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<P>Love the Halloween season? We do too. Come learn how to build your own highly-immersive VR haunted house, a truly spooky VR experience.</P>
<P>In two evenings, you will learn how to create high-end virtual reality experiences on the Unity game engine, & in particular, the techniques used to make your users jump! We'll start by trying out some of the top horror games on the market, & then dive into the reeds with our expert instructors, Janet Brown & Ram Ramakrishnan.</P>
<P>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.</P>
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<P><STRONG>WHAT'S INCLUDED:</STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN> 2 evenings of intensive skills training & networking</SPAN><BR><SPAN> Oculus rifts for project testing</SPAN><BR><SPAN> Access to work with Instructors one-on-one</SPAN><BR><SPAN> One week pass to Upload SF or Upload LA</SPAN><BR><SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<H2>HALLOWEEN VR SERIES SCHEDULE</H2>
<H2><SPAN><SPAN>Tuesday, October 24h (6:00pm-9:30pm)</SPAN></SPAN></H2>
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<P><SPAN>6:00pm: Arrive, network, & get to know your fellow classmates! Come a little early so you can try out a few of our VR Halloween demos.</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN><SPAN>6:30pm: Learn about the VR industry & how VR is used to create compelling & immersive experiences</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN>7:00pm:</SPAN>Intro to the VR Industry: history, design contraints, how VR works</P>
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<P><SPAN>8:00pm: Intro to Unity: building your first VR experience & select your project</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN>9:30pm: We're done for the night! Review the extra-learning material get ready for day #2 tomorrow!</SPAN></P>
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<H2>Wednesday, October 25th (6:00pm-9:30pm)<BR></H2>
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<P>6:00pm: Arrive before we kick off the instruction to try a few more VR experiences. The best way to learn about VR is by trying VR!</P>
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<P>6:30pm: Continue working on your house, adding new lighting & spooky effects.</P>
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<P>8:30pm: Polish & fine-tune before the demos</P>
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<P>9:00pm: Demo time! Let's jump into each other's Halloween worlds.</P>
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<H2><SPAN>MEET THE INSTRUCTORS</SPAN></H2>
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<H2><SPAN><SPAN>Janet Brown, Co-Founder, Atakote Studios</SPAN></SPAN></H2>
<P CLASS="gmail_msg"><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg"><SPAN>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.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<H2>Ram Ramakrishnan, Head Janitor at Atakote Studios</H2>
<P>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). </P>
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<H2>About Atakote Studios</H2>
<P>https://www.atakotestudios.com/</P>
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<H2><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN>PREREQUISITES:</SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></H2>
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<P><SPAN>A computer with Unity installed. Can be any laptop, does not need to be VR-ready. Unity is a free download.</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN>If you've never programmed or used Unity before, you should spend a few hours reviewing Unity by completing the <A HREF="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_fAidYRGzs" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Roll-A-Ball tutorial.</A></SPAN></P>
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<H2><SPAN>About Upload</SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN>Upload is the leading news, coworking, events & education provider in the VR industry. For more info check out<A HREF="https://upload.io/" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">https://upload.io/</A>.</SPAN></P>
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<P><SPAN><STRONG>Questions?</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Please contact admissions@upload.io</SPAN></P>
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