This course is part of the Virtual Reality Specialization

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Goldsmiths, University of London

Virtual Reality SpecializationUniversity of London

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This course will begin your journey to creating Virtual Reality experiences. A Virtual Reality experience is a new world that you step into and are entirely immersed in. Creating a VR experience means creating that world and all the objects in it. 
In this course you will learn the basics of 3D graphics: how we create objects and how to lay them out to create an environment. You will learn techniques like materials and texturing that make your objects appear realistic. You will also learn about audio techniques to ensure that your experiences sound great as well as looking great. In all of these topics we will pay attention to the particular requirements of Virtual Reality, including pitfalls and performance issues: making sure your environment runs fast enough in VR. 

You will learn all of this using the professional game and VR engine, Unity3D. Unity is one of the most used game engine and is a relatively easy, but fully featured, introduction to 3D development. 

The course will culminate in a project in which you will create your own VR scene. VR development is something you can only learn by doing it yourself, so working on your project will be the best way to learn.

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Virtual Reality Specialization

Intermediate Level

Approx. 16 hours to complete

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Flexible deadlines

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Includes hands on learning projects.

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Course 2 of 5 in the

Virtual Reality Specialization

Intermediate Level

Approx. 16 hours to complete

English

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Dr Sylvia Xueni Pan

Senior Lecturer, Department of Computing

Goldsmiths, University of London

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University of London

The University of London is a federal University which includes 17 world leading Colleges. With extensive experience in distance learning since 1858, University of London has enriched the lives of thousands of students, delivering high quality degrees across the globe. Today, University of London is a global leader in flexible study, offering degree programmes to over 45,000 students in over 190 countries, delivering world-leading research across the world. To find out more about University of London, visit www.london.ac.uk

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

6 hours to complete

3D Graphics

6 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 73 min), 7 readings, 4 quizzes

16 videos

Welcome to 3D Models for Virtual Reality!1mWhat are 3D Graphics?1mIntroduction to Integrated Development Environments (IDE)1mWhy Use A-Frame?3mOpen VR with Lance Putman5mUnreal Engine3mIntroduction to Unity2m3D Space3mUnity User Interface6mNavigating in Unity4mObjects and Meshes2mCreating Objects in Unity | Primitives5mCreating 3D Assets2mThe Asset Store8mImporting Assets From Unity and Other Places6mVR Environment Project13m

7 readings

Course Blog10mLearning To Use A-Frame5mLearning Unity5mSetting Up Unity1hUnity Basics5mImporting Assets5mVR Project Brief10m

4 practice exercises

Reflection on Your Skills for VR Work30mChoosing Game Engines30m3D Graphics30mPlanning your project30m

Week2

Week 2

3 hours to complete

VR Graphics

3 hours to complete

16 videos (Total 60 min), 4 readings, 2 quizzes

16 videos

Introduction to Week 21mTransforms4mCompound Objects1mPositioning, Scaling, and Transforming Primitives in Unity5mCameras in VR2mUnity VR Mode | Setting Up Cameras | Standard and VR2mKeyframe Animation3mKeyframe Animation in Unity7mIntroduction to Materials1mLights in VR2mLights in Unity4mMaterials2mMaterials in Unity4mTextures2mTextures in Unity4mWorking on Your Project7m

4 readings

Transforms and Cameras5mSetting up VR mode10mUnity Animation10mGraphics in Unity10m

1 practice exercise

VR Graphics Quiz30m

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

VR Audio

3 hours to complete

14 videos (Total 66 min), 2 readings, 1 quiz

14 videos

Introduction to Audio in VR1mWhat is Sound?8mHow Do Humans Perceive Sound?8mWhat is Digital Audio?8mHow is Sound Useful?3mHow Do We Use Sound in VR?6mGeneral Guidance for Using Sound2mHow Do We Use Filters in VR?3mAudio Formats, Sources and Listeners in Unity6mAudio Effects in Unity4mUnity Audio Clips and Files3mAudio Mixers in Unity7mAudio in Unity | Additional Resources1mSummary1m

2 readings

Learning More About Audio in Unity15mNow It's Your Turn!30m

1 practice exercise

Audio and Revision Quiz30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Content Creation: What works in VR?

In this final week of the course, we will put together everything we have learned to think about how to create compelling VR worlds. We will start by looking behind the scenes at how 3D graphics hardware works and why VR can be so demanding of computing power. Then we will think about the particular requirements of content creation for VR. You will finish by submitting the final version of your project for a peer review.

4 hours to complete

11 videos (Total 67 min), 5 readings, 3 quizzes

11 videos

Introduction to Week 41mPolygons to Pixels4mMotion to Photon2mGlobal Illumination4mWhy Do We Need Different Graphics Techniques for VR?6mFurther Learning1mUnity Resources5mUnity Examples11mLearning VR Content Creation16mSummary| Creating VR Worlds6mProject Advice6m

5 readings

Unity Shaders10mTechniques for Optimising a VR Experience10mFurther Learning in Unity10mFinal Project Requirements10mThank you10m

2 practice exercises

What Works in VR?30mHow is VR Content Creation Different?30m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM 3D MODELS FOR VIRTUAL REALITY

by SPSep 18, 2020

ONLY PROBLEMS I HAVE NOT COMPLETE PEER BECAUSE IT IS VERY DIFFCULT

by DLJul 18, 2019

Good course to get started in VR dev without freaking out! A glimpse of scripting and mostly getting used to the software by assets management.

by RJJun 8, 2020

Lovely step by step instructions which are easy to follow.Had a lot of fun developing the projects. Received invaluable feedback on it too.

by ACJan 14, 2018

This course refreshed my skills of developing 3D models and environments in Unity3D software. Some new learnings were interesting and useful - viz. how and where to to get 3D models.

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About the Virtual Reality Specialization

This specialisation from the University of London will introduce you to virtual reality.

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