Facebook has changed its name to Meta and more and more organizations are eyeing the metaverse. This means that opportunities and applications in Virtual, Augmented and Mixed reality – with the collective name Extended Reality (XR) – are growing at a fast pace. Between 2020 and 2026, MarketWatch predicts that global XR production will grow by 46.5% per year.

The technology has matured and the applications beyond the entertainment sector in, for example, medtech, infrastructure, fashion and education are gaining ground. The program thus responds to a demand for competence that can design an immersive experience with a holistic approach to user behavior, pedagogy, value creation and ethics. In addition to solid skills in design and XR technology (both software and hardware), skills in agile development are developed. The program leads to roles such as XR Creative Designer, XR Designer, Metaverse Designer, Technical Artist, AR / VR Designer, AR / VR Producer.

The industry’s competence requirements for the role, that you will cover during this program are:

3D design, 3D animation and visualization
Use techniques and tools to develop prototypes
Usability, design and UX (user experience) in immersive media
Work with agile development in teams
Design an XR experience with a holistic understanding of user behavior, pedagogy, value creation, ethics
Ability to constantly learn for continuous professional development
Manage time estimation, resources, requirements, relationships, etc. from different stakeholders in XR projects
Stay up to date on developments in the industry and work strategically with new applications within XR
Be able to use software, technologies, platforms, hardware, etc. for XR design and development
System design

You’ll spend 67 weeks at our Stockholm campus, plus 13 weeks doing an internship anywhere in the world.