Virtual Reality Design and Development (PG)

Postgraduate | 2026

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Mode
Mode
Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
MDIA 6006
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Course ID
204227
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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
6
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

VR (Virtual Reality), MR (Mixed Reality) and AR (Augmented Reality) are technologies that are quickly changing the way we consume media, play games, educate, and communicate. Research surrounding the use of these technologies is now prevalent in areas such as medicine, museum studies, psychology, architecture, historical visualisation and engineering, just to name a few. In this course, you will not only critically assess VR software design in relation to physiological impact from a research focused perspective, you will also acquire core production skills in 3D asset generation, immersive sound and game-engine manipulation for VR frameworks. This course culminates in you designing and creating your own stand-alone VR experience running on the latest HMDs (Head Mounted Displays).

Availability

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Census date
Fri 27/03/2026
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Enrol by date
Fri 13/03/2026
Last day to W
Last day to W
Fri 10/04/2026
Last day to WF
Last day to WF
Fri 08/05/2026

Class details

Adelaide City Campus East

Class number
Class number 28881
Section
Section WS01
Size
Size 19
Available
Available 19
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
25 Feb - 15 Apr Wednesday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, 203
6 May - 3 Jun Wednesday 4:10pm - 6pm Adelaide City Campus East Napier, 203
Class number
Class number 26422
Section
Section WS02
Size
Size 19
Available
Available 19
Dates Days Time Campus Location Instructor
23 Feb - 13 Apr Monday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Napier, 203
4 May - 1 Jun Monday 9:10am - 11am Adelaide City Campus East Napier, 203

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed MDIA7223 Virtual Reality Design and Development at the University of Adelaide

Assumed knowledge

N/A

Textbook(s)

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Inherent requirements

N/A

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Assessment

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Degree list
The following degrees include this course
Master of Curatorial and Museum Studies
Master of Immersive Media Technologies