Overview

This unit will advance and consolidate students’ understanding of techniques and parameters essential to virtual reality. Students will apply storytelling knowledge to the creation and mastering of virtual reality media assets, employing and evaluating effective storytelling strategies for distributing virtual reality works.

Requisites

Prerequisites

75 credit points in Screen Production Co-Major OR Immersive Media Major/Co-Major
OR
25 credit points in Screen and Sound Production Minor OR Immersive Media Minor
OR
100 credit points in:
Bachelor of Media and Communication or its related PROFESSIONAL or double degrees
OR
Bachelor of Film and Television (Honours)
OR
Bachelor of Screen Production or its related double degrees
OR
Bachelor of Games and Interactivity or its related double degrees

OR

Bachelor of Design or its related double degrees
OR

Bachelor of Animation or its related double degrees
OR
Digital Advertising Technology Major

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
01-November-2026
Last self-enrolment date
16-August-2026
Census date
01-September-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
22-September-2026
Results released date
08-December-2026

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  1. Evaluate virtual reality storytelling through viewing, reading, research, and application-testing
  2. Develop a critical understanding of the role of VR distribution for creative industries sectors
  3. Produce widely accessible VR content through planned, informed, and competent production and post-production processes
  4. Assess and select different storytelling methods of VR production suitable for specific self-authored creative works
  5. Further develop VR skills in project management for creative industries

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		3.00 12 weeks 36
Unspecified Activities
Various		9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Practical AssignmentIndividual 25% 1,2,3,4,5 
Practical AssignmentGroup 50% 1,2,3,4,5 
Written AssignmentIndividual 25% 1,2,4 

Content

  • Virtual Reality (VR) storytelling

  • Tools for VR asset creation and development

  •  Integrating virtual tools and procedures into project workflows

  • Research and reflective practice strategies to build relevant knowledge

  • Technical considerations and parameters for VR storytelling

  • Transferring screen principles, language and practices to the VR space

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.