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Making Your First Virtual Reality Game

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Making Your First Virtual Reality Game

University of London, Goldsmiths, University of London

About this course: 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. This is the final course in our Specialisation: Virtual Reality. The previous courses teach you the skills you need to make a VR game. This course brings them all together to create a project of your own. We will guide you through all the steps of a VR project: coming up with an idea, storyboarding, prototyping, testing and implementation. By the end of this course you will have a complete VR project that demonstrates your skills and could be the first step in creating a professional game. We hope this course can be your entry into professional VR development. To help you get started, some good advice always helps. That is why we have interviewed VR experts from all over the world, ranging from technology pioneers with over 30 years experience in VR to the latest cutting edge VR creators. We have asked all of them to give you their advice and we hope it inspires you to become part of the future of VR.

Who is this class for: This class is for people who are interested in becoming Virtual Reality Developers. You don't need any particular experience of development, but some experience of digital creative work (e.g. photoshop, illustrator, digital music) will be helpful. If you are completely new to VR you might want to first follow our courses "Introduction to Virtual Reality", "3D models for Virtual Reality", "3D Interaction Design in Virtual Reality" and "Building 3D Interactive Characters and Social Virtual Reality" which cover the basic concepts and how to create 3D models and characters.


Created by:  University of London, Goldsmiths, University of London
University of LondonGoldsmiths, University of London

  •  Dr Sylvia Xueni Pan

    Taught by:   Dr Sylvia Xueni Pan, Lecturer, Department of Computing

    Goldsmiths, University of London

  • Dr Marco Gillies

    Taught by:  Dr Marco Gillies, Senior Lecturer

    Computing Department, Goldsmiths, University of London
Basic Info
Course 5 of 5 in the Virtual Reality Specialization
LevelIntermediate
Commitment4 weeks of study, 2-4 hours per week
Language
English
Hardware ReqYou will need a virtual reality device, e.g. a smartphone VR device, Oculus Rift or HTC VIVE
How To PassPass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings
4.6 stars
Average User Rating 4.6See what learners said
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Welcome
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.
17 videos, 7 readings, 2 practice quizzes
  1. Video: Introduction to the Course
  2. Leyendo: Learning Technical Skills
  3. Video: Introduction to the Structure
  4. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Are You Planning For Your Project?
  5. Video: Example Projects
  6. Leyendo: Your Project
  7. Leyendo: Getting Started in Unity
  8. Leyendo: Course Blog
  9. Leyendo: Meet The Experts
  10. Video: Shafi Ahmed
  11. Video: Avril Furness
  12. Video: Harry Brenton
  13. Video: Jesus Eduardo Russian
  14. Video: David Swapp
  15. Video: Lance Putnam
  16. Video: Ben Lok
  17. Video: Betty Mohler
  18. Video: Gregory Welch
  19. Video: Tabitha Peck
  20. Video: Mar Gonzalez Franco
  21. Video: Susumu Tachi
  22. Video: Larry Hodges
  23. Video: Frederic Fol Leymarie
  24. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Inspired You From Our Experts?
  25. Leyendo: How You Will Learn In This Course
  26. Leyendo: How We Will Use To Do Lists In This Project
  27. Cuestionario de práctica: Your Project Idea
  28. Cuestionario de práctica: To Do List
Graded: What Will You Need To Do For Your Project?
Graded: Pitch Your Idea
WEEK 2
The game concept
This week you will be developing your game idea into a more complete design by developing a storyboard.
14 videos, 2 practice quizzes
  1. Video: Designing a VR Experience
  2. Video: How to Create a Storyboard
  3. Cuestionario de práctica: Creating a Storyboard
  4. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Types Of Games Work in VR?
  5. Video: Kevin Young
  6. Video: Kim-Leigh Pontin
  7. Video: James Edward Marks
  8. Video: Dave Ranyard
  9. Video: Yates Buckley
  10. Video: Doug Bowman
  11. Video: Bruce Thomas
  12. Video: Doron Friedman
  13. Video: Hrvoje Benko
  14. Video: Lynda Joy Gerry
  15. Video: Mary Whitton
  16. Video: Sook Lei Liew
  17. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Inspired You?
  18. Cuestionario de práctica: To Do List
Graded: Your Game Concept
WEEK 3
Prototyping
This week you will be developing your first working prototype, which will test out the basic mechanics and interaction of your game.
4 videos, 2 practice quizzes
  1. Video: Prototyping
  2. Cuestionario de práctica: Prototyping
  3. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What To Include In Your Prototype?
  4. Video: Hardware and Software Platforms | Montage
  5. Video: Hardware and Software Platforms | Montage
  6. Video: Game Demo | Playstation VR Worlds
  7. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Did You Learn?
  8. Cuestionario de práctica: To Do List
Graded: Prototype
WEEK 4
Testing
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.
6 videos, 1 reading, 3 practice quizzes
  1. Video: Evaluating VR Games with Users
  2. Leyendo: Testing Plan
  3. Cuestionario de práctica: Testing Plan
  4. Video: Unit9 | Part 1
  5. Video: Unit9 | Part 2
  6. Video: Unit9 | Part 3
  7. Video: Unit9 | Part 4
  8. Video: Unit9 | Part 5
  9. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Did You Learn From The Case Study?
  10. Cuestionario de práctica: Reflecting On Your Testing
  11. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Did You Learn From Testing?
  12. Cuestionario de práctica: To Do List
Graded: Testing Plan
WEEK 5
Developing your game
This week you will use the results of your user testing to start developing the game proper: refining the interaction and implementing the graphics.
5 videos, 2 practice quizzes
  1. Video: Implementing Your VR Project
  2. Cuestionario de práctica: Implementing Your Game
  3. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: The Greatest Challenges In Implementing Your Game
  4. Video: VR Industry and Market
  5. Video: Advice for Someone New | Montage
  6. Video: Advice for Someone New | Montage
  7. Video: Mutator VR
  8. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Advice Will You Take Back With You?
  9. Cuestionario de práctica: To Do List
Graded: Work in Progress Game
WEEK 6
The final project
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.
4 videos, 1 reading, 2 practice quizzes
  1. Video: Introduction to the Week
  2. Cuestionario de práctica: Project Checklist
  3. Cuestionario de práctica: Reflection: Project Retrospective
  4. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Did You Learn?
  5. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: What Advice Do You Have For Others?
  6. Video: Summary
  7. Video: The Future of VR | Montage
  8. Video: The Future of VR | Montage
  9. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: The Future of VR
  10. Leyendo: Thank You!
Graded: Final Project Hand In

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The University of London is a federal University which includes 18 world leading Colleges. Our International Programmes were founded in 1858 and have enriched the lives of thousands of students, delivering high quality University of London degrees wherever our students are across the globe. Our alumni include 7 Nobel Prize winners. Today, we are a global leader in distance and flexible study, offering degree programmes to over 50,000 students in over 180 countries. To find out more about studying for one of our degrees where you are, search for 'London International'.
Goldsmiths, University of London
Championing research-rich degrees that provoke thought, stretch the imagination and tap into tomorrow’s world, at Goldsmiths we’re asking the questions that matter now in subjects as diverse as the arts and humanities, social sciences, cultural studies, computing, and entrepreneurial business and management. We are a community defined by its people: innovative in spirit, analytical in approach and open to all.
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 of 11 ratings
James Isamu Cooper

The culmination of the VR specialization, this is finally your time to bring it all together in a final project. Not as much new here as it is focused on your project prototyping and development. That said, despite being six weeks it is still a very short time to accomplish your goals so be very mindful of the scope you set out to achieve. All told, it has been a great experience.



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