Hospital Patient Recovers on Beach with the Aid of Virtual Reality – Graphic Designer Uses Virtual Relaxation Video to Treat Pain and Anxiety After 4th Leg Operation. (2015). Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week.
Did you know that virtual reality can help people who are sick in hospital feel better and calmer? This is because virtual reality can transport people from scary situations such as being in a hospital to someone calm such as to the beach without moving. This is the power of virtual reality and it has not been fully tapped into. This technology offers a way of escapism for people and a way to experience something. This is all possible and we do not have to move. Would you want to design this? You can, this is what a Virtual Reality Designer does.
A Virtual Reality Designer is someone who designs virtual reality for us to use. They think creatively and outside the box. The fast and rapid changes in technology means Virtual Reality Designers need to be on the ball and keeping up with the change in technology to deliver relevant and up to date virtual reality.
How do you become a Virtual Reality Designer? With the demand on virtual reality will mean courses are available at University. Currently, there is no course in Australia in Virtual Reality Design. However, you can upskill yourself in computer software, computer technology, IT (Information technology), mathematics, physics and computer software language.
Career Pathways and Study Options
Check out the career pathways and study options available in WA and Australia, that we think can help you get started on your exciting new journey.
- Bachelor of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Software Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)
- Bachelor of Design (Digital Experience and Interaction Design)
- Master of Information Technology
- Master of Simulation and Immersive Technologies
- Diploma of Augmented and Virtual Reality