During this period, major art exhibitions and auctions have moved online, drawing on VR technology to draw people closer to artworks, realizing the multi-dimensional sensory interaction necessary for art appreciation, and letting everyone see again the strong prospects of VR technology in the field of art development. At the same time, the role of VR in preventing "sexual harassment" and other social security issues shows more possibilities in the future

Course: Lunyi LCC VR Design Master

Start date: October 2020

Course length: 1 year, 3 months, full-time (45 weeks for four semester model)

International fees: £ 22920 (2020/21). UAL alumni receive a discount of £ 1000

As a top art school in the field of information interaction, Lunyi LCC has also set up MA Virtual Reality/VR design graduate program to provide technical training and theoretical guidance for VR design graduate students to test and develop virtual experience across multiple media platforms (including 3D computer animation, 3D movies, games and interactive AR applications).

In the 15 month training plan of Lunyi LCC, students will explore cutting-edge development in different cross fields by learning VR design methods and skills. LCC is divided into five modules according to phased tasks:

Creative VR project portfolio - 1

In the first unit, students will explore the full range of creative VR applications and learn how to develop immersive products using various software and workflow processes.

Design immersive experience-2

In this unit, students will learn the methods, technologies and key theories that support the conceptualization and design of VR experience. Learn the principles of animation, the development of film and game concepts, and use them to develop strategies that help establish VR design language and workflow.

Critical Practice and Design Exploration-3

Students use their understanding of VR workflow and technical methods to develop a series of advanced experiments, technologies and practices. Need to take the form of interactive applications, games or immersive narrative experiences.

Cooperation project-4

VR design is part of the cooperation strategy of LCC Screen School. Each student will cooperate with graduate students of other majors, including 3D computer animation, game design, sound design and film, as part of the interdisciplinary training plan, and can participate in relevant courses of other disciplines to guide the development of different types of project works.

Final Project and Thesis-5

At the final stage of the course, students will use the knowledge, skills and experience gained during the whole learning process to generate a complete VR project and related papers with personal creativity as the core.

In addition to training students to understand the latest trends in information visualization and find new and thoughtful design methods, LCC also leads students to explore what positive changes the integration of technology and art can bring to the development of society:

LCC explores how VR can eliminate sexual harassment

Currently, LCC London School of Communication An innovative virtual reality project is also being developed in cooperation with LADbible and King's College London, To help the society intervene in and criticize sexual harassment 。

VR design majors, as the help of project development, have developed two different immersive user experiences by allowing participants to personally understand the double harm of sexual harassment events to the physical and psychological.

The first is Popular science and training guidance for prevention of sexual assault The second part will combine smart phones, Improve people's awareness and understanding of sexual assault through social media 。

At present, this achievement has been presented on its social media channel through LADble, Reached more than 120 million global audiences Joe Williams, the technical director of the project, also said:“ We believe that the power of VR immersion narrative can bring positive changes to the lives of the masses 。”

Art design and social development are interrelated and progressing with each other. With the emergence of more and more emerging media, art majors are constantly updating and developing. VR design, as one of the information interaction disciplines, also presents an excellent development prospect in the way of art and technology integration. If students are interested, it is a very worthy direction to consider~

　　 Application conditions:

Personal details (including full name, date of birth, nationality, permanent address and English proficiency)

Current and/or previous education and qualification details

work experience

resume

Personal statement

　　 VR design Portfolio and interview information:

All applicants will submit an electronic portfolio of up to 20 images. In the application phase, we are happy to see a strong image production or interactive content combination with a sense of continuous playback, just like we see a complete animation portfolio.

As a student of the course, you will be selected as the specific thing you describe in your work collection. This may be a powerful set of illustrations or design works, indicating the desire to put works into 3D space and conduct sound and interaction in a virtual format, or a completed set of animation works, indicating the commitment to personal development through further development. Research courses.

Your portfolio should include some examples of image guidance and visual works from educational or professional practice.

It should contain 3D, real-time action/VFX or animation clips, with a length of at least 60 seconds. Please describe your character (animator, modeler, light, story, background) and the technology used. It is best that it should be a personal work and completely animated by yourself.

Lunyi's master's portfolio of LCC VR design should contain at least five projects, and self initiated projects are also encouraged. If you have a link to a Web project or media asset, please indicate it in your resume. The course team usually interviews applicants before offering a position. The interview will be conducted in LCC or via Skype/telephone.

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