Virtual Reality is one of the most exciting experiences that technology can give us. The immersion and presence you can have in VR is quite unlike any other medium. Like many others, you are excited about the possibilities of this new medium and want to get started developing your own VR experiences. This course will take you through all of the steps you need to create a VR game or other project.
Making Your First Virtual Reality Game
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Making Your First Virtual Reality Game
This course is part of Virtual Reality Specialization
Instructors: Prof Sylvia Xueni Pan
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Approx. 27 hours
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There are 6 modules in this course
This week you will start the process of creating your first VR Game. We will explain the steps you will go through when you're creating the game and you will start thinking of your idea. You will also meet our experts who will be explaining their VR projects and giving advice to you.
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17 videos7 readings3 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
This week you will be developing your game idea into a more complete design by developing a storyboard.
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14 videos2 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
This week you will be developing your first working prototype, which will test out the basic mechanics and interaction of your game.
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4 videos2 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
Last week you developed a prototype, and this week you will test it with players to see if it works for them and to gather feedback for your future development.
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6 videos1 reading3 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
This week you will use the results of your user testing to start developing the game proper: refining the interaction and implementing the graphics.
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5 videos2 assignments1 peer review2 discussion prompts
This is the final week of this course, and the whole specialisation. You will be finishing your game project and submitting it for peer review. You will also have a chance to reflect on what you have learned and look to the future of VR, and your place in it.
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4 videos1 reading2 assignments1 peer review3 discussion prompts
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