Two Campuses. Two Immersive Theatres. One Connected Learning Experience.
Updated: Oct 7
CUSTOMER STORY · USP COLLEGE
Creating more than an immersive space
USP College was already using immersive technology, but its ambition went further.
The College wanted major new learning environments at both its Seevic and Palmer’s campuses that could support a much broader range of experiences — from immersive curriculum delivery and large-scale presentations to theatre, film production and live events.
A large-format LED environment formed an important part of the design, creating a visual platform suited not only to immersive learning but also to disciplines such as film and production, where LED technology is increasingly part of the professional environment.
But the spaces also needed to connect.
USP wanted learners and educators at different campuses to be able to share teaching and experiences, while opening the College to guest lecturers, industry experts and other institutions.
Designed as an experience, not just a technology space
Creating that flexibility meant thinking beyond the technology itself.
We worked closely with USP College and architects Windsor Patania on the design of the theatres, considering how the architecture, technology and lighting could work together as a single environment.
Lighting formed an important part of that process. We advised on how different lighting approaches could help transform the character of the space depending on how it was being used — from immersive learning and theatre performances to film, live events and TED-style presentations.
The aim was to create an environment that didn’t feel designed around one particular technology or use case, but could change with the experience taking place within it.
Connecting the campuses
The immersive theatres were designed as part of USP College's wider connected learning strategy.
Through ClassView, the spaces can connect with other ClassView-enabled rooms across USP College, allowing teaching and learning to extend between campuses.
That same infrastructure also connects USP with colleges and industry partners across the wider ClassView network.
The result is that a specialist educator, guest lecturer or industry expert doesn't necessarily need to be physically present on the same campus as the learners they are working with.
The expertise can come to the room.
Spaces designed to do more
The theatres were deliberately designed to be flexible.
Today they're used across a wide range of scenarios, including connected lectures, immersive learning, guest speakers, theatre productions, film and production activities, college events and wider ClassView network events.
USP College also regularly hosts sessions for other institutions across the ClassView community.
Rather than creating a specialist facility with a single purpose, the College has two environments that can continually adapt to different curriculum, event and collaboration requirements.
Connected learning across USP College
The two immersive theatres form part of a much wider ClassView deployment across USP College.
ClassView-enabled rooms across its campuses are used to support cross-college teaching and learning, giving educators more flexibility over where expertise is located and how learners access it.
Connected learning has therefore become more than an additional capability within the theatres — it forms part of USP College's approach to curriculum delivery.
From technology to everyday use
The real measure of a learning environment isn't what it can do on the day it opens.
It's what people actually do with it afterwards.
At USP College, the immersive theatres have developed into active teaching, collaboration, production and event spaces — connecting campuses while also creating opportunities to bring external expertise directly into the learning environment.
And because the spaces combine immersive technology with connected learning, their role can continue to evolve as the College's curriculum and requirements change.
“This is a game changer for us!”
“USP College are already a user of immersive technologies. But the Immersive theatres from I-Immersive takes our learning experience to the next level.”
Dan Pearson CEO, USP College
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