Start your journey as a VR creator! In just 3 short days you'll learn how to build a VR experience from scratch using the Unity game engine. You'll get to work directly with instructors, hear from two industry experts, and meet the local community. Whether you’re exploring a career in VR, want to prototype an idea or just want to learn something new, this workshop will equip you with the key skills to start creating.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
• 2 Days of Intensive Skills Training & Networking Dinner• HTC Vives for Project Testing• Access to Work with Instructors one-on-one• One Day Pass to Upload SF or Upload LA• Healthy Lunch & Refreshments
VR WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, June 30th (6:30pm-9pm)
6:30pm: Dinner, drinks and play VR games in our Holodeck Rooms (dinner catered by Chewse)
7:00pm: VR Weekend Talk
7:20pm: Icebreaker
7:30pm: Intro to the VR Industry: history, design contraints, how VR works
8:00pm: Intro to Unity | Building your first VR Experience & Selecting your project
9:00pm: Light drinks and hanging out then we're done for the night! Get some rest for a big day tomorrow!
Saturday, July 1st (10am-6pm)
10:00am: Meet and greet and play VR games in our Holodeck rooms
10:30am-12:30pm: Learn to make your first VR game: Shooters Game, Debugging Methods
12:30pm: VR Weekend Talk
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm-6:00pm: Finish making your Shooters Game, Paper Prototyping, Create Challenges
Sunday, July 2nd (10am-6pm)
10:00am: Doors open, Learning How to Learn on your own in Future
11:00am: Continue building Shooters Game and add on Individual Challenges, Showcase Work
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00 - 4:30pm: Game Development Process, VR Design Principles Analysis, How to Get Started on Your Own
4:30pm - 6:00pm : Continue building challenges, Share your work, Game testing and playing in VR
MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
Janet Brown, Co-Founder, Atakote Studios
Janet is a developer and co-founder at Atakote Studios, an independent studio making unique VR and AR experiences in the heart of San Francisco. She is passionate about bringing experiences to VR that appeal to new and both gaming and non-gaming audiences. She also works with companies to build their innovation pipelines and bring compelling products to market, and has done so across Europe, Asia & the USA at McKinsey & Company, as well as key roles at consumer giants like Diageo and Mondalez. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ram Ramakrishnan, Head Janitor at Atakote Studios
Ram is a developer and fix-it guy at Atakote Studios, creators of such VR titles as ‘Live in Color’, currently available on Steam. He loves working with emerging technologies and bringing content to life, and has done so previously at BT, Intel, IBM, Spotify, and various startups. He holds a computer science degree from a school who shares its mascot with the GO programming language, and an MBA from Kellogg but does not eat Special K. He’s also actively working on how to make himself irrelevant with AI (rather than just irreverent).
GUEST SPEAKERS
To Be Announced...
PREREQUISITES:
A computer with Unity installed
If you've never programmed before, you should spend a few hours reviewing C# and programming fundamentals at Microsoft Virtual Academy or LearnC# - Either one will prepare you enough for this workshop.
About Upload
Upload is the leading news, coworking, events and education provider in the VR industry. For more info check out https://upload.io/.
Questions?
Please contact Kacey Weiniger, [email protected]
No Refunds.
Keywords:
virtual reality, unity, unreal, workshop, VR, augmented reality, mixed reality, VR workshop, Unity VR workshop, Unity VR, HTC Vive, Vive, Oculus, Oculus VR, HTC, Playstation, VR Experience, virtual reality workshop, unity workshop, hololens, Upload, UploadVR, Upload SF, Upload Collective, VR Training, Unity Training, Coding, Programming, Unity Development, Unity Development Workshop, OculusVR
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WHAT'S INCLUDED:
• 2 Days of Intensive Skills Training & Networking Dinner• HTC Vives for Project Testing• Access to Work with Instructors one-on-one• One Day Pass to Upload SF or Upload LA• Healthy Lunch & Refreshments
VR WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, June 30th (6:30pm-9pm)
6:30pm: Dinner, drinks and play VR games in our Holodeck Rooms (dinner catered by Chewse)
7:00pm: VR Weekend Talk
7:20pm: Icebreaker
7:30pm: Intro to the VR Industry: history, design contraints, how VR works
8:00pm: Intro to Unity | Building your first VR Experience & Selecting your project
9:00pm: Light drinks and hanging out then we're done for the night! Get some rest for a big day tomorrow!
