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# awesome-virtual-reality



## **A curated list of VR resources**

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## **Table of Contents**

- [X] **Courses**

- [X] **Softwares**

- [X] **Hardware**

- [X] **Courses**

- [X] **VR in action**

- [X] **Development Platforms**

- [X] **Papers**

- [X] **Conferences**

- [X] **Facebook resources for latest updates in VR**



## **Courses**



 ### COURSERA

1. **Unity XR Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/unity-xr]

2. **Unity Certified Programmer Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/unity-certified-programmer]

3. **Virtual Reality Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/virtual-reality]

4. **Unity Gameplay Programmer Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/unity-gameplay-programmer]

5. **Unity 3D artist Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/unity-3d-artist]

6. **C# Programming for Unity Game Development Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/programming-unity-game-development]

7. **Game Design and Development Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/game-development]



### UDACITY

1. **Human Computer Interaction** [https://classroom.udacity.com/courses/ud400]

2. **Introduction to Virtual Reality** [https://in.udacity.com/course/introduction-to-virtual-reality--ud1012]

3. **VR Software Development** [https://in.udacity.com/course/vr-software-development--ud1014]



### EDX

1. **Creating Virtual Reality (VR) Apps** [https://www.edx.org/course/creating-virtual-reality-vr-apps]

2. **How Virtual Reality Works** [https://www.edx.org/course/how-virtual-reality-works]

3. **Computer Graphics** [https://www.edx.org/course/computer-graphics]

4. **Models in Architecture - design through physical & digital models** [https://www.edx.org/course/models-architecture-design-through-delftx-spatial101x-0]

5. Design Thinking: UX and Advanced Topics [https://www.edx.org/course/design-thinking-advanced-topics]



### UNIVERSITY COURSES

1. **Standford University EE267: Virtual Reality** [https://stanford.edu/class/ee267/]

2. **NPTEL IIT Madras** [https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106106138/]



### Few Courses to get into applications of Virtual Reality

1. **Deep Learning in Computer Vision** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/deep-learning-in-computer-vision]

2. **Machine Learning** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/machine-learning]

3. **Welcome to Game Theory** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/game-theory-introduction]

4. **Robotics: Perception** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/robotics-perception]

5. **Image and Video Processing: From Mars to Hollywood with a Stop at the Hospital** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/image-processing]

6. **Internet of Things: Multimedia Technologies** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/internet-of-things-multimedia]

7. **Computational Neuroscience** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/computational-neuroscience]

8. **Medical Neuroscience** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/medical-neuroscience]

9. **Practical Reinforcement Learning** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/practical-rl]

10. **Interactive Computer Graphics** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/interactive-computer-graphics]

11. **Collaborative Robot Safety: Design & Deployment** [https://www.coursera.org/learn/collaborative-robot-safety]

12. **Modern Robotics: Mechanics, Planning, and Control Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/modernrobotics]

13. **Robotics Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/robotics]

14. **Advanced Machine Learning Specialization** [https://www.coursera.org/specializations/aml]



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## **Softwares**

1. **Unity** [https://unity3d.com/get-unity/download]

2. **Unreal Engine** [https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/feed]

3. **Improbable** [https://improbable.io/games]

4. **Vizard** [https://www.worldviz.com/vizard]



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## **Hardware**

1. **Oculus Rift** [https://www.oculus.com/rift/]

2. **Oculus Go** [https://www.oculus.com/go/]

3. **Oculus Connect 5** [https://www.oculusconnect.com/]

4. **HTC Vive** [https://www.vive.com/in/]

5. **Google Cardboard** [https://vr.google.com/cardboard/]

6. **Google DayDream** [https://vr.google.com/daydream/]

7. **Samsung Gear VR** [https://www.samsung.com/global/galaxy/gear-vr/]

8. **Steam VR** [https://store.steampowered.com/steamvr]

9. **Sony PlayStation VR** [https://www.playstation.com/en-in/explore/playstation-vr/]



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## **VR in action**

1. **VR Robotics Simulator** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtYBanxukjg&t=1s]

2. **VR Robotics Simulator Automotive Welding** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpZOgwvbd0A&t=1s]

3. **Control The Humanoid Robot Using VR And Haptics** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg2FUohljJY&t=2s]

4. **VR Robotics Simulator on Steam** [https://store.steampowered.com/app/683880/VR_Robotics_Simulator/]

5. **VR and Language Learning: How VR Can Crack the Language Code** [ https://vrscout.com/news/vr-and-language-learning/?fbclid=IwAR2Hu3yb1qwhcSASIhaNAO-mrsjxJJZMkcLzBRO3g-UqzSCgg7VUIXfHrIA]

