Continuing & Professional Education

Interaction Design and Prototyping for XR

Earn a Microcredential

Through a project-based cur­ricu­lum, you will com­plete the pro­gram with a port­fo­lio of five projects demon­strat­ing the foun­da­tion­al skills need­ed to design immer­sive tech­nolo­gies in XR.

Learn the skills you need to launch a career in aug­ment­ed real­i­ty and vir­tu­al real­i­ty design and prototyping.

The Inter­ac­tion Design and Pro­to­typ­ing for XR Micro­cre­den­tial is offered in part­ner­ship with Cir­cuit Stream, an indus­try leader in Extend­ed Real­i­ty (XR) and Game Devel­op­ment edu­ca­tion. Learn how to apply design best prac­tices and pat­terns of design to immer­sive envi­ron­ments and XR applications.

This begin­ner-friend­ly online pro­gram will give you a sol­id foun­da­tion in the the­o­ry and prac­tice of design­ing for aug­ment­ed real­i­ty (AR), vir­tu­al real­i­ty (VR) and mixed real­i­ty (MR) technologies.

You’ll gain a sol­id under­stand­ing of usabil­i­ty con­sid­er­a­tions when design­ing for immer­sive expe­ri­ences, and you’ll be able to use indus­try-stan­dard tools, process­es and tech­niques for design­ing inter­faces and lay­outs. By the end of the pro­gram, you should be able to effec­tive­ly apply a range of XR devel­op­ment the­o­ries, meth­ods, and best prac­tices need­ed to cre­ate intu­itive and immer­sive user interfaces.

                                                                                                                                       
Earn a Microcredential
in Interaction Design and Prototyping for XR
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  • Earn a University of Alberta Record of Achievement in as little as 10 weeks
  • Earn a Cobranded Digital Badge from Circuit Stream and the University of Alberta
  • Currently open for enrolment

You will progress through all eight modules:

  • UNIT 1
    User Experience and Interaction Design for XR
  • UNIT 2
    Prototyping with ShapesXR
  • UNIT 3
    Introduction to Unity
  • UNIT 4
    Prototyping Immersive Worlds with Unity
  • UNIT 5
    Creating Interfaces in Unity
  • UNIT 6
    Prototyping for MR with MRTK and Figma
  • UNIT 7
    Prototyping for Mobile AR with Adobe Aero
  • UNIT 8
    Promoting Your App with Spark AR

Note: This pro­gram is offered as a col­lab­o­ra­tion between the Uni­ver­si­ty of Alberta’s depart­ment of Online and Con­tin­u­ing Edu­ca­tion and Cir­cuit Stream. 

This pro­gram is non-cred­it and does not count towards a Uni­ver­si­ty of Alber­ta diplo­ma or cer­tifi­cate pro­gram. It will not impact your GPA and you will not see it on your tran­script. Upon suc­cess­ful com­ple­tion, you will receive a co-brand­ed dig­i­tal badge and Record of Achieve­ment from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Alber­ta and Cir­cuit Stream.

Reg­is­tra­tion is processed direct­ly through the Cir­cuit Stream web­site.

1. Download the program syllabus.

2. Submit your enrolment request.

Qual­i­fi­ca­tions 

This 10-week begin­ner-friend­ly online pro­gram is suit­able for any­one inter­est­ed in design­ing immer­sive expe­ri­ences. It is par­tic­u­lar­ly use­ful to indi­vid­u­als with a back­ground or inter­est in UX design who are seek­ing essen­tial skills to apply UX best prac­tices to XR expe­ri­ences, pro­to­types, and expe­ri­ences for AR and VR and a stronger under­stand­ing of how to use pro­to­typ­ing tools. There are no pre­req­ui­sites or expe­ri­ence required. 

Admis­sions

To enrol in the in the pro­gram please fill out an enrol­ment form.

This live online program runs over ten weeks. Your time commitment will include:

  • 3 hours online class sessions per week
  • 4-6 hours self-study
  • Optional study sessions with student ambassadors
  • Optional weekly office hours
Assessment 
  • Final Quiz: 100%

Upon successful completion of this course and a minimum grade of 70% on the final quiz, you will earn a co-branded XR Designer digital badge and Record of Achievement from the University of Alberta and Circuit Stream.

Ready to start this Microcredential?

Apply today

Registration is processed directly through Circuit Stream.

  • Questions: ualberta@xrcourse.com
  • 587-802-1465

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