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Start your journey as a Virtual Reality 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, & meet the local community. Whether youre 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.
 
<H3>WHAT'S INCLUDED</H3>
 2 Days of Intensive Skills Training & Networking Drinks Oculus Rifts at each desk for Project Testing Access to Work with Instructors one-on-one 7-day pass to Upload SF or Upload LA Snacks & Refreshments
 
<H2>THE WEEKEND SCHEDULE</H2>
<H3>Friday, September 22nd (6:30pm-9pm)</H3>
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6:30pm: Drinks, networking, tours, & play VR games
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7:00pm: Welcome, Icebreaker
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7:20pm: VR Weekend Talk
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7:45pm: Intro to the VR Industry: history, design contraints, how VR works
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8:15pm: Intro to Unity | Learn the Unity Interface
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9:00pm: Get some rest for a big day tomorrow!
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<H3>Saturday, September 23rd (10am-6pm)</H3>
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10:00am: Meet & greet & play VR games in our holodeck rooms
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10:30am:Building your first VR Experience & Selecting your project
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11:30am: Learn to make your first VR game: Shooters Game, Debugging Methods
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12:30pm-12:50pm: VR Weekend Talk
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1:00pm: Lunch Break
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2:00pm-6:00pm: Finish making your Shooters Game, Paper Prototyping, Create Challenges
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<H3>Sunday, September 24th (10am-6pm)</H3>
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10:00am: Doors open, Learning How to Learn on your own in the future
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11:00am: Continue building Shooters Game & add on Individual Challenges, Showcase Work
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1:00pm: Lunch Break
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2:00 - 4:30pm: Game Development Process, VR Design Principles Analysis, How to Get Started on Your Own
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4:30pm-6:00pm : Continue building challenges, Share your work, Game testing & playing in VR
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<H3>PREREQUISITES</H3>
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If you've never programmed before, then put a few hours in at<A HREF="https://mva.microsoft.com/en-US/training-courses/c-fundamentals-for-absolute-beginners-16169?l=Lvld4EQIC_2706218949" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Microsoft Virtual Academy</A>or<A HREF="http://www.learncs.org/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">LearnC#</A>- (Either one will prepare you enough for this course).
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<H2>MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS</H2>
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<H2>Janet Brown, Co-Founder, Atakote Studios</H2>
Janet is a developer & co-founder at Atakote Studios, an independent studio making unique VR & AR experiences in the heart of San Francisco. She is passionate about bringing experiences to VR that appeal to new & both gaming & non-gaming audiences. She also works with companies to build their innovation pipelines & bring compelling products to market, & has done so across Europe, Asia & the USA at McKinsey & Company, as well as key roles at consumer giants like Diageo & Mondalez. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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<H2>Ram Ramakrishnan, Co-Founder, Head Janitor at Atakote</H2>
Ram is a developer & 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 & bringing content to life, & has done so previously at BT, Intel, IBM, Spotify, & various startups. He holds a computer science degree from a school who shares its mascot with the GO programming language, & an MBA from Kellogg but does not eat Special K. Hes also actively working on how to make himself irrelevant with AI (rather than just irreverent).
 
<H3>ABOUT UPLOAD</H3>
Upload is the leading news, coworking, events & education provider in the VR industry. For more info check out<A HREF="http://www.upload.io" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">www.upload.io</A>.
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<H3>NO REFUNDS</H3>
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<H3>Questions?</H3>
Please contact admissions@upload.io with any questions.
 
<H3>Interested in a different kind of VR/AR workshop or future date?</H3>
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