Design a better world with our immersive reality degree
In our Virtual Reality program, students are pioneering the revolutionary medium of VR and expanding use of the metaverse.
Learn to create an immersive reality that can inform, educate, entertain, and change the way we think about industries including healthcare, architecture, education, media, and more. Whether you create a safer work environment, champion social justice and reform, or help people recover from trauma, the virtual reality degree will allow you to be a catalyst for positive change. Virtual Reality Development graduates will join a multibillion-dollar, rapidly growing industry. Make your impact on the world by reimagining and redefining the ways we intersect immersive reality, design, technology, critical thinking, and creativity.
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Spotlight: Virtual Reality Development
Student Work: Senior Thesis Projects
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Real Project Proof
Moffitt Cancer Center and Ringling College bring VR to cancer patients
Ringling VR students and the acclaimed Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa teamed up in 2019 to develop creative content for digital healthcare technologies, including virtual reality, animations for patient education, and training videos for physicians.
Patients receiving radiation treatments, for example, are now able to immerse themselves in VR and experience what the treatments will be like before they happen. Check out our News to learn more about this exciting intersection of creativity, technology, and design!
Ringling Students launch Wet Dog Corp. with Flight School at SXSW
Wet Dog Corp. is a simulator-style game set within a megacorporation that pays you to wash dogs.
It’s a simple task… until it’s not! VR students mentored by the award-winning team at Flight School created the game while learning the essentials of pre-production, asset creation, and game design. Ringling students in other majors, such as the Business of Art and Design, also collaborated on the project.
VR Across Industries
Virtual Reality Development graduates will find opportunities across many different industries. Here are a few examples of employers that are available for our grads:
Employers:
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General Motors
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Baobab Studios
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STRIVR
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ILMxLAB
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Kinetic Vision
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AECOM
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Epic Games
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Meta
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Funomena
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Immersive Health Group
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3D Forensic
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Mote Marine Labs
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Vu Studios
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Halon Entertainment
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WIN Reality, Inc.
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Microsoft
Industries:
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Art and Design
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Architecture
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Automotive
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Education and Training
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Entertainment
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Fitness
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Gaming
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Healthcare
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Interior Design
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Marketing
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Military + Law Enforcement
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Real Estate
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Retail
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Sports
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Tourism and Travel
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Wellness
Opportunities for Students
Industry Critiques
To further inform the work of our fourth year students we bring in renowned visiting artists to participate in milestone critiques.
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Internships
We are constantly connecting with industry professionals to find exciting opportunities for real-world experience.
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Industry Experience at Ringling College is our promise to provide every student the opportunity to have hands-on industry experience before they graduate.
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Grads in the Industry
Megan Dudley
Junior Technical Artist
Joseph Janssen
Immersive Lab Engineer
Dionisio Blanco
Product Design Prototyper
Virtual Reality Development
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