Course overview
In the past, most Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) apps were built by hardcore game developers. Being able to code in Unity (or another SDK) was pretty much mandatory. But not anymore. The future of app development is browser-based, using WebVR software like Amazon Sumerian. With over 1 billion VR and AR predicted users by 2020, it’s an industry transformation you can’t ignore.
The beauty of Amazon Sumerian is that anyone can learn it. Anyone can upskill in app development, and you don’t need an enormous amount of time, money or expertise. In fact you can pick up the basics in just six weeks. Welcome to RMIT’s new Designing and Developing VR & AR Applications short course.
Developing VR & AR Applications builds on our introductory course, VR & AR Strategy. We’ll move beyond basic theory here and equip you with the skills to build real 3D applications. This is actually the first industry course in the world to specialise in Amazon Sumerian, and it was designed in partnership with the expert team at Amazon Web Services.
What you'll learn
You’ll master the fundamentals of VR and AR development, learn from expert industry mentors, and get hands-on experience in cutting-edge development technology.
You’ll learn to:
- Learn the fundamentals of VR and AR development
- Upskill in Amazon Sumerian
- Get exclusive Twitch and Q&A sessions with the Amazon team
- Create your own 3D application
- Create a Sumerian scene with a host that provides instructions to the user
- Create interactions and animate entities in your scene
Study method
- Online
- Blended
- In-class
Duration study load
- 6 weeks
- Weeks 1-5: 5-8 hours
- Week 6: 8 hours
Course features
First in market
This is a world first short course specialising in Amazon Sumerian. It was developed in partnership with VR and AR experts from Versent and AWS, so you know you’re getting an industry edge.
Anyone can play
WebVR software like Sumerian means anyone can be a developer. There are no coding skills required (although they certainly don’t hurt, if you have them). It’s a breakthrough in app development technology.
Collaborative learning
Online learning doesn’t mean doing it all yourself. There are plenty of chances to interact with your classmates, plus 1-on-1 mentoring and online support. It’s university for the 21st century.
Subjects
- Sumerian introduction
- Sumerian interface
- Sumerian environment
- Explore State Machine
- Learn about events
- Camera and timelines
- Import your host
- Trigger your host emotes
- Get your host to speak
- Place HTML into your scene
- Embed video
- Import assets
- Slideshow in your scene
- Use Polly dashboard to build a chatbot
- Project reflection with peers
- Tap into industry experts
- Future exploration of emerging trends
About RMIT Future Skills
Our online short-courses have been designed by industry experts. We have partnered with leading employers from key businesses such as Tigerspike, jtribe, Bilue, Stone & Chalk, Accenture, Paper Giant and REA Group. It’s a chance to learn from the best in the business. Half the battle is who you know, and we know a lot of people.