Saturday, July 1st (10am-6pm)
10:00am: Meet and greet and play VR games in our Holodeck rooms
10:30am-12:30pm: Learn to make your first VR game: Shooters Game, Debugging Methods
12:30pm: VR Weekend Talk
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm-6:00pm: Finish making your Shooters Game, Paper Prototyping, Create Challenges
Sunday, July 2nd (10am-6pm)
10:00am: Doors open, Learning How to Learn on your own in Future
11:00am: Continue building Shooters Game and add on Individual Challenges, Showcase Work
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00 - 4:30pm: Game Development Process, VR Design Principles Analysis, How to Get Started on Your Own
4:30pm - 6:00pm : Continue building challenges, Share your work, Game testing and playing in VR
MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
Janet Brown, Co-Founder, Atakote Studios
Janet is a developer and co-founder at Atakote Studios, an independent studio making unique VR and AR experiences in the heart of San Francisco. She is passionate about bringing experiences to VR that appeal to new and both gaming and non-gaming audiences. She also works with companies to build their innovation pipelines and bring compelling products to market, and has done so across Europe, Asia & the USA at McKinsey & Company, as well as key roles at consumer giants like Diageo and Mondalez. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ram Ramakrishnan, Head Janitor at Atakote Studios
Ram is a developer and fix-it guy at Atakote Studios, creators of such VR titles as ‘Live in Color’, currently available on Steam. He loves working with emerging technologies and bringing content to life, and has done so previously at BT, Intel, IBM, Spotify, and various startups. He holds a computer science degree from a school who shares its mascot with the GO programming language, and an MBA from Kellogg but does not eat Special K. He’s also actively working on how to make himself irrelevant with AI (rather than just irreverent).
GUEST SPEAKERS
To Be Announced...
PREREQUISITES:
A computer with Unity installed
If you've never programmed before, you should spend a few hours reviewing C# and programming fundamentals at Microsoft Virtual Academy or LearnC# - Either one will prepare you enough for this workshop.
About Upload
Upload is the leading news, coworking, events and education provider in the VR industry. For more info check out https://upload.io/.
Questions?
Please contact Kacey Weiniger, [email protected]
No Refunds.
Keywords:
virtual reality, unity, unreal, workshop, VR, augmented reality, mixed reality, VR workshop, Unity VR workshop, Unity VR, HTC Vive, Vive, Oculus, Oculus VR, HTC, Playstation, VR Experience, virtual reality workshop, unity workshop, hololens, Upload, UploadVR, Upload SF, Upload Collective, VR Training, Unity Training, Coding, Programming, Unity Development, Unity Development Workshop, OculusVR
Start your journey as a VR creator! In just 3 short days you'll learn how to build a VR experience from scratch using the Unity game engine. You'll get to work directly with instructors, hear from two industry experts, and meet the local community. Whether you’re exploring a career in VR, want to prototype an idea or just want to learn something new, this workshop will equip you with the key skills to start creating.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
• 2 Days of Intensive Skills Training & Networking Dinner• HTC Vives for Project Testing• Access to Work with Instructors one-on-one• One Day Pass to Upload SF or Upload LA• Healthy Lunch & Refreshments
VR WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, June 30th (6:30pm-9pm)
6:30pm: Dinner, drinks and play VR games in our Holodeck Rooms (dinner catered by Chewse)
7:00pm: VR Weekend Talk
7:20pm: Icebreaker
7:30pm: Intro to the VR Industry: history, design contraints, how VR works
8:00pm: Intro to Unity | Building your first VR Experience & Selecting your project
9:00pm: Light drinks and hanging out then we're done for the night! Get some rest for a big day tomorrow!
Saturday, July 1st (10am-6pm)
10:00am: Meet and greet and play VR games in our Holodeck rooms
10:30am-12:30pm: Learn to make your first VR game: Shooters Game, Debugging Methods
12:30pm: VR Weekend Talk
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm-6:00pm: Finish making your Shooters Game, Paper Prototyping, Create Challenges
Sunday, July 2nd (10am-6pm)
10:00am: Doors open, Learning How to Learn on your own in Future
11:00am: Continue building Shooters Game and add on Individual Challenges, Showcase Work
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00 - 4:30pm: Game Development Process, VR Design Principles Analysis, How to Get Started on Your Own
4:30pm - 6:00pm : Continue building challenges, Share your work, Game testing and playing in VR
MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
Janet Brown, Co-Founder, Atakote Studios
Janet is a developer and co-founder at Atakote Studios, an independent studio making unique VR and AR experiences in the heart of San Francisco. She is passionate about bringing experiences to VR that appeal to new and both gaming and non-gaming audiences. She also works with companies to build their innovation pipelines and bring compelling products to market, and has done so across Europe, Asia & the USA at McKinsey & Company, as well as key roles at consumer giants like Diageo and Mondalez. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ram Ramakrishnan, Head Janitor at Atakote Studios
Ram is a developer and fix-it guy at Atakote Studios, creators of such VR titles as ‘Live in Color’, currently available on Steam. He loves working with emerging technologies and bringing content to life, and has done so previously at BT, Intel, IBM, Spotify, and various startups. He holds a computer science degree from a school who shares its mascot with the GO programming language, and an MBA from Kellogg but does not eat Special K. He’s also actively working on how to make himself irrelevant with AI (rather than just irreverent).
