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Chatham’s BA in Immersive Media prepares students for a variety of industries and careers, including those found in game design, healthcare, entertainment, software engineering, the film industry, and more.
Chatham's BA in Immersive Media equips students with knowledge of virtual reality and augmented reality technology, architecture, 3D modeling, game development engines, writing, and design thinking. Click the button below to explore sample courses and curriculum.
Explore IMM Curriculum : Checkerboard 1 - Courses & CurriculumChatham University's immersive media program is dedicated to building immersive experiences for virtual and augmented reality that are compelling, believable, and desired by employers in a range of industries. Immersive Media students have access to state-of-the-art equipment, studio facilities, expert faculty and staff, and the opportunity to work directly with faculty on research and creative projects.
IMM students have access to cutting edge virtual reality and augmented reality hardware, including their own Oculus Quest 3 headset, which is theirs to keep after the program ends. The lab contains a variety of VR and AR devices from Sony, HP, Oculus, HTC, Valve, Magic Leap, Microsoft, Tilt Five, and others. Core software programs include real-time 3D game engines Unity and Unreal Engine, and students also learn Adobe Creative Cloud, Blender & Maya, a variety of creative 3D and audio tools, and a variety of programming languages including C#, C++, Python, and more.
Renovated in 2021, the immersive media facilities were designed to meet the department's technological and social needs. The studio is equipped with state-of-the-art immersive technology, including augmented reality devices, virtual reality headsets, and high-performance production computers. Full of modular furniture and whiteboards, the reconfigurable studio space is the center of our studio culture.
Chatham's Immersive Media faculty is committed to the principles of Universal Design. They ensure that environments and products—both virtual and physical—are accessible to everyone regardless of age, size, ability, disability, or any other consideration. Click the button below to meet our faculty members.
Meet the Faculty : Checkerboard 5 - Program Faculty
will be one of the first students to graduate from Chatham’s Immersive Media program, an interdisciplinary learning experience that equips students with knowledge of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality technology, architecture, 3D modeling, game development and more. This spring, Chris got to put his learning expertise to good use by completing an internship with NASA!
Carson Custer was only a first-year student in the Immersive Media program when his work started attracting attention outside of Chatham.
The program teaches a concrete set of skills, such using computer programming to create a 3D landscape, but the aptitudes that it develops are broad and would be welcomed by any employer: solving problems, thinking logically, working collaboratively.