6. **How to train a robot with virtual reality (no coding required)** [ https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-to-train-a-robot-with-virtual-reality-no-coding-required/?fbclid=IwAR08xDV1G77H2t8VQuZ42eF_2ES2yTGs_4B4t9E_ezAQ2Lo0Ffv2otMnDcY]

7. **A VR Eye Test? It's A Reality, And We've Tried It** [https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/09/a-vr-eye-test-its-a-reality-and-weve-tried-it/?fbclid=IwAR3hxsBxlO4X5yAOiVA-ddUQDVnMEmCFVGodR5oDUc5sBYm_czEPn0JjvFM]

8. **VR Helps Amputees Suffering From Phantom Limb Syndrome** [ https://vrscout.com/news/vr-helps-amputees-phantom-limb/?fbclid=IwAR0yv9W-qJbnbOc-TJift3KWQ77g5djUeHBi0IOaRKAdr7KheG41ThWrJ38]

9. **FundamentalVR Launches VR Training Simulator for Surgeons** [ https://www.vrfocus.com/2018/08/fundamentalvr-launches-vr-training-simulator-for-surgeons/?fbclid=IwAR3cTe43ZvyijcjmImwgJhWM_v-HJgWY9KHTw6q03VGJfOVRtMsqK4KUVw4]

10. **Microsoft's AltSpaceVR lets you build a virtual hangout** [ https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/10/altspacevr-microsoft-virtual-world-building/?fbclid=IwAR3shu7SHgE9kEHsQBWDj_WjqcDGgKc8Tkw2aQ7LAkpTBNN04Chhy6pyIQk]

11. **How You Can Explore Nefertari's Tomb in Hyper-Realistic VR | NVIDIA Blog** [ https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/2018/10/31/explore-nefertaris-tomb-vr-virtual-reality/?fbclid=IwAR2kYjgcF9f9xllZykgY7oTe-pGcAvhSM_n4O0AVUZNvG6xko9b8GO7IrI4]



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## **Development Platforms**



**Game Engine official Tutorials**



### Unreal Engine

1. https://academy.unrealengine.com/

2. https://docs.unrealengine.com/en-us/



### Unity

1. https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials

2. https://unity3d.com/learn



### Free 3D Assests 

1. **Google Poly** [https://poly.google.com/]

2. **Turbosquid** [https://www.turbosquid.com/Search/3D-Models/free]

3. **CGTrader** [https://www.cgtrader.com/free-3d-models]

4. **Free3d** [https://free3d.com/3d-models/]

5. **Archive3D** [https://archive3d.net/]

6. **Sketchfab** [https://sketchfab.com/features/download]

7. **Clara.io** [https://clara.io/library]

8. **Unity AssetsStore** [https://assetstore.unity.com/lists/top-free-3d-models-5063]

9. **3DModelFree** [http://www.3dmodelfree.com/]



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## **Papers**



1. **Baxter's Homunculus: Virtual Reality Spaces for Teleoperation in Manufacturing** [https://arxiv.org/pdf/1703.01270.pdf]

2. **Deep Imitation Learning for Complex Manipulation Tasks from Virtual Reality Teleoperation** [https://arxiv.org/pdf/1710.04615.pdf]

3. **Investigating the Effects of Anthropomorphic Fidelity of Self-Avatars on Near Field Depth Perception in Immersive Virtual Environments** [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8446539]

4. **Simulating Movement Interactions Between Avatars & Agents in Virtual Worlds Using Human Motion Constraints** [https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8446152]



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## **Conferences**



1. **ACM SIGCHI**

2. **ACM SIGGRAPH**

3. **The ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST)**

4. **Vision VR/AR Summit by Unity**

5. **WWDC by Apple**

6. **Gamescom**

7. **VR/AR Global Summit**

8. **IMMERSED**

9. **VRX**

10. **IEEEVR**

11. **GDC/VRDC**

12. **F8**

13. **VRLA**

14. **Google I/O**

15. **VR World**

16. **SXSW**

17. **World VR Forum**

18. **Augmented World Expo (AWE) USA**

19. **VRTO - Virtual & Augmented Reality World Conference & Expo**

20. **Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories (FIVARS)**

21. **Virtual Reality Summit**



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## **Facebook resources for latest updates in VR**



### Facebook Groups

1. https://www.facebook.com/groups/virtualrealitys/?ref=bookmarks

2. https://www.facebook.com/groups/ue4devs/?ref=bookmarks

3. https://www.facebook.com/groups/U3DTechnologies/?ref=br_rs



### Facebook Pages

1. https://www.facebook.com/virtuality/?ref=br_rs

2. https://www.facebook.com/RoadtoVR/?ref=br_rs

3. https://www.facebook.com/augmentedreality/?ref=br_rs



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**Contribution**



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