GUEST SPEAKERS
To Be Announced...
PREREQUISITES:
A computer with Unity installed
If you've never programmed before, you should spend a few hours reviewing C# and programming fundamentals at Microsoft Virtual Academy or LearnC# - Either one will prepare you enough for this workshop.
About Upload
Upload is the leading news, coworking, events and education provider in the VR industry. For more info check out https://upload.io/.
Questions?
Please contact Kacey Weiniger, [email protected]
No Refunds.
Keywords:
virtual reality, unity, unreal, workshop, VR, augmented reality, mixed reality, VR workshop, Unity VR workshop, Unity VR, HTC Vive, Vive, Oculus, Oculus VR, HTC, Playstation, VR Experience, virtual reality workshop, unity workshop, hololens, Upload, UploadVR, Upload SF, Upload Collective, VR Training, Unity Training, Coding, Programming, Unity Development, Unity Development Workshop, OculusVR
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WHAT'S INCLUDED:
• 2 Days of Intensive Skills Training & Networking Dinner• HTC Vives for Project Testing• Access to Work with Instructors one-on-one• One Day Pass to Upload SF or Upload LA• Healthy Lunch & Refreshments
VR WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Friday, June 30th (6:30pm-9pm)
6:30pm: Dinner, drinks and play VR games in our Holodeck Rooms (dinner catered by Chewse)
7:00pm: VR Weekend Talk
7:20pm: Icebreaker
7:30pm: Intro to the VR Industry: history, design contraints, how VR works
8:00pm: Intro to Unity | Building your first VR Experience & Selecting your project
9:00pm: Light drinks and hanging out then we're done for the night! Get some rest for a big day tomorrow!
Saturday, July 1st (10am-6pm)
10:00am: Meet and greet and play VR games in our Holodeck rooms
10:30am-12:30pm: Learn to make your first VR game: Shooters Game, Debugging Methods
12:30pm: VR Weekend Talk
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm-6:00pm: Finish making your Shooters Game, Paper Prototyping, Create Challenges
Sunday, July 2nd (10am-6pm)
10:00am: Doors open, Learning How to Learn on your own in Future
11:00am: Continue building Shooters Game and add on Individual Challenges, Showcase Work
1:00pm: Lunch
2:00 - 4:30pm: Game Development Process, VR Design Principles Analysis, How to Get Started on Your Own
4:30pm - 6:00pm : Continue building challenges, Share your work, Game testing and playing in VR
MEET THE INSTRUCTORS
Janet Brown, Co-Founder, Atakote Studios
Janet is a developer and co-founder at Atakote Studios, an independent studio making unique VR and AR experiences in the heart of San Francisco. She is passionate about bringing experiences to VR that appeal to new and both gaming and non-gaming audiences. She also works with companies to build their innovation pipelines and bring compelling products to market, and has done so across Europe, Asia & the USA at McKinsey & Company, as well as key roles at consumer giants like Diageo and Mondalez. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ram Ramakrishnan, Head Janitor at Atakote Studios
Ram is a developer and fix-it guy at Atakote Studios, creators of such VR titles as ‘Live in Color’, currently available on Steam. He loves working with emerging technologies and bringing content to life, and has done so previously at BT, Intel, IBM, Spotify, and various startups. He holds a computer science degree from a school who shares its mascot with the GO programming language, and an MBA from Kellogg but does not eat Special K. He’s also actively working on how to make himself irrelevant with AI (rather than just irreverent).
GUEST SPEAKERS
To Be Announced...
PREREQUISITES:
A computer with Unity installed
If you've never programmed before, you should spend a few hours reviewing C# and programming fundamentals at Microsoft Virtual Academy or LearnC# - Either one will prepare you enough for this workshop.
About Upload
Upload is the leading news, coworking, events and education provider in the VR industry. For more info check out https://upload.io/.
Questions?
Please contact Kacey Weiniger, [email protected]
No Refunds.
Keywords:
virtual reality, unity, unreal, workshop, VR, augmented reality, mixed reality, VR workshop, Unity VR workshop, Unity VR, HTC Vive, Vive, Oculus, Oculus VR, HTC, Playstation, VR Experience, virtual reality workshop, unity workshop, hololens, Upload, UploadVR, Upload SF, Upload Collective, VR Training, Unity Training, Coding, Programming, Unity Development, Unity Development Workshop, OculusVR
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