Unity XR: How to Build AR and VR Apps Specialization

Master Skills for AR and VR Development with Unity. Learn to create Virtual and Augmented Reality mobile apps with Unity's cross-platform tools.

About This Specialization

Welcome to the world of Unity XR! This specialization includes three courses which will explain the technologies that make XR possible, describe the unique UX concerns around developing for XR, and walk you through developing VR and AR apps for mobile devices. You will learn how Unity supports the many components of a VR app, including tracking, teleporting, interacting with virtual objects, positional audio, and much more. You’ll also see how Unity’s AR Foundation supports building handheld AR apps. XR is a field that is constantly evolving, and we’ll show you what’s on the horizon for VR and AR.

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Projects Overview

Throughout the three courses, you'll gain hands-on experience developing XR applications. In the first course, you'll develop a concept brief for your own XR app. In the subsequent courses, you'll build and deploy Unity projects for VR and AR platforms, drawing on your C# programming skills to complete the project work.

Courses

Beginner Specialization.: No prior experience required.

COURSE 1
Introduction to XR: VR, AR, and MR Foundations
Subtitles
English
About the Course
What is XR? It’s shorthand for a related set of new technologies that are changing the way we interact with the world and with each other: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality. To understand XR, you need to understand the technolog
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COURSE 2
Mobile VR App Development with Unity
Commitment
4 weeks of study, 3-4 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
"The virtual reality and augmented reality industries are growing by leaps and bounds — but finding workers with the right skills can be a challenge." - CNBC report Virtual and Augmented Reality are poised to revolutionize how we interact with compute
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COURSE 3
Handheld AR App Development with Unity
Commitment
4 weeks of study, 3-4 hours/week
Subtitles
English
About the Course
Augmented Reality, or AR, will transform how we see and interact with the world. And the hardware that makes AR possible is the smartphone that you may already have in your pocket. In this course, you'll learn how to develop your own mobile AR applica
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