Free

Introduction to Virtual Reality

Course

If you are interested in learning more about virtual reality, this course will teach you the principles of VR technology and help you understand what you can build in VR.

Last Updated March 7, 2022

Prerequisites:

No experience required

Course Lessons

Lesson 1

Before You Get Started

In this lesson, you will find important course information such as how to download the associated course assets and which software versions to use.

Lesson 2

What Is VR?

Welcome to your new reality! In this lesson, we take a brief look at the history of Virtual Reality and introduce the core components that make VR possible.

Lesson 3

Platforms & Paradigms

There are so many options for Virtual Reality hardware, how can you choose between them? In this lesson, we break down the key differences between each type of VR headset.

Lesson 4

Hello World

In this lesson, we will start diving into the VR trenches. You will be introduced to the Unity game engine and get your computer set up with all the software you need to begin developing VR.

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Matt Sonic

Instructor

Vasanth Mohan

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