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B8688-001Vitual Reality and the Future of Storytelling: How Distruptive Technologies will Transform Media

Postgraduate course

Project description

How will virtual reality, augmented reality and other disruptive technologies shape new entertainment experiences and transform the media landscape in the years ahead? With billions being invested into companies like Oculus Rift, HoloLens, Magic Leap and others are we witnessing the birth of a new revolution in immersive content, or will the audience ready? Each day a different area of new technology will be examined as we explore its impact across conventional media industries including television, film, games and publishing. The course is intended to offer students: Exposure to new technologies disrupting media An entrepreneurial approach to the media industry as a producer or manager of a content creation company An understanding of the storytelling process Insights and learning from preeminent guest speakers from the media industry