We offer courses for under the age of 13 years and over the age of 13 years, but the choice of the course is up to you, bearing in mind your past experience, if any, in producing digital art, films or 3D games. If you are a novice you may wish to take the courses in the 1st age group and progress to the 2nd age group
It is recommended that you learn digital art and graphic skills first, advance to digital film editing before finally taking the game development course.
However you can take the courses in any sequence as they are run independently from each other.
If you like art, graphics or editing photos you can start with the creative design and digital art course.
If you like creating and editing your own movies you can start with the digital filmmaking course.
And if you would like to make your own game and learn 3-D design we would recommend you to start with the 3-D game development course.
Yes you can in role for a single term only. If you enrolled for both Term 1 and Term 2 at the same time you do get a 10% discount on the course fee for both Term 1 and Term 2. To get started, you must enrol for at least Term 1. You get live supervision to develop your own creative content and project.
• Term 1 is instructor lead. It is focussed on state of art curriculum developed by VRAcademi instructors.
• Term 2 continues on from Term 1 where you will deliver your own practical project. During Term2 you will have the opportunity to create your own distinct art, graphics, or films or immersive games in Virtual Reality.
Yes you can. At VRAcademi, your satisfaction is our top priority. If you feel that a course is not right for you, please discuss it with the course instructor who will recommend and switch you to a more suitable course. It is important that you discuss this as soon as possible so that we can make the switch work for you.
You do not need any prior art or technical knowledge to take VRAcademi courses. If you are familiar with design or art and technology, if you are keen to make your own Virtual Reality content, or if you just wish to explore or enhance your creative skills digitally - VRAcademi is the correct place for you.
Yes, all the courses at VRAcademi are completely online, so there is no need to attend a classroom in person. All VRAcademi classes are a hundred percent live classes, delivered by real teachers. You need to attend the classes in person on the time and date chosen. If you miss a class, you can access your video recordings of the class or take a make-up class. We also give PDF handouts of the courses. The course content, assignments and notes can be accesses anytime and anywhere via the web or your mobile device.
The details of the hardware and software requirements for every course have been in listed on the course specific page. However, we would recommend that the users have preferably an i5 processor or 64-bit Intel or AMD multi-core processor and better with 8GB RAM and 2 GB graphics card.
It is also preferable to have Windows 10 operating system or macOS Catalina version 10 or later. Currently we recommend Autodesk 3-D studio max software for the 3-D game development course . The 3-D studio max software can only run on Windows machines. From March 2021 we would be offering another course using BLENDER software for 3D game development, that would be able to run on both on Mac and Windows PC.
Students attending school and college/university can get free one-year educational access to 3ds Max, renewable as long as you remain eligible. Create account and confirm your eligibility by clicking here
Students attending school and college/university can get educational access to Adobe Creative Cloud and Photoshop on a renewable monthly licence as long as you remain eligible. Create account and confirm your eligibility by here
Could you not include the software price in the course fee? Does VRAcademi provide software required for the courses?
Unfortunately no. VRAcademi is not a software reseller. We have created a curriculum that imparts the latest and best art and technology knowledge using software and toolkits that are industry standards in the gaming and virtual reality industry. While we have taken a lot of care to use open source and freely available software in developing the curriculum, some of the specific software is not free and may need to be purchased. However, some of the software is available to free to students attending school and university (The software developers would like to sign an end user license agreement with you and hence you can only register and download the software for yourself).
While we are imparting complete knowledge for developing virtual reality applications, it is not necessary to wear a virtual reality headset for completing the courses. It is recommended that you have access to at least a basic VR headset as has been recommended on the course specific pages, to experience virtual realitydeveloped by you towards the end of Term 1 or 2.
The basic configuration of VR headset we have recommended costs $40 and can be ordered from here. Of course if you have got more sophisticated VR headsets such as those supplied by Oculus or HTC Vive, you will be able to learn and create use more advanced experiences in Virtual Reality.
All of our courses run for either 24 or 48 classes. The classes are held twice a week. The courses start on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of every week. You can enrol at any time of the year provided the classes and slots are still available and not completely occupied.
