Virtual Reality (VR) App Development
Learn to design VR applications with Unity 3D and understand how OpenGL works to create realistic experiences. Explore the hardware components and the success factors of VR apps. Start your journey in this vibrant and lucrative sector with our Professional Certificate program.
What you will learn
- To design VR applications with Unity 3D
- How OpenGL works and is used to create realistic looking applications
- To transform coordinate systems for 3D interactions
- Hardware components for VR and how they work
- What makes a VR application successful
- How to create your own VR app
- How to use this VR program to develop augmented reality (AR) applications
- Virtual reality will generate $25 billion of revenue worldwide by the year 2021. (Source: Statistica)
- VR jobs start at $75k/year and range up to $200k/year. (Source: MediaJobs.com)
- “One of the more vibrant, up-and-coming sectors of the tech industry these days is virtual reality.” (Source: Forbes)
- “Now’s the time to get in on the ground floor of this cutting-edge sector.” (Source: Monster.com)
Program Overview
Virtual reality (VR) is one of the hottest emerging technologies in the entertainment industry today. Millions of VR devices have been sold in the US alone, but most software developers have no formal training on the technology. This Professional Certificate program will teach you what VR devices exist, how VR technology works, and how to write software, often called VR experiences, for it.
You will learn effective 3D interaction techniques to use VR applications, how to write VR applications in WebVR and Unity 3D, and what features make a VR application successful.
You will also learn the required mathematics for successful VR applications and how computer graphics are rendered onto a screen.
The final course in this program will allow you to apply the material learned in the previous courses to create your own VR app.
This program will provide you with a strong foundation to develop VR apps in all areas VR is used, including entertainment and gaming. This VR program also provides a solid foundation for people who want to develop augmented reality (AR) applications.
Courses in this program
Computer Graphics
Learn to create images of 3D scenes in both real-time and with realistic ray tracing in this introductory computer graphics course.
How Virtual Reality Works
Learn how virtual reality technology works by writing simple VR programs with WebVR.
Creating Virtual Reality (VR) Apps
Learn the tools and techniques to develop your own professional VR app in Unity 3D.
