Also called: VR Designer, Spatial Designer
Designs how people interact in virtual and augmented reality: menus floating in the air, hand gestures, and immersive worlds.
You prototype a museum AR tour where dinosaur skeletons come alive when visitors point their phones, and test how close is too close for comfort.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in design, architecture, or game design.
Ways in: 4-year college, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Interaction Design, Architecture, Game Design.
Growing about average. Uneven growth.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI generates 3D worlds and UI, but designing comfortable, intuitive VR and AR experiences stays human.
Classes: Art or design, Architecture or drafting, AP Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1255.
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