Program Overview
Bachelor of Science in Virtual Reality & Game Development
Overview
The Bachelor of Science in Virtual Reality & Game Development is a practice-oriented degree program that focuses on the development and design of virtual worlds. The program is designed to prepare students for a career in the field of virtual reality and game development.
Program Details
- Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
- Start: Winter semester
- Model: Full-time
- Language: German
- ECTS: 210
- Info: Without NC, accredited
- Duration: 7 semesters
- Location: Heidelberg
- Costs: 690 € per month
Study Content
The program covers a wide range of topics, including:
- The basics of developing virtual worlds
- Audio, video, and sensor technology as well as positioning systems
- Fundamentals of computer science and computer graphics
- Programming I and II
- Game engines and scripting languages
- Mobile & augmented reality development
- Interaction and user interface design, user experience, and software ergonomics
- Creativity techniques, pitching, presenting, and much more
- Scientific work
- Numerous tools
Optional compulsory elective subjects include:
- Mixed reality development, 3D animation, or psychology & sociology for game developers
- Company foundation or IT law, data protection, and ethics
Career Opportunities
As a developer for virtual, augmented, and mixed reality, numerous doors are open to you. Almost all industries are now looking for specialized developers who can create interactive graphic applications or simulations with and without engines. Whether in aerospace, the games industry, the automotive industry, architecture, entertainment, or medicine - they are all increasingly using virtual, augmented, and mixed reality as new visualization and interactive media.
Admission Requirements
- General higher education entrance qualification, entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences, or an equivalent higher education entrance qualification or higher education entrance qualification for qualified professionals
- If you have the general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), the subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification (subject-restricted Abitur), or the entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences
- Or if you have at least two years of vocational training and at least three years of professional experience plus an aptitude test
- And if you have also successfully completed our selection process
If you come from abroad, you can be admitted if you can provide us with a university entrance qualification in the form of certificates from your previous education and sufficient knowledge of German (DSH or TestDaF exam) and if you have also successfully completed our selection procedure.
Application Process
- You apply online via the SRH application portal
- If you fulfill the admission requirements, we will invite you to a selection interview
- If the interview is successful, you will receive a letter of acceptance and a study contract from us
- You sign the study contract and send it back to us
- You pay the enrollment fee
- If you come from a non-EU country, you pay your tuition fee one semester in advance in addition to the registration fee. From the second semester onwards, payments for the remaining semesters are due six weeks before the end of the study period you have already paid for.
- We will send you your letter of admission
- You take part in our induction week and then you're ready to go!
Financing Options
In addition to efficient organization, a goal-oriented course of study also requires a solid financial basis in order to be able to pay rent, living costs, and tuition fees. There are various financing options, such as educational loans or scholarship programs.
Research Areas
The program includes an internship, topics such as artificial intelligence and edutainment, before you work on your final project and Bachelor's thesis in the final semesters.
Facilities
Our VR/AR lab offers you countless development and test systems that can be borrowed or permanently installed. A wide variety of VR goggles, graphics tablets, a holographic projection system, a fully equipped VR corner, a sound station, a large collection of magazines, and much more: whether you want to chill out comfortably on the couch, play multiplayer games on the large-screen TV, immerse yourself in virtual worlds, concentrate on projects or work diligently on your own development in group work with additional monitors - our VR/AR Lab is optimally equipped for the development of video games, virtual worlds, and VR simulations!
We are a partner of the VR-First initiative.
This is what we offer you in our VR/AR lab:
- HoloLens 2
- Several HTC Vive with TPCast wireless adapters
- Several Oculus Rift (different versions), some with touch controllers
- Acer Mixed Reality Headset
- Vuzix M100 Smart Glass
- Meta 2 Augmented Reality Development Kit
- Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) Hacker DevKit
- Professional Advanced Realtime Tracking System (sponsored by ART)
- Samsung Gear VR 360° camera
- Valedo motion sensors
- Holographic projection system (Holobox)
- 27" Graphics Tablet (sponsored by Wacom)
- Xbox One X and PS4 Pro
- Retro consoles: Sega Mega Drive, PlayStation Classic, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Classic Mini
- Graphics station with graphics tablet, 3D mouse, and additional software
- Audio station with audio interface, microphone, midi keyboard, and additional software
- TV, HD projector, and BluRay player
We also offer access within the university to:
- The Media Production Studio including film, audio, podcast, and photo studio
- The eye-tracking lab
- A NeuroSky MindWave EEG headset (brain-computer interface)
- And to several 3D printers.
Awards and Accreditations
The program is accredited and has received several awards, including the German Computer Game Award.