Film crew works on the set of a space exploration themed movie

Credit: Image courtesy of Sony.

Discover the possibilities of extended reality with the

Virtual Production Institute

Texas A&M University’s Virtual Production Institute is the nation’s first institute of its kind. The institute will comprehensively integrate real-world scenarios and the latest in extended reality technology to advance problem-solving and support workforce development across industries.


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Credit: Virtual production stage footage courtesy of Sony. Texas A&M Visualization footage and motion-capture footage at Star Lab on the RELLIS campus by Igor Kraguljac.

XR Beyond Entertainment

The institute’s reach can extend beyond media and entertainment, branching into workforce development and training.

Industry

What is Extended Reality?

  • Augmented Reality (AR)
  • Virtual Reality (VR)
  • Display Technology
  • Sensing Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Real-time 3D graphics & simulation
Texas A&M VPI student works with animation software

Visualizing Success

The Virtual Production Institute will work with the School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts to position Texas A&M as a leader in research and educating the future workforce to use extended reality technology to solve challenges across industries.

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Investing in Our Students' Futures

The institute will be based on the Bryan-College Station campus with an extension at the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus. Institute faculty, staff and equipment were funded as a special item by the 88th Texas Legislature at $25 million, with strong support from the state’s growing media and entertainment industry.

$25 M
The Texas Legislature funded the institute’s faculty, staff and equipment with $25 million in 2023.
$10.3 B
Extended reality (XR) is projected to be a $10.3 billion industry in the U.S. in 2024.

Recent News

More VPI News

First-Of-Its-Kind Virtual Production Institute Approved by Board of Regents

February 12, 2024

The institute will be based on the Bryan-College Station campus with an extension at the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus.

Leadership Team Visits Texas A&M-Fort Worth Campus

February 12, 2024

Twenty members of the leadership team in the Texas A&M School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts traveled to Fort Worth in January to get a look and feel for the new Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus.

David Parrish To Lead As Director Of School Of Performance, Visualization And Fine Arts At Texas A&M-Fort Worth

October 12, 2023

The news of Texas A&M’s Visualization program expanding into the university’s developing Fort Worth campus sparked a particularly exuberant reaction from Aggie graduate and visual effects expert David Parrish.