Virtual reality designer: who is he and what does he do?

Time does not stand still and makes its own adjustments to all events in life. New professions are also emerging, the emergence of which is dictated by the requirements of the time. This includes a virtual reality designer. Although the name sounds tempting and even slightly fantastic, before deciding to connect your life with this profession, you need to figure out who he is and what he does.

Virtual reality designer is not just an interesting and exciting activity for many. This kind of work can become a real love affair. This is exactly the case when work brings satisfaction, which means it allows you to achieve great success in this area. The profession requires not only extensive knowledge in the field of information technology, technical aspects, but also a special outlook on things, a creative approach, the ability to find extraordinary solutions. After all, the creation of various worlds is not just magic, but thinking over the subject-spatial environment, where you need to pay attention to every little thing and detail.

To more clearly understand the nuances of the profession, you need to know in which areas such talent can be applied. Many people know that the main area where such specialists are needed is entertainment. Indeed, there are many options here. First of all, these are computer games, which will simply lose their popularity among young people without the creative approach of such a highly qualified specialist. This is one area that is constantly evolving, and all of these improvements are being made by a virtual reality designer.

His services are in demand in the film industry, especially when creating fantastic masterpieces, disaster films, action films, thrillers and products of other genres. Now they are actively using new developments and amusement parks, which offer to immerse themselves in the virtual world and feel like the main character in it. The abilities of this specialist are also applicable in the creation of educational programs. You can learn to drive a car, an airplane, master any complex technique at the initial stage with the help of special simulators. Schools can use a variety of educational films using elements of virtual reality.

And that is not all. In healthcare, virtual programs can help prepare for a complex operation, be of great help to doctors in the treatment of mental illness and the elimination of psychological problems of patients.

Those who only dream of learning this profession or are raving about virtual worlds should analyze all aspects of this type of activity. The pluses include the following:

• broadening of horizons, acquaintance with new technologies;
• the ability to turn work into a fun process;
• the ability to work remotely;
• if you have talent and a desire to improve yourself, there is a chance to receive good orders;
• high remuneration for your work.

The disadvantages include the following points:

• before you earn a reputation, you will have to fulfill less paid orders, offer your own services on different Internet platforms;
• you will have to periodically undergo training, for which you may have to pay;
• there may be no stable income, you will have to live from order to order;
• it is not always possible to find a permanent job in a stable company;
• for someone, the lack of social guarantees may be a disadvantage - paid vacation, deductions of contributions to various funds, a fixed salary, accumulation of experience.

It is not so important whether such a specialist works in a large company or fulfills orders of a specific client, he does not just hover in virtual worlds, but does a lot of other work, which cannot be done without. It performs the following functions:

• thinks through the ideas of creating virtual reality, implements them in life, experiments, choosing the best;
• takes into account and evaluates the impact of all effects introduced into the project on human perception, conducts product testing;
• unites all team members (artists, programmers, directors) around a common idea and controls the process;
• eliminates errors by analyzing the cause of their occurrence;
• prepares presentations of his products, thinking over all the nuances in order to attract buyers or consumers;
• develops project documentation, communicates with the customer, taking into account all his wishes and, if necessary, giving explanations;
• does not disclose trade secrets, shares information only with the permission of the management;
• improves his knowledge by attending courses, seminars or training on Internet sites.

As for personal qualities, then it should be a purposeful person who is not afraid to try and experiment. He must also be able to find contact with people, understand their needs.

As a virtual reality designer - a new profession, a specific institute, faculty where you can get this education does not exist. But there are subjects that will certainly come in handy in the future, you need to master them. These include mathematics and computer science, the Russian language, as well as English, will be useful. Will not interfere with this profession and knowledge of the basics of psychology, and, if desired, its in-depth study.

In the future, in order to get an education that will help to advance along the chosen path and at least provide basic knowledge, you can enter any university in the faculties related to information technology. In any case, such a specialist should get a higher education, which will be the basis on the way to achieving the main goal. Such universities can, for example, be the following:

• Moscow Academy of Labor Market and Information Technologies;
• Moscow Technological State University;
• Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics;
• National Research University.

But these are just some examples. You can choose a university of any city in which it is more convenient to study. In every institute, university or academy, you can find a faculty that, in one way or another, will be associated with information technology. You can also start studying at a college, lyceum, technical school. There, too, you can get basic knowledge related to computer technology, and then move on. In addition, the necessary knowledge can be obtained on various Internet resources, and here it can be done in a few lessons, and then practice and develop your abilities. There you can also find the first simple orders to develop practice.

As for the salary, it is difficult to give an exact figure, since everything is individual here. The salary depends on many factors. To get a job in a good company, you need to prove yourself, demonstrate your abilities. So, perhaps the first projects will be just free.

When it comes to customers, then also you need to demonstrate your competence, show your best side... If the first steps were successful, there was enough persistence and talent not to turn off the chosen path, in the future you can receive a decent reward, the amount can vary from 80 to 150 thousand rubles.