awesome-virtual-reality

A curated list of VR resources

Table of Contents

• Courses
• Softwares
• Hardware
• Courses
• VR in action
• Development Platforms
• Papers
• Conferences
• 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]

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]

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/]

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]

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/]

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]

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

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

Contribution

Do you have anything in your mind that you think is awesome and should fit in this above list? Feel free to send a pull request.