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Virtual Reality Content Developer (Major Code - VRD)

The Virtual Reality Content Developer (VRD) Certificate prepares students for entry-level positions in both educational and gaming content creation. Students will become Unity Certified Associates and be qualified to create Virtual Reality content for both industry and Department of Defense customers. Students will create content for multiple hardware platforms and troubleshoot code for those platforms.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to do the following:

  • Implement object-oriented Program principles for Virtual Reality.
  • Subdivide software project development workflow utilizing the Visual Studio IDE and Git version control techniques.
  • Support decisions concerning locomotion techniques for room-scale and fixed position virtual reality experiences.
  • Design and implement cross-platform user input for virtual reality controllers.
  • Propose methodologies for implementation of diegetic and non-diegetic interface in virtual reality.
  • Evaluate and resolve issues and problems in object-oriented programming.
  • Construct virtual environments utilizing the Unity game engine platform.

Degree Map

CORE CURRICULUM 16 CREDITS

Courses

VRD 130Virtual Reality Programming Logic*

3
VRD 144Virtual Reality Development in Unity*

5
VRD 244Virtual Reality Cross-Platform Application Development*

4
VRD 264Unity Programming Standards and Application*

4

ELECTIVES 1 CREDIT

Internship opportunity is optional.

Courses

VRD 294Virtual Reality Co-operative Internship

1

TOTAL CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS 16 CREDITS