No. You will be doing this course along with a few other students online. We do not intend to run one-to-one classes unless it is specifically requested. Some of the exercises in the curriculum or group exercises actually require teamwork. The classes are conducted in small batches and there are no more than eight students in an batch.
Your tutor will get in touch with you before the classes commence and will be providing you with the class specific handouts and assets required to take part in the course. After you complete the online session, you would be given more detailed handouts and video recordings of the course. This will be useful to follow up and revise at your leisure.
You may need to install Mozilla Firefox in order to experience the VR application. To experience VR For Desktop VR (Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, or Vive) Hubs work when used with a WebVR compatible browser (e.g., Firefox). Users must also have either the Oculus app (Oculus Rift), or SteamVR installed (Windows Mixed Reality, Vive).
For Standalone VR devices (Pico Neo 2, Oculus Quest and Oculus Go) Hubs work in the Mozilla Firefox Reality Browser or the Oculus Browser. Mobile phone powered VR systems, such as Samsung Gear and Google Cardboard, work using Google Chrome browser. Note that some VR features may be limited on low-powered devices such as mobile phones.
Yes you will get a certificate on successful completion of the course. The course certificate also mentions the equivalent continual professional development hours or CPD hours you have earned while learning the course.
If you miss a class, please get in touch with your instructor. Your instructor would be able to email you the handouts, the video and any lecture notes and assets. Depending on how many lessons you miss, your instructor would be able to rebook you or reschedule your class/es at a suitable time.
We do offer trial classes for students. To book a trial class please click on the link here and leave a relevant message.
We do offer scholarships for gifted and talented students and students facing economic challenges and hardships. To discuss scholarship and grants please click on the link here and leave a relevant message.
On completion of the course you earn the equivalent CPD credits. The CPD credits prove the professional qualifications that you have earned while studying at VRAcademi. It is up to your college or school to recognise and incorporate these CPD credits towards your college or student degrees.
Yes you can. At VRAcademi, your satisfaction is our top priority. If you feel that the entire curriculum of VRAcademi is not right for you, please discuss it with the course instructor and we return you your money in proportion to any left-over classes that you not have consumed.
Yes you can. At VRAcademi, your satisfaction is our top priority. If you feel that course, the timing, or that a particular instructor of VRAcademi is not right for you, please discuss it with the course instructor ,if you feel able to, or inform us at info@VRAcademi.com. We will recommend and switch you to a more suitable course so that you would be able to carry on. It is important that you discuss this as soon as possible so that we can make the switch work for you.
All of the VRAcademi courses are conducted by a combination of a technology teacher and an art teacher. Sometimes the same teacher can conduct both the art and the technology classes. VRAcademi chooses its teachers very carefully and only employs professionals after a thorough detailed background check, including necessary crime reference checks. Our teachers understand pedagogy, technology and creative design. Most of our teachers are well- renowned professionals who are using the technology for their own projects as well. Many of the teachers are also teaching in mainstream schools in the morning. Your course instructor will get in touch with you before the start of your course and introduce themselves to you.
At VRAcademi we curate the art, design, film and games produced by the students. The curated material produced by the students is displayed on the museum page of our website. This artwork is available to purchasers who may like to buy the artwork. Proceedings from any purchases go to the student and also to our 1teach 1 initiative. If you would like to purchase any of the artwork created by students, please contact us here. The VR work displayed can be shared between the students family and friends from our Museum’s page.
Upon successful completion of the course you get a certificate which mentions the number of CPD hours that you have earned. You also get to display your creative content on our museum and on the unity VR website. If you have managed to create artistic content you can also publish it on Instagram, YouTube, Unity websites.
VRAcademi museum is your window to the external world where people can come and collect art and pay you for your creative work as well. In more advanced courses as you progress along you may also develop applications in Virtual Reality and publish them on steam store and earn money directly from the store.
