The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
Promotion and Events Specialist
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6 weeks, online
4–6 hours per week
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The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
Promotion and Events SpecialistJust like the internet, the metaverse holds the potential for new worlds, transformational discoveries, and immeasurable impact. Today, nearly 60% of consumers are eager to venture into the metaverse for daily activities, and almost the same percentage of metaverse-aware companies consider themselves adopters.
Led by Professor D. Fox Harrell, the Emmy Award-winning founding director and studio head of the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality, this six-week online program offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn visionary principles and practices for leveraging the metaverse to help drive revenue, enhance customer experiences, increase loyalty, and create training efficiencies. By participating in the program, you will discover answers to questions such as:
Potential value that the metaverse could generate by 2030
Metaverse-aware companies that are also adopters
Percentage of consumers excited about transitioning everyday activities to the metaverse
This program provides a holistic understanding of the metaverse, giving you the knowledge to map out innovative applications for a rapidly evolving space. High-level learning outcomes for this program include:
Gain fundamental knowledge and insights from award- winning MIT faculty
Create a mind map illustrating your evolving perception of the metaverse
Explore metaverse experiences firsthand and journal your reflections
Learn a framework for mapping out applications for a physical-virtual world
Draft concepts for a novel metaverse experience
Engage in discussions and network with like-minded professionals
Participate in live faculty sessions and office hours with learning facilitators*
Receive a certificate and 3 continuing education units (CEUs) from MIT xPRO
Discover the metaverse — its components, how they are applied, and the role of technology.
Learn about the metaverse ecosystem and its unique design requirements.
Explore the concept of identity in the metaverse and how it impacts design.
Identify design considerations for communication in the metaverse.
Discover how design elements combine to form an overall user experience.
Explore what the future holds for the metaverse and how it will transform our lives.
Discover the metaverse — its components, how they are applied, and the role of technology.
Identify design considerations for communication in the metaverse.
Learn about the metaverse ecosystem and its unique design requirements.
Discover how design elements combine to form an overall user experience.
Explore the concept of identity in the metaverse and how it impacts design.
Explore what the future holds for the metaverse and how it will transform our lives.
D. Fox Harrell
Professor of Digital Media and Artificial Intelligence, MIT Comparative Media Studies Program & Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) Director, MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality
D. Fox Harrell, Ph.D., is a professor of digital media and artificial intelligence in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Harrell is the Emmy- winning founding director and studio head of the MIT Center for Advanced Virtuality, which pioneers innovative virtual experiences and computational media technologies including metaverse systems, AR, VR, and AI-based media.
Get recognized! Upon successful completion of this program, MIT xPRO grants participants a certificate of completion and 3 continuing education units (CEUs) right. This program is graded as a pass or fail. Participants must receive 75% to pass and obtain the certificate of completion.
Download BrochureAfter successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you, at no additional cost, with the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of MIT.
*The schedule for live interactions are subject to change based on availability and will be confirmed once the program starts.