs in the iteration process, and learn how to present your designs using storyboarding.
Explore ambient computing, conversation design, mixing and rendering sounds, and using sound to enhance user experience.
Build on the work you completed in the previous week by applying the best practices for rapidly building and prototyping designs in the interactive process.
Get an introduction to Unity and experience prototyping using this industry-standard tool.
Learn the best practices for different soft skills, such as presenting and evoking feedback.
Use Unity to create storyboards for an XR experience of your own design, block out key moments and UI elements, and prototype the core interactions in your experience.
During this final week of the course, present your capstone project.
Discuss Apple as the gold standard of UX design and the introduction of the Macintosh as an important moment in the history of UX design.
Discuss VR headsets, such as the Oculus Quest, and where they fit in the evolution of extended reality technology.
Use Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri as examples for discussing conversation design, ambient computing, and privacy issues.
Study the user interface design elements of YouTube.
Study the user interface design elements of Vimeo.
Study the user interface design elements of Dailymotion.
Video Lectures
Industry Guest Speakers
Assignments
Discussions
Real-World Tools and Technology
Capstone Project
Career Support and Mentoring
Dedicated Program Support Team
Stepping into a career in user experience design requires both hard and soft skills—and a career in user experience design for emerging technologies requires even more. This program offers guidance for navigating a career path in user experience design with an emphasis on designing for emerging technologies, including:
Nien Lam
Sebastian Buys
Regine Gilbert
Nien Lam
Adjunct Faculty, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Cofounder of Line Break
Nien Lam is a designer, educator, and dad. He is a partner at and cofounder of Line Break, a multi-disciplinary design and technology studio based in New York City. His clients have included Apple, Google, Pentagram, Pace Gallery, Estée Lauder, the Cleveland Clinic, Ai Weiwei Studio, and Studio Olafur Eliasson. His projects have included exhibitions,interactive installations, data visualizations, mobile applications, websites, spatial computing projects, and more. Prior to starting Line Break, Nien worked as a lead engineer at Bloomberg designing real-time applications for data visualization and analysis.
He holds a B.S. in computer engineering from the University of Southern California and a graduate degree from NYU in interactive media.
Nien is a faculty member at NYU Tisch School of the Arts (ITP and IMA). His courses include New Realities, an augmented reality course for undergraduates, and Mobile Lab, an iOS design and development course for graduate students. He designed and co-teaches both classes with Line Break co-founder Sebastian Buys.
Sebastian Buys
Adjunct Faculty, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Co-founder of Line Break
Sebastian Buys is a designer and lifelong coder. He is a partner and co-founder of Line Break, a multi-disciplinary design and technology studio based in New York City. His clients have included Apple, Google, Pentagram, Pace Gallery, Estée Lauder, The Cleveland Clinic, Ai Weiwei Studio and Studio Olafur Eliasson. His projects have included exhibitions, interactive installations, data visualizations, mobile applications, websites, spatial computing projects, and more.
He holds a B.S. from the University of Southern California and a graduate degree from NYU in interactive media.
Sebastian is a faculty member at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. His courses include New Realities, an augmented reality course for undergraduates, and Mobile Lab, an iOS design and development course for graduate students. He designed and co-teaches both classes with Line Break co-founder Nien Lam.
Regine Gilbert
Industry Assistant Professor, NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Regine Gilbert is a user experience designer, educator, and international public speaker with over 10 years of experience working in the technology arena. She has a strong belief in making the world a more accessible place—one that starts and ends with the user.
In 2019, Regine’s first book Inclusive Design for a Digital World: Designing with Accessibility in Mind (Design Thinking) was released through Apress publishing.
Sean Thornton
Eric Seay
Ahmed Ansari
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be awarded a verified digital certificate by NYU Tandon.
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After reviewing the information on the program landing page, we recommend you submit the short form above to gain access to the program brochure, which includes more in-depth information. If you still have questions on whether this program is a good fit for you, please email learner.success@emeritus.org, and a dedicated program advisor will follow up with you very shortly.
Some programs do have prerequisites, particularly the more technical ones. This information will be noted on the program landing page and in the program brochure. If you are uncertain about program prerequisites and your capabilities, please email us at learner.success@emeritus.org for assistance.
This is a graded program. You must complete a combination of individual assignments, quizzes, and a final project. Each component carries a certain number of points, and a cumulative score of 75 percent is required to pass and obtain your professional certificate.
The primary objective of this program is to give you the skills you need to be prepared for a job in this field. While eligible participants will receive career coaching and support and may receive introductions to our hiring partners, job placement is not guaranteed.
Each program includes an estimated learner effort per week. This is referenced at the top of the program landing page under the Duration section and in the program brochure, which you can obtain by submitting the short form at the top of this web page.
