I.       Overview:

Another person is one of the most amazing experiences in Virtual Reality. It is quite unlike communicating through any other medium except for real life face-to-face conversation. Because the other person is life size and shares with you, body language works in a way that can not be done on a flat screen. This course will enable you to create realistic social interactions in VR.

You will learn about the psychology of social interaction and the practical skills to implement it in Unity3D. We will take you through the basics of 3D character animation and how to create body language. You will learn how to make your voice better. NPC characters and how to implement both of them.

As many people have said before, social is the future of VR. This course will help you become part of the future of Virtual Reality Social Experiences.

II.    Duration:  40 hours

III. Prerequisites:

Basic programming knowledge is needed.

IV. Course outlines:

1.      Introduction to Virtual Characters

In this module you will start to learn about the role of human-like characters in VR. Characters can represent other real people: avatars, or they can be computer controlled: agents. They are the very foundation of social interaction in VR.

2.      Body Animation in VR

In this module you will learn about the role of the body in social interaction and also about how to animate and control virtual characters' body movements.

3.      Facial Animation

The face is one of the most important social and emotional signals. In this module you will learn about the role of the face and eyes in social interactions and how to recreate them in VR.

4.      Social VR

This module brings together everything you've learned about VR