Critical VR Lab is a beginner module that offers an Introduction to the Unity game engine. The whole course will be taught online. Participants will be introduced to Unity through video tutorials, accompanied by PDFs and it will be possible to communicate through online meetings and individual consultations.
The course will be taught in two phases: In phase one participants will be introduced to an overview of the Unity interface and different techniques (Lights, Skyboxes, Prefabs, Timeline, Animation). The learning phase will be accompanied by lectures and discussions that are focused on finding strategies for dealing with the possibilities and challenges of working artistically with Game Engines and 3D technologies. At the end of phase one, students will have created an experience with Unity and documented it on our GMU Wiki-Page. In phase two students are challenged to reflect, discuss, rethink and rework their Unity experience, based on individual research and experienced insights.
Recommended Requirements: No previous knowledge of Unity or other 3D software is needed, but applicants should have access to the Internet, a Computer and Headphones.
Communication throughout the semester: Please have a look at GMU:Critical VR Lab on our Wiki-page for more information about the class (You can find the link in the description). Channels of communication will be the GMU-Wiki-Page, Email, Telegram and BigBlueButton for online meetings and consultations.
IMPORTANT: In order to register you have to apply for the course first. If you don’t apply on time or don’t get accepted, you can’t participate in the course
Send an e-mail until April 6th to joerg.brinkmann@uni-weimar.de. Please include the following information:
Subject/title of your e-mail: CRITICAL VR LAB
Content: – your full name – program and semester – matriculation number – describe in a few sentences why you want to take the course – If you have anything of your creative work online (website, YouTube, SoundCloud,…) or digitally available (PDF), please send links or attach files to the email |