P R OG R A M SY L L A B US

VR Developer
Foundations
8-Week Live Online Course

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Program Overview
XR Terra is a Unity Certified training partner. Unity training partners are
approved based on their expertise, focus on quality education, and
commitment to providing the highest level of training available.

VR Developer Foundations 8-WEEK PROGRAM

This 8 week learning journey with live instruction and course support,
will get you started with everything you need to build Unity Projects
in XR. The course will cover a formal introduction to C# programming
alongside group activities and projects designed to engage you in
your learning experience. You will learn the essential components
of Unity’s framework, Industry standards for version control, Visual
Studio code editor, navigating developer documentation, working
with assets, and structuring your projects for XR. After completing
this course, you will be well prepared to take XR Terra’s Industry
Bootcamps for Augmented and Virtual Reality.
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Program Structure
This 8-week course includes live instruction twice a week with group exercises and
co-working sessions.

COURSE EXPECTATIONS
1-3 hour live instruction + 1 optional 2 hour workshop weekly
1-2 hours of self-study per week

Office hours are held each Discussion forums for Continued alumni support
week and posted by the questions to instructors and and regular workshops post
course facilitator student services advisors course completion

Grading
This is a Pass / Fail program. In order to pass this program you must complete the following:

Attend live sessions; maximum of 2 excused absences during the program

Complete all assignments and group exercises
Complete all projects in a timely manner following the guidelines
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 Student Learning Outcomes
Familiarity with industry standard version
control and GitHub for Unity

Understanding of basic programming

concepts and C#

Confidence navigating the essential

components of the Unity framework

Knowledge of how to problem solve and

study like a Unity and C# developer

Experience creating Unity projects and

bringing them into virtual reality

A Career in XR
After completion of the VR Developer Foundations, you will get access to join XR Terra’s Alumni and
future Industry Hackathons.

XR Terra’s Industry bootcamps prepare you with the portfolio & skills need to join the competitive
XR Industry & Jobs Market.

After successful completion of the course, students will be awarded a digital certificate from
XR Terra and a digital badge to share on LinkedIn. 4
Program Prerequisites
This course is open to beginners and assumes limited or no programming
experience.

Students with a background in business or technology such as Developers,

Product Managers, Operation Managers are also encouraged to take this
course to help establish an understanding and appreciation for XR.

Materials and Supplies

REQUIRED HARDWARE
Mac or PC with Internet Connectivity
Oculus Quest (Suggested)
Scroll Wheel Mouse (Suggested)
Webcam

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 Program Schedule 8-WEEK PROGRAM

This is the perfect foundational course for Unity and C# scripting. Through collaborative in-class
experiences and short exercises you’ll learn key Unity development concepts. In 8 weeks you’ll create
custom scripts, learn about prefabs, trigger animations, and use coroutines to execute code over time.
By the end you’ll be comfortable writing scripts and have a solid VR portfolio piece.

VR Foundations Developer
WEEK 1 + 2 Introduction to the Unity 3D engine. Construct your own character out of primitive objects and
materials. Write a C# script and trigger custom functions.
• Intro to objects, transforms, and hierarchy
• How to apply colors and textures to an object using Materials
• Intro to C# and custom components

WEEK 3 + 4 Make your very first VR Scene, with locomotion and grab interactions. Learn about Unity’s collision
and trigger detection, and instantiate prefabs through code.
• Use the XR Interaction Toolkit to set up locomotion in VR
• Learn how to create, edit, and instantiate Prefabs
• Use Unity’s physics system to detect collisions and triggers

WEEK 5 + 6 Explore more advanced coding techniques, such as coroutines and loops that allow you to run
code over time. Discuss the advantages of the Singleton script architecture, which in combination
with lists and arrays enables management of prefabs through code.
• Begin the VR Fabricator, the final project that allows the user to customize an object before
grabbing it to bring into the scene
• Implement a button that destroys all spawned objects over a short period of time
• Use Joint components and a procedural skybox material to create a VR Slider that changes the
time of day

WEEK 7 + 8 Create custom animations from within Unity, and trigger them through code. Set up hands that
animate when you press buttons on the VR controller. Present the VR Fabricator you made!
• Hand models that animate from controller inputs by listening to Input Action events
• Learn to record your VR experience for your portfolio or demos
• Present your VR Fabricator to your peers

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