The MA Digital Direction at the RCA invites you to experiment at the intersection of storytelling, film, performance, games, installation and sound. You will explore how technologies like VR, AR, AI, game engines, spatial sound and mobile platforms shape immersive and interactive narrative experiences. Grounded in critical, cooperative and exploratory research, you learn to rethink what storytelling can be, and to use emerging media to address urgent social, environmental and ethical issues. Within a global community of makers and thinkers, you collaborate to develop inclusive, socially engaged stories, working across collective projects and through an independent research practice that questions how narratives connect with justice, identity, and the planet.
September 2026
White city
Garden House Dorando Close,
London,
W12 7FN, London, United Kingdom
September 2027
White city
Garden House Dorando Close,
London,
W12 7FN, London, United Kingdom
Candidates are selected entirely on merit and applications are welcomed from all over the world. The selection process considers creativity, imagination and innovation as demonstrated in your portfolio, as well as your potential to benefit from the programme and to achieve high MA standards overall.
You will normally have completed an undergraduate qualification in a relevant subject or be able to evidence equivalent professional experience in fields such as filmmaking, broadcasting, media and communication, fine art, graphic design, sound, music, illustration, theatre, writing, HCI or digital production.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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