SXSW 2025
Building Tomorrow's Worlds: How Academia Teaches XR Creation
Description:
Join pioneering leaders from the Immersive Experience Alliance (IXA), a coalition of universities at the cutting edge of Extended Reality (XR) education. Our panelists have been instrumental in establishing groundbreaking curricula and institutes dedicated to XR. These experts are at the forefront of defining new mediums, teaching students how to create within them, and fostering critical thinking about the future. From interactive art installations to simulations, game worlds, and advanced virtual production research, IXA programs seamlessly integrate story, technology, and critical analysis.
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Takeaways
- Reimagine Immersive Design: Learn how traditional and new pipelines mixed with generative AI are used at every design phase to create new art forms.
- Innovative Teaching Approaches: Discover how universities teach XR creation, from immersive art installations to story, games and virtual production.
- Balancing Creativity and Technology: Understand the importance of balancing creativity, tech skills, and critical thinking in immersive world-building
Speakers
- Elizabeth Strickler, Director, Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Georgia State University
- Nick Pilarski, Director, Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center, Arizona State University
- Azalea Laredo, Program Manager at Texas Immersive Institute, University of Texas, Austin
- Pat Clark, Director, Immersive Media Lab, University of Colorado, Boulder
Organizer
Elizabeth Strickler, Director Of Media Entrepreneurship And Innovation, Georgia State University
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