#ProjectXR

I’ve embarked on a journey to learn all I can about Extended Reality: #ProjectXR.

Three years ago (October 15, 2018), I had tried to learn about XR in a Coursera course (Getting Started with Augmented Reality, Institut Mines-Télécom), but it didn’t stick until I developed a course on it myself.

The course I created for MIT xPRO with Emeritus: Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality.

To dive deeper into XR, I began to learn more about XR and XR app development through targeted search:

Self-paced courses/articles

1. *Construct a Virtual Reality Experience, Lancaster University, FutureLearn MOOC
2. Extended Reality for Everybody specialization, University of Michigan, Coursera MOOCs (3 courses)
3. AR Development Techniques 01: Basic Concepts, LinkedIn Learning
4. AR Development Techniques 02: Lighting and Physics, LinkedIn Learning
5. AR Development Techniques 03: Recognition and Tracking, LinkedIn Learning
6. AR Development Techniques 04: Advanced Techniques, LinkedIn Learning
7. Augmented Reality in 10 Lines of HTML (medium.com)
8. Making an AR Game (medium.com)

From what I have learned so far, there are three main approaches to XR development (Nebeling, n.d.):

1. Web-based using WebXR
2. Cross-platform using Unity, Unreal
3. Native using specific platforms’ SDKs such as Oculus, VIVE, ARKit, or ARCore

Development platforms

I have begun by learning about XR design principles, about using Unity as a development platform, and some AR app development skills. I have Unity and XCode on my laptop now, besides several VR and 3D modeling apps.

AR Dev Tools (intuitive, no coding)

• ARize
• Arloopa Studio
• Assemblr Studio
• Zapworks Designer – tried, simple to use for novices
• Adobe Aero
• MyWebAR
• CoSpaces
• Quiver Vision, Tokotoko (coloring apps with AR enhancement)

VR Dev Tools

• Unity3D
• Unreal Engine

 

VR Spaces

• UtopiaVR
• Mozilla Hub
• Gather Town
• Glue
• Spatial
• Horizon Workrooms
• MeetinVR
• Rec Room

*This is a well-written and well-designed course, and this is coming from one who designed a VR/AR course. They take the words out of mouth by expressing technical concepts in clear and simple ways. Kudos!