Virtual Reality Course: Winter 2024
CMST 116: Virtual Reality: Design & Communication – 5 credits
CMST 116 Syllabus: Word or PDF
Instructors: Bruce Wolcott & James Riggall
email: bwolcott@bellevuecollege.edu
Lecture/Theory session: Tuesdays, 3 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. (online)
Lab/Practical session: Thursdays, 3 p.m. to 5:10 p.m. (on campus)
ITEM #: 11269
Offered through Communication Studies
This Course Includes the Following Topics:
- The history of virtual reality (VR)
- The relationship between VR and other mixed reality technologies
- VR Design theory and considerations
- Real-time immersive communication and collaboration
- Team-based problem solving in VR environments
- Ethical implications of immersive technologies from a humanities perspective
Students will have access to VR technologies and be given hands-on opportunities. This course will be delivered partially online with access to virtual reality equipment provided to students. Please note: students should have access to a Internet-connected PC/Mac laptop or desktop computer. Chromebooks, iPads, and smart phones are currently not supported by applications used in this course.
