Immersive Media Development

Postgraduate | 2026

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Mode
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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
MDIA 5014
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Course ID
204221
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus East
Level of study
Level of study
Postgraduate
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Unit value
12
Course owner
Course owner
School of Comm, Media and Jour
Course coordinator
Course coordinator
Steve Cook
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
The fee you pay will depend on the number and type of courses you study.
No
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University-wide elective course
No
Single course enrollment
Single course enrolment
No

Course overview

In this course, students will author and develop cutting-edge standalone immersive media experiences. Students will not only have the opportunity to explore managerial methods and techniques commonly used in the immersive media industry, but will also cover technical topics relevant to next-generation creative professionals. These topics include game-engine use and initial setup methods, SDK (Software Development Kit) integration, asset management, lighting techniques, rendering methods, coding and scripting differences, and platform-oriented final build optimisation.

Course learning outcomes

  • Construct and manage an immersive media development project in line with industry practices.
  • Demonstrate development pipeline understanding in regard to digital asset infusion within game-engine frameworks.
  • Integrate and adapt immersive media design paradigms within a fully-functioning immersive media experience.
  • Demonstrate technical knowledge across a variety of hardware and software platforms used for immersive media content development.

Availability

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Census date
Fri 04/09/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 21/08/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 18/09/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 16/10/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 56274
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 19
Available
Available 19
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
4 Aug - 22 Sep Tuesday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, 203
13 Oct - 10 Nov Tuesday 2:10pm - 4pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, 203
Class number
Class number 56273
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 19
Available
Available 19
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
7 Aug - 25 Sep Friday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Napier, 203
16 Oct - 13 Nov Friday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Napier, 203

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed MDIA7013 Immersive Media Development at the University of Adelaide

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