Bring spaces to life with Immersive Techniques!

In this minor you work both in groups and individually. Each group of 4 to 6 students will work on a problem. It is integrated education because this project covers various disciplines, including art & culture, spatial design, technology, user experience, entrepreneurship, communication, applied design research and sustainable development goals. This minor is located at the crossover between human & technology of the underlying IDEO model of Stanford University.

During the seminars on location, you will be supervised by design teachers, both individually and at group level. The lectures are given by subject teachers, with guest lectures by experts in the specific fields. As a student, you are at the helm and partly compile your own education by consulting experts in various fields. In addition, excursions to example projects and other inspiring places are also part of the education programme.

Activities
Classes are divided into at least 2 physical class days.

• Teaching methods are lectures, guest lectures, self-study and excursion.
• Blended learning, both online and physical teaching methods.
• Group division: you work in groups of 4-6 students on a design assignment analogous to a design team in a professional company.
• The study load is 30 EC.
• You are supervised by design teachers during seminars.
• The lectures are given by content experts.
• The guidance takes place at both individual and group level.

The minor is intended for students of the Interior Design, Creative Media and Game Technology, Fashion and Textile Technology, Industrial Product Design and Creative Business programs at Saxion. Furthermore, the minor is also interesting for students from Design, Minerva Academy, Architectural design, Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Allround styling, Artemis Academy, Spatial Design, Willem de Kooning Academy and Utrecht School of the Arts, Interior architecture, Artez and Interior architecture and furniture designs, KABK. Admission of students from programs other than those mentioned above is assessed on the basis of motivation and skills

Why this minor?
Everything revolves around experience. Immersive design offers the opportunity to experiment with innovative solutions for spatial challenges. Immersive tools, such as VR and AR, projections, scent and sound design, are the tools for future designers to come up with innovative, sustainable designs with the desired story and the desired experience. In addition to physical spaces, designers will also increasingly design virtual spaces, because we also want to be able to stay there sustainably. In the Immersive Spatial Design minor programme, you learn to relate to realistic clients, practice complex assignments and techniques, and learn to determine your own position as a designer in this process.

The productbased exam concerns a professional product and answers to a question and/or solves a problem originating from professional practice. Students work in teams on an integral design assignment. Each design team gets to work on a problem. Every assignment is different with regard to clients, users, function, wishes and goals.