Immersive Journalism (VR/AR)

2021/2022

Academic Year

ENG

Instruction in English

4

ECTS credits

Delivered at:

Institute of Media

Course type:

Elective course

When:

1 year, 3 module

Instructor

Чижиков Эдуард Юрьевич

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Virtual and immersive elements are step by step becoming a storytelling tool in moderm multimedia. The fundamental idea of immersive journalism is to allow the participant, typically represented as a digital avatar, to actually enter a virtually recreated scenario representing the news story. The course surveys current approaches to immersive journalism and the theoretical background

Learning Objectives

• The goal of the discipline is to give students an idea about virtual, augmented and mixed reality
• The participants will be able to grasp all the storytelling and technical features of the course. Special attention will be paid to the use of panoramic video content

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Be able to apply the communication and operational skills for the process
• Be able to operate the gadgets of VR/AR
• Be able to plan the stages of the production
• Be able to set the correct goals for the filming crew
• Be able to use of the mobile content in the process

Course Contents

• ABC of Panoramic Videocontent
• ABC of Augmented Reality
• ABC of Virtual Reality
• Software and instruments

Assessment Elements

• Attendance
• Work at the seminars
• Final project

Interim Assessment

• 2021/2022 3rd module
  0.3 * Work at the seminars + 0.2 * Attendance + 0.5 * Final project

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Kipper, G., & Rampolla, J. (2012). Augmented Reality : An Emerging Technologies Guide to AR. Rockland, MA: Syngress. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=486634
• Schutze, S., & Irwin-Schütze, A. (2018). New Realities in Audio : A Practical Guide for VR, AR, MR and 360 Video. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1705224

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Mealy, P. (2018). Virtual & Augmented Reality For Dummies. Hoboken, NJ: For Dummies. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1828564

Authors

• ABRAMOV ROMAN SERGEEVICH