Continuing and Professional Education
Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) connects the University of Oregon with regional communities to enable learning outside of the traditional university setting. Through Continuing and Professional Education, individuals can access professional development, lifelong learning, and community engagement opportunities that will allow them to grow and thrive without being an admitted student at the UO. Continuing and Professional Education programs are self-support and fee-based; they do not use state dollars.
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Each summer the OR lab offers in-lab and online CE courses allowing students, community members and professionals the opportunity to explore topics focused on immersive media. Whether you are a professional growing into a role that is utilizing this technology, or you are new to the topic and are simply curious, this is a fantastic place to start!
Upcoming Courses
Courses vary per year and will resume during the summer of 2024! Check back for more details on upcoming opportunities.
Past Courses
Building for Games and Immersive Platforms
This week-long bootcamp gives students an introduction to the tools used for designing and building digital games and immersive platforms. Students will work with the game engines, Unity and Unreal Engine, to design their first interactive environments in addition to creating augmented visuals for mobile devices using Zapworks. From Day 1, students will explore off-the-shelf resources to get them started quickly and gain an understanding of the overall production pipeline used for generating interactive content, which is a growing field that major brands are adopting. Additionally, students will hear from industry professionals on what it’s like to be in the field and what it takes to prepare for a career in game design, VR, AR, film and much more. This bootcamp is for anyone that has an interest in designing for virtual worlds, game design, and animation/filmmaking. Must be a current high school or college student to receive one college credit for participating, but the course is open to all who are interested.
Introduction, Exploration and Design Fundamentals of Immersive Communication
This course is a week-long bootcamp in the University of Oregon’s exciting and innovative Oregon Reality (OR) Lab in Portland. The program is designed to take participants on a journey through the evolution of social VR, explore immersive platforms and learn the foundations of building content for virtual environments. Throughout the week, participants will gain a well-rounded introduction to using and creating content for immersive technology in order to build communities, tell stories, educate audiences, market brands and bring about social change. **No Prior experience needed** ​Building Communities and Brands in Social VR -taught by Donna Davis ​Creating for the Virtual World - taught by Nikki Dunsire
CONTINUING & PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
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541-346-4231
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FOUNDING DIRCTOR OF IMMERSIVE MEDIA COMMUNICAITON MASTER'S PROGRAM, FOUNDING/CO-DIRECTOR OF THE OREGON REALITY LAB, AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN IMMERSIVE MEDIA COMMUNICATION
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Donna Davis
NE Portland Campus
Library Suite 106
503-412-3658
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CO-DIRECTOR OF THE OREGON REALITY LAB AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IMMERSIVE MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY
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Danny Pimentel
NE Portland Campus
Library Suite 105
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OREGON REALITY LAB MANAGER AND CAREER FACULTY
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Nikki Dunsire
NE Portland Campus
Library Suite 311