Specalize Track
Web 3.0 (Blockchain) and Metaverse Specialization
This Web 3.0 and Metaverse specialization focuses on developing full-stack Web 3.0 and Metaverse experiences for the next generation of the internet by specializing in building worlds that merge the best of cutting-edge decentralized distributed blockchains with 3D metaverse client experiences.
MV-361: Developing Planet-Scale Open Virtual and Augmented Metaverse Experiences
Course Description:
The Web is the Metaverse. The metaverse requires an infrastructure that connects all of the metaverses so that we can travel between them. This is only achievable with open web-based metaverses. The internet and its browsers are magical. Federated but linked experiences connect pages, people, technology, businesses, standards, and nations. It's unlike anything else. The metaverse should replicate the best qualities of the web - it should just be the web. We just have to extend online responsive design from mobile to desktop to 3D, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality. This course will teach you how to build the Open Social Spatial Web with WebXR and WebGPU technologies.
Specialized Track
Duration
13 Weeks
Course Outline:
Open Metaverse Web Development
Blender 3D asset Creation for the Metaverse (Remote Zoom Class)
Blender development is being funded by heavyweights in the real-time 3D (RT3D) space such as Apple, Unity, AMD, Intel, Meta, NVIDIA, AWS, Epic Games, Adobe, Microsoft, and Decentraland. It is expected to become the standard asset creation tool for metaverse.
Blender 3.3+ Download
Blender Projects Textbook: Blender by Example 2nd Edition
Blender Textbook: The Complete Guide to Blender Graphics: Computer Modeling & Animation 7th Edition by John M. Blain
Best Hardware Performance for Blender Rendering
Assignment 1:
Build a 3D Donut using Blender 3 as shown in these video tutorials
Assignment 2:
Build a Viking Scene using Blender 3 as shown in chapter 2 of the Book Blender by Example 2nd Edition
Assignment 3:
Modeling a Time Machine using Blender 3 as shown in chapters 3 and 4 of the Book Blender by Example 2nd Edition
Assignment 4:
Build a Modern Kitchen using Blender 3 as shown in chapters 5, 6, and 7 of the Book Blender by Example 2nd Edition
Assignment 5:
Illustrating an Alien Hero with Grease Pencil as shown in chapter 8 of the Book Blender by Example 2nd Edition
Assignment 6:
Build a 3D Sword in the Stone using Blender 3 as shown in these video tutorials
Program Structure
After completing the first three quarters the participants will select one or more specializations consisting of two courses each.