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Metaverse and Virtual Reality

Develop your understanding of the metaverse and its technologies to learn how to use them to your advantage with this online course from NTHU.

Duration

6 weeks

Weekly study

1 hour

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How it works

Unlimited subscription

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Established

1956

Location

Taiwan

World ranking

Source: QS World University Rankings 2021

Gain a solid introduction to the metaverse

The metaverse is redesigning the future of the internet in a 3D virtual world. But what exactly is the metaverse, and who are key players in it?

On this six-week course, you’ll answer these questions and more as you explore the opportunities and challenges in the metaverse and what businesses can do to enter this era.

You’ll analyse the metaverse from various dimensions such as virtual reality (VR), augmented reality, Web3/NFT, and virtual amusement parks.

Through this exploration, you’ll learn how to design effective marketing campaigns or design innovative applications for the metaverse.

Develop your understanding of communication technology

You’ll start by learning more about the unique traits of virtual reality and the fascinating phenomenon of the proteus effect.

Next, you’ll discuss whether the metaverse can be used for social good, such as promoting health and exercise.

Discover VR applications

You’ll explore the general trends in virtual reality to unpack which trends you might like to invest in and explore more.

To help you decide, you’ll delve into the various applications of VR to understand how it is used. This includes industries such as entertainment, healthcare, and the military.

Explore marketing in the metaverse and NFT marketing

Finally, you’ll discover what marketing in the metaverse looks like.

You’ll understand what makes effective NFT marketing, brands marketing in the metaverse, as well as AR games and filters.

Guided by industry experts, you’ll finish the course with a solid understanding of the metaverse and the technologies within it.

Week 1
A wide spectrum of interpretation on Metaverse
- What is Metaverse?
  With various introductions and overviews of Metavese, learners can follow the instruction's step to enter the world of Metaverse.
- Applications in Metaverse
  With various introductions of applications, learners will be better able to realize the current applications in Metaverse.
- Finance & Banking Applications in Metaverse
  With various introductions of applications, learners will be better able to realize the finanical and banking applications in Metaverse.
- Web3 and NFT
  With introductions of Web3 and NFT, learners will be better able to realize the web3 and NFT.
- NFT in Marketing
  With introductions of various applications in NFT marketing, learners will be better able to explore this area.
- Token-Gated Commerce
  With introductions of Token-Gated Commerce, learners will be better able to explore this area.
Week 2
VR affordances and Proteus effect
- Unique Traits of Virtual Reality
  With introductions of unique traits of Virtual Reality, learners will be better able to explore this area.
- Proteus Effect
  With introductions of Proteus Effect, learners will be better able to identify and learn about Proteus Effect.
- Embodiment for Social Good
  With introductions of embodiment experiements, learners will be better able to realize how to utilize embodiment for social good.
- Embodiment for Health Persuasion
  With introductions of embodiment experiments, learners will be better able to realize how to utilize embodiment for health persuasion.
- Embodiment for Exercise Persuasion
  With introductions of embodiment experiments, learners will be better able to realize how to utilize embodiment for exercise persuasion.
Week 3
Metaverse: Meta versus HTC
- Metaverse in Meta—Horizon
  With introductions of Horizon, learners will be able to realize the Metaverse applications by Meta.
- Meta Technology— AI and Sensory
  With introductions of Meta technology, learners will be able to learn about how AI and sensory applied by Meta.
- Exercise Applications in VR for Meta
  With introductions of VR exercise applications from Meta, learners will be able to realize the current VR exercise applications from Meta.
- Meta Hardware
  With the introductions, learners will be better able to classify the hardware appliced by Meta.
- Metaverse in HTC
  With the introductions, learners will be better able realize the developments of Metaverse in HTC.
- HTC in ART and Real-Estate Applications
  With the introductions, learners will be better able to realize the current applications in art and Real-Estate by HTC.
- Comparisons of HTC and Meta
  With the comparisons of HTC and Meta, learners will be better able to classify the strategies and differences between HTC and Meta.
Week 4
VR applications
- General Trends in Virtual Reality
  With the introductions, learners will be better able to realize the general trends in Virtual Reality and explore more in this area.
- VR Applications
  With the introductions of VR applications in training and military, learners will be better able to realize and explore more.
- VR Applications in Entertainment
  With the introductions of VR applications in entertainment, learners will be better able to realize and explore more.
- VR Applications in Health Care
  With the introductions of VR applications in health care, learners will be better able to realize and explore more.
- VR Applications in Education
  With the introductions of VR applications in education and other fields, learners will be better able to realize and explore more.
- Framework of VR Applications
  With the introductions, learners will be better able to utilize the framwork of VR applications.
Week 5
Marketing in the metaverse: a framework and VR
- Brands Marketing in Metaverse
  With the introductions, learners will be better able to realize the brands marketing in VR and Metaverse.
- Marketing in Metaverse: AR
  With the introductions of AR marketing applications, learners will be better able to realize and explore more.
- Marketing in Metaverse: Perfect Corp.
  With the introductions of Perfect Corp, learners will be better able to realize this AR beauty tech from Taiwan.
- AR Games
  With the introductions of current applications in AR games, learners will be better able to realize and try to design one.
Week 6
Marketing in the metaverse: AR and virtual amusement park
- Virtual Theme Parks: Fortnite
  With the introductions, learners will be able to realize the developments and applications of this Virtual Theme park, Fornite, and explore more.
- Virtual Theme Parks: Roblox
  With the introductions, learners will be able to realize the developments and applications of this Virtual Theme park, Roblox, and explore more.
- Virtual Theme Parks: others
  With the introductions, learners will be better able to explore and realize more practices in virtual theme park.
- Osense Space
  With the introductions of Osense Space, learners will be better able to realize and utilize these technologies to think of better buiness model.
- Brands Marketing in Metaverse
  With the introductions, learners will be better able to realize and explore brands marketing cases in Metaverse.