Virtual Reality – VR / AR Specialization

Virtual reality is one of the most highly requested skill sets in the jobs market, and this specialisation will give you an introduction to the subject and key skills in the field. You will hear from world-leading lecturers and industry experts, use Unity to develop your own VR environment, and end the specialisation by creating your first VR game.

Unreal Engine comes with thousands of inbuilt features from build to ship to build immersive AR and VR experience very quickly. Augmented, virtual and mixed reality technologies are evolving rapidly and becoming more powerful by the day. Even if you’re starting with a simple project to learn AR, VR or mixed reality, Unreal Engine empowers you to build your team, your assets and your workflow with tools that can deliver on your creative vision and quality bar – now and in the future.

Applied Learning Project
By the end of the specialisation you will be able to develop your very own Virtual Reality game. You will take the skills you have developed in each of the preceding courses and, using Unity, you will put these into practice to create your first virtual reality game.

Your path to a bright career
With demand for real-time 3D skills at an all-time high, learning Unreal Engine is a great way to open up your career potential. From over 40 hours of free self-paced online tutorials, to instructor-led training and opportunities to further your knowledge at events around the globe, there’s a range of options to suit your learning style.

Course Key Learning

About Virtual Reality (VR)

Virtual Reality- Hardware and History
VR Applications
The Psychology of VR: the Three Illusions
Challenges in Virtual Reality

Introduction to Augmented Reality (AR)

Define Augmented Reality
Similarity Between Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Differences Between Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Exploring Displays

Getting Started with Uneral Engine

Introduction
Register and Installation
Levels of tools
Actors
The Level Editor

Place Mode

Navigating Within the Viewport
Snapping
Content Browser
Details Panel
Actros in Unreal

Static Meshes

Brushes
Materials
Lights
Player Start
Components
Volumes
Working with Blueprints

Introduction to Blueprint

Variable, Arrays
Functions, Flow Control
Blueprint Classes
Timelines, Collisions

Define Collisions

Causing Damage
Projectile Collisions
User Interface

UMG overview

Root Widget
Canvas Panel
Visual Designer
Text Widget
Button Widgets

Who this course is for:

Anyone who has interest in learning and experiencing Virtual Reality
This course is designed for Students who are Very Interested in Developing Games Professionally or as a Hobby
People who want to learn how to make their own video games, learning to code as they go.
Anyone who has a Game Idea and wants to learn how to Code that Game into Reality

Course Useful Download

Unreal Engine Download – development platform for creating 2D and 3D multiplatform games and interactive experiences
Unreal – FREE Creator License
Unreal Key Features
Unreal Engine for AR, VR & MR
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Popular Software and Hardware for VR/ AR

Software Requirements: Unity VR
Software Requirements: Unreal Engine (UE4)
Software Requirements: 3DS Max
Software Requirements: WebVR Tools
Hardware Requirements: HTC Vive
Hardware Requirements: Oculus Rift
Hardware Requirements: Google Cardboard

System requirements

OS: Windows 7 SP1+, 8, 10, 64-bit versions only; Mac OS X 10.12+; Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, and CentOS 7
GPU: Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities.

International Student Fee: 350 USD

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