Virtual reality is a profession in demand. Once you learn the skills from our website you would easily be able to grab a job with big companies such as Facebook, Oculus, Microsoft, Amazon, film industry such as Disney and paramount. Large multinational management consultancies such as PWC and KPMG etc, also employ virtual reality professionals. VR professionals are engaged in a number of training and technology related trials including NASA, defence industry and the automobile industry.
You can also start your career by working at Sunovatech or at VRAcademi itself. One thing we can guarantee is that that once you complete the course you would be able to apply in this high-tech industry with confidence and be able to seek your dream profession in Virtual Reality.
VRAcademi is a part of Sunovatech Group which is registered as a Limited company in the UK and as a Free Zone (DMCC) company in Dubai. Whilst VRAcademi is not a not-for-profit organisation or a charitable trust, we operate transparent accounts and impart high-quality education to children in need. Significant portion of our profits are dedicated to giving art and technology scholarships to children with special, economic and social needs. If you want to know more about our Each one Teach one program you can find it over here. At present VRAcademi is working with underprivileged children in India and with Children’s SOS India in India supporting underprivileged kids with necessary digital and creative knowledge and introducing them to virtual reality.
If you are thinking about entering the field of design and creative teaching? Get in touch with us today!, As we expand VRAcademi we are on the constant outlook for creative and dedicated teachers. We are looking for tutors in multiple time zones and with varied language skills. If you have knowledge of VR, AR, immersive reality application development, digital design or coding skills and if you are confident and passionate to impart knowledge whilst having the right oratory and teaching skills, do get in touch with us by clicking here. All teachers of VRAcademi have to pass through a teacher training program.
Additionally, if you have any digital and design skills and would like to conduct and teach your own creative course on our platform or develop a design curriculum for a new course do get in touch with us.
If you have any digital, design, creative art or music skills and would like to conduct and teach your own creative course on our platform or develop and design a curriculum for a new course do get in touch with us. While we prefer teachers with both digital and creative arts skills, we are open to teachers from varied backgrounds. We deliver essential teacher training skills to all our teachers.
Yes, all teachers enrolled in the VRAcademi are given essential teacher training. All teachers of VRAcademi have to pass through a teacher training program.
VRAcademi is operated out of Sunovatech Ltd UK and Sunovatech DMCC in Dubai. VRAcademi courses are global and located in various parts of the world. You can access and register VRAcademi courses from anywhere in the world.
Currently we offer VRAcademi courses in English language. Some of the teachers are bilingual and are conversant in Hindi, Greek and Urdu. While the teachers can offer the courses in their mother tongues, most of the software would be in English. We are also looking for teachers who can teach in other international languages such as Arabic, Mandarin and Spanish.
We would be more than happy to receive your support. In order to discuss how you can support us please contact us at the link here.
The details of software installation are mailed to you once you register for a course. Additionally you can download “Software Installation Guide” which gives the details of all the software that needs to be installed depending on which course you are learning.
All VRAcademi classes are conducted online only. All VRAcademi classes are conducted via Zoom. The students do not need to have an individual Zoom account to access the classes. All classes and sessions are recorded for health and safety purposes.
It is highly advisable and preferable that you have both a camera and a mike to communicate with the teacher and share your work with the class.
You will need an appropriate computer to attend the courses that VRAcademi offer. It is also preferable to have two monitors to support learning. You will require the necessary software that you would need to download and install depending on the courses you take. Additionally, you would require arts and crafts materials such as colour pencils, colour pens, blank paper, glue stick, etc. Finally, it is advisable that you have a virtual reality headset that you can use to experience the VR creation you would create. The detailed requirements of resources required for a specific course are given on the course specific pages.
The VRAcademi courses have been created at a pace where we feel it would be appropriate for most of the students to complete the course. To understand and get a detailed grasp of the art and technology subjects that they can use to create and develop their imaginations. Of course, there may be a few fast learners. However, we encourage these talented and gifted students to explore deeper and more detailed and complex dimensions of their virtual reality creation than to complete the course faster. We have learned from experience that sometimes you can’t rush a learning process. In case you do feel that your child/student needs to be challenged further within a specific course, please do contact us so that maybe we could offer a more complex curriculum or recommend them for a more advanced course.
