Designing UX for Mixed Reality Systems

This course explores the worlds of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality applications, and prepares students with user experience design techniques to prototype, evaluate, and critique these systems. The course focuses on core mixed reality mechanics — including tablet, head-mounted, and projected augmented reality, embodied interaction techniques — and provides students with an understanding of the design implications of these approaches for mixed reality UX. Students will explore prototyping methods for designing mixed reality applications, and study evaluation techniques for these applications. The course will also take a critical perspective on mixed reality applications, particularly their potential impact on social practices, culture, and society.