Extended Reality (or XR) applications are becoming increasingly common across a wide range of industries and are revolutionizing how we live and work. From games to retail, tourism, film and television, manufacturing, and more, there are boundless opportunities for developers who are fluent in working with immersive technologies.
With 3D & XR JavaScript Academy, you’ll build portfolio-ready 3D, AR, and VR games and experiences using Open Web Technologies, and learn how modern frameworks like Babylon.js, A-Frame, and AR.js can enable you to create cutting-edge interactive games, webapps, and more using only JavaScript and your browser.
Regardless of whether you’re looking to bring unique experiences to the web or simply want to enhance your JavaScript skills, this robust curriculum will provide you with the foundations needed to succeed as a JavaScript and XR developer.
You will learn:
- JavaScript language foundations
- 3D web app creation with Babylon.js
- Virtual reality with A-Frame
- Marker-based augmented reality with AR.js
Curriculum
- JavaScript language basics
- Object-oriented programming
- Build a simple JS application
- Async programming
- Setting up test scenes
- Manipulating 3D objects
- Cameras & lighting
- Animating 3D objects with code
- VR websites with WebVR & A-Frame
- Adding 360° photos
- Animations
- Marker-based AR with AR.js
- Image capturing
- Marker position & rotation
- Detecting win conditions
100% Beginner-Friendly
This curriculum gives you all the tools needed to develop 3D & XR webapps – featuring introductory modules for those who have never coded before, to intermediate courses perfect for more experienced developers looking to branch out into new specializations, this Academy is designed to help you succeed.
Why Learn 3D & XR JavaScript Skills?
As a core pillar of web development, skills with JavaScript are universally loved and are highly desired in the professional world. This includes skills with the various JavaScript-based frameworks, as businesses expand more and more onto the web.
JavaScript aside, XR experiences are predicted to quickly change industries across the board, including manufacturing, medical, military, and more. With revenue already in the billions for all XR technologies, there is ample room for developers to specialize and take advantage of the growing demand.