Extended Reality for Everybody Specialization

Extended Reality for Everybody Specialization

Instructor: Michael Nebeling

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16,431 already enrolled

3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(430 reviews)

Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 course series

Get in-depth knowledge of a subject

4.7

(430 reviews)

Beginner level

No prior experience required

2 months

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

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

Skills you'll gain

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Specialization - 3 course series

Welcome to XR for Everybody! When we say “for everybody,” we really do mean it. This specialization is designed to be a broad learning experience around all things augmented, virtual, and mixed reality. The 3 courses cover the fundamental concepts of XR, how to design and develop XR applications, how to discuss the emerging key issues in the landscape of XR, and how to bring XR into instructional settings.

Applied Learning Project

Learners will develop a design thinking mindset and a fundamental toolbox for creating XR applications using rapid prototyping.

Learners will establish a technical mental model for XR technologies and gain tools to approach XR development with confidence.

Intro to AR/VR/MR/XR: Technologies, Applications & Issues

Course 127 hours4.7 (385 ratings)

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: Technology Strategies

Category: Emerging Technologies

Category: Information Privacy

Category: Personally Identifiable Information

Category: Innovation

Category: Display Devices

Category: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Category: Safety and Security

Category: Ethical Standards And Conduct

Category: Technology Solutions

Category: Virtual Environment

Category: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives

User Experience & Interaction Design for AR/VR/MR/XR

Course 227 hours4.7 (170 ratings)

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: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

Category: Storyboarding

Category: Design Thinking

Category: Interaction Design

Category: Virtual Reality

Category: Usability Testing

Category: User Experience

Category: Usability

Category: Human Centered Design

Category: Conceptual Design

Category: Wireframing

Category: User Centered Design

Category: Ideation

Developing AR/VR/MR/XR Apps with WebXR, Unity & Unreal

Course 332 hours4.6 (92 ratings)

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: Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR)

Category: Virtual Reality

Category: Augmented Reality

Category: Software Development

Category: Cross Platform Development

Category: User Interface (UI)

Category: Application Development

Category: Prototyping

Category: Computer Graphics

Category: Web Development Tools

Category: User Experience

Instructor

Michael Nebeling

University of Michigan

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