Yes, we do offer and take payments via direct debit in equal monthly instalments or EMIs. Please contact us in order to spread the course fee over the course period through monthly instalments.
Yes, we do offer a group discount. If you are planning to enrol two or more students in the courses, please contact us so that we can offer you sibling or group discount.
All VRAcademi courses have two classes per week. If a particular time slot or day does not suit you, we can offer a more flexible time slot. However, it is good to keep a rhythm and it is not advisable to change the timings of the courses drastically. Please discuss with your course instructor or contact us if you want to discuss flexibility of course timings for you or your child.
You can sponsor the gift of a course to your loved ones by registering them for a course. You can let them know that you have gifted them the course by emailing us back so that we can inform them accordingly.
If you want to donate or grant a scholarship for children with special needs or for the underprivileged children whom you may like to support, please contact us
here.
VRAcademi is a fully inclusive learning academy. We cater for the specific needs for children with special needs . Virtual reality has been seen as an increasingly supportive technology for children who may have suffered PTSD, certain phobias or who may have mild autistic spectrum disorder*. In case you would like to explore the use of the VR technology in assisting and addressing mental health challenges please contact us so that we can address and specifically adapt and cater to your child’s specific needs. The advisory board consists of two highly qualified world renowned special-needs teachers who have carefully advised us in the development of the course curriculum.
*Anderson A, 2021, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence in Special Education: A Practical Guide to Supporting Students with Learning Differences, Routledge, London.
VRAcademi started as a collaborative collateral where the founding directors saw a gap in the current education system to impart science and art knowledge to children. While technology has been used extensively in the recent past to enhance art, some technology developers and artists are unable to understand the symbiotic relationship which exists between the two subjects and how they can be used together to enhance creativity. Another focus in the recent past has been on importing the knowledge of coding to children rather than building up creativity and inquisitiveness towards understanding and discovering art.
Our CEOs personal journey started with development of VRAcademi with a strong need to do something for his own child who was undergoing chemotherapy treatment and was isolated due to COVID lockdowns. The VR technology was an essential tool that he discovered could be used to liberate and free the young minds. If experiencing VR was so great how amazing it must be to create it? What would be the impact if instead of just experiencing virtual reality, children could actually create their own content in virtual reality. These questions lead to the birth of VRAcademi.
VRAcademi is operated by Sunovatech Group. Hence when you purchase of VRAcademi course the charges appear from Sunovatech.
VRAcademi classes are conducted online in small diverse groups. We do not deliver one to one sessions at the moment. Some of the activities require students to work in group sessions. The courses have been created based on children’s age group and competencies. Normally children below 13 form one category and children between the age of 13 to 18 from another category. While there is no direct role for learning based on age only, many software such as 3D studio max recommends the user to be greater than 13 years old. VR hardware manufacturers such as Oculus also recommend the user to be 13 years old or greater. Hence we have created and designed our curriculum and form groups for children less than 13 years old and greater than 13 years old.
Of course, a child with special learning needs who may be more than 13 years old can choose to do a course for children under 13 years of age. Even an adult may like to pick up a course which is for less than 13 years of age. We do not stop children or adults from selecting the type of course. However due to child protection policy of the company, students over the age of 18 years are never mixed with students less than 18 years of age. Based on your course selection you may be mixed and matched in a diverse group representing various nationalities, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.
The class groups are created based on the time zone that you have selected for a particular course. Based on your course selection you maybe be mixed and matched in a diverse group representing various nationalities, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. We have created and designed our curriculum and class groups for children less than 13 years old and greater than 13 years old. Of course a child with special learning needs who may be more than 13 years old can choose to do a course for children under13 years of age. Even an adult may like to pick up a course which is for less than 13 years of age. We do not stop children or adults from selecting the type of course. However due to child protection policy of the company, students over the age of 18 years are never mixed with students less than 18 years of age. We encourage children from various nationalities and cultural diversity is to come together and learn in VRAcademi. Learning together in a team from various backgrounds is truly one of the most amazing experiences that we aim to create at VRAcademi.
