Scholars Learning Outcomes

Other Prerequisites

• Demonstrate availability to attend online and live classes twice a week.

• Express willingness to attend the opening and closing of the program in person.

• Demonstrate willingness to connect virtually with your mentor once a month during the program.

• Show commitment to completing and presenting your final project at the program closing ceremony.

OUR SCHOLARS WILL GAIN

• 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

• Real-world demo experience on Demo Day to an invite-only group of ALPFA sponsors and members

Week 1

June 1

7 to 8 PM EST

Week 2

June 6 & 8

5 to 8 PM EST

Week 3

June 13 & 15

5 to 8 PM EST

Week 4

June 20 & 22

5 to 8 PM EST

Week 5

June 27 & 29

5 to 8 PM EST

Program Launch

• During our Virtual Happy Hour, we will walk through our Bootcamp agenda and answer any last questions before technical bootcamp begins. You will have the opportunity to learn more about the applicability of VR in business.

Demo Day

Mid/Late July

• Intro to objects, transforms, and hierarchy

• How to apply colors and textures to an object using Materials

• Intro to C# and custom components

• 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

• Unity Project: VR Fabricator:

• 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

• 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

• Developer Forums & XR Communities

• Career steps for XR & XR Bootcamps

• In-person demo day where you will get the chance to show off your VR projects to Alumni of the program as well as select ALPFA sponsors and members

• Award Ceremony

• Professional Networking opportunity