You will divide your learning time between viewing recorded coding demos and video lectures; contributing to class discussions; completing assignments, projects, and knowledge checks; and attending optional weekly live sessions with industry experts and program leaders.
The program is accessed through the custom learning portal. This portal will give you access to all program-related content such as video lectures, assignments, and discussions. Live office hours will be conducted using a webinar tool.
The video lectures and assignments are accessible weekly throughout the program. In the event you miss a live session, recording will be made available.
Faculty video lectures are recorded, allowing you to watch these on your own schedule. However, participation in optional live weekly live sessions and discussion boards is highly encouraged. Live sessions will give you the opportunity to draw on the coding experience of our industry-experienced program leaders to answer your questions and help reach your learning goals. The discussion boards are also an integral part of the learning experience, giving you and your peers the opportunity to learn together and receive guidance from the moderators.
You can download video transcripts, assignment templates, readings, etc. However, the video lectures are only available for streaming and require an internet connection.
You can communicate with other participants through our learning platform. You will be able to form groups based on your interests and location. A direct messaging feature is also available through the platform.
More than 300,000 learners across 200 countries have chosen to advance their skills with Emeritus and its educational learning partners. In fact, 90 percent of the respondents of a recent survey across all our programs said that their learning outcomes were met or exceeded.
All the contents of the course would be made available to students at the commencement of the course. However, to ensure the program delivers the desired learning outcomes the students may appoint Emeritus to manage the delivery of the program in a cohort-based manner the cost of which is already included in the overall course fee of the course.
A dedicated program support team is available 24/5 (Monday to Friday) to answer questions about the learning platform, technical issues, or anything else that may affect your learning experience.
Each program includes an estimated learner effort per week, so you can gauge what is required before you enroll. This is referenced at the top of the program landing page under the Duration section and in the program brochure, which you can obtain by submitting the short form at the top of this web page. All programs are designed to fit into your working life.
This program is scored as a pass or no-pass; participants must complete the required activities to pass and obtain the certificate of completion. Some programs include a final project submission or other assignments to obtain passing status. This information will be noted in the program brochure. Please contact us at learner.success@emeritus.org if you need further clarification of any specific program requirements.
Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive a smart digital certificate. The smart digital certificate can be shared with friends, family, schools, or potential employers. You can use it on your cover letter, résumé, and/or display it on your LinkedIn profile.
The digital certificate will be sent approximately two weeks after the program once grading is complete.
No, only verified digital certificates will be issued upon successful completion. This allows you to share your credentials on social platforms such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.
No, there is no alumni status granted for this program. In some cases, there are credits that count toward a higher level of certification. This information will be clearly noted in the program brochure.
You will have access to the learning platform and all program materials (videos excluded) for one full year following the program end date. Access to the learning platform is restricted to registered participants per the terms of agreement.
To successfully complete this program online, you must have access to a device meeting the minimum requirements, found here. In addition, Microsoft Office or similar product and a PDF viewer are required to access documents, spreadsheets, presentations, PDF files, and transcripts in all programs. Technical programs might have additional tech requirements. Please check the learning platform on the first day of class.
Yes, the learning platform is accessed via the internet and video content is not available for download. You can download files of video transcripts, assignment templates, readings, etc. Video lectures must be streamed via the internet and webinars and small group sessions will require an internet connection.
Yes, you can do the bank remittance in USD via wire transfer. Please contact your program advisor for more details.
Yes, flexible payment options are available for this program. We partner with loan providers to offer you flexible and transparent loan options. More information about loan financing is available here. Installment payments are also available; you can find the options here.
Yes, the program fee is inclusive of any taxes with the exception of GST for Singapore residents.
After a participant has withdrawn, they will no longer be able to attend live sessions or 1:1 sessions with course leaders, mentors, or career coaches; submit work for review; or access their programme dashboard or curriculum.
Participants who would like to cancel their enrollment should email ProgramSupport@Emeritus.org or visit the “Support” tab in the learning platform to obtain a copy of the Withdrawal Request Form. This form must be submitted by midnight UTC of the last day of the trial period to be eligible for a full refund. No cancellations will be processed unless this form is received. Refunds will be issued within 30 days after the effective date of withdrawal or dismissal.
Participants have the option to request a deferral to a future cohort within the first 30 days from their program start date. Cohort changes may be made only once per enrollment and are subject to the availability of cohorts and scheduled at the discretion of Emeritus. Participants requesting a deferral must be in good academic standing. Participants who would like to defer their enrollment should email ProgramSupport@Emeritus.org or visit the “Support” tab in the learning platform to obtain a copy of the Deferral Request Form.
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Please note that loan applications should be submitted no later than four business days prior to the enrollment deadline due to processing time.