Unity VR Fundamentals
by MJ Johns
Virtual Reality is on the rise in the Game Development industry. This course will walk you through all of the basics of setting up art, sound, and interactions in a VR environment, and how to work with different types of hardware.
What you'll learn
Have you ever wondered how VR games are made? If so, Unity VR Fundamentals is the perfect course for you because you will become familiar with creating content for a variety of VR devices. First, you'll explore how to design good content and environments for your VR world. Next, you'll build that world, complete with art, sound, and VFX. Finally, you'll make your work come to life with interactions from the user. When you're finished with this Unity course, you'll not only be able to create VR experiences, you'll also understand what makes a VR experience enjoyable for the user. Software required: Unity.
About the author
MJ is a designer and project director with 10 years of experience in video game development and 5 years of experience teaching game design, virtual and augmented reality, and user experience design. MJ holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the Ohio State University and a master’s degree in Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon University. After college, MJ went to work for a small VR startup making early VR demos using the Oculus DK1 and DK2. MJ is also credited as a designe... morer on two AAA titles - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered and Mafia III. In 2016, MJ left AAA development to start their own studio, Astire Games. Outside of work, MJ volunteers with game dev organizations including VR Austin and the Global Game Jam, and presents at conferences including PAX Dev, SXSW, PAX West, Austin Games Conf, Texas Women in Games, Montreal International Games Summit, Unite Austin, Unite LA, and Unity Women in Games. MJ is passionate about designing engaging experiences and educating the next generation of game developers.Austin, Unite LA, Unity Women in Games). MJ is passionate about designing engaging experiences and educating the next generation.