Introduction

Augmented and Virtual Reality applications have been envisioned for decades. With the recent commoditization of these technologies, through the development of devices such as Occulus and Microsoft Hololens, AR and VR is expected to swarm the world in the coming years.

What this will bring to architecture, engineering, sciences and business is still not perceivable. The ideas about the future are already mind blowing and designers, engineers and scientists are already preparing themselves for the future.

Brief

The AR/VR applications workshop is an introductory course that will enable its participants, with or without any previous experience, to develop virtual and augmented reality applications. The workshop will start from the very basic concepts of the Unity3D interface and will cover every aspect of a basic AR/VR application development, so that the participants can leave and be ready to develop their own AR/VR apps.

The workshop requires no previous knowledge of Unity3D or any other modelling software, however it would be beneficial for participants to bring their own designs in the virtual and augmented world.

Bio of the tutor: Angelos Chronis

Angelos is a PhD Candidate, as part of the InnoChain program at the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain. He teaches at IaaC and at the Bartlett School of Architecture of University College London. Previously he has been working as an Associate for the Applied Research + Development group at Foster + Partners.

Requirements for participants

Installations required:

– Unity3D Personal Edition (latest 64bit version)
https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download?ref=personal

– Unity3D Personal Edition (latest 32bit version)
https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download/archive

– Android Studio
https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html

– Android phone/tablet/both.

Tuition fee

General fee – 250€
20{9109d278f27679b0d72ba26d1dbf285952fc93361903e26181bc35932131a14a} discount for students (student card required)
15{9109d278f27679b0d72ba26d1dbf285952fc93361903e26181bc35932131a14a} discount for COAC members
15{9109d278f27679b0d72ba26d1dbf285952fc93361903e26181bc35932131a14a} discount for Poblenou Urban District Associates

Day 1 (18:00-21:00): Intro on AR/VR applications – Basics of Unity3D interface.
Day 2 (18:00-21:00): Basic modelling, importing models, assigning materials and 3D environment.
Day 3 (18:00-21:00): First person walkthrough, Virtual Reality SDK integration and app installation on phone/cardboard.
Day 4 (18:00-21:00): Augmented Reality SDK integration and app installation on tablet.
Day 5 (18:00-21:00): User Interface basics for VR and AR.

*Please note: the confirmation of the workshop will depend on whether the minimum number of participants is reached. In case this is not reached and the consequent of cancellation of the workshop, the applicant will be informed one week before the starting date of the course. In this case full refund of the tuition fee will be provided.