AR for web using JavaScript (Coursera)

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• List the capabilities and limitations of Web AR.
• Explain what HTML5 and WebGL are and how they are used in Web AR.
• Describe how JavaScript is used in AR development.
• Use JavaScript in PlayCanvas to trigger interactions in a Web AR application.
• Use scripting best practices and optimization while creating content in Web AR.
• Identify Agile and Scrum best practices for Web AR development.
• Identify UI design principles related to Web AR.
• Use Blender to do basic modifications to 3D objects.
• Use Blender to set up textures and materials, and add them to objects, including changing colors.
• Integrate and animate 3D content in PlayCanvas.
• Use PlayCanvas to create a Web AR application.

To be successful in this course, experience with object oriented programming and basic web development is needed. JavaScript is a plus but not required. We recommend completing the previous courses in the program so you can build on the knowledge and skills from those courses here.

Course 3 of 7 in the Meta AR Developer Professional Certificate.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Basics of Web AR development
In this module, you will learn about working on AR learning projects and use editing tools and PlayCanvas to create an app and assets.

WEEK 2
Javascript in PlayCanvas
In this module, you will learn how JavaScript is used in AR development and practice developing code in the PlayCanvas Code Editor.

WEEK 3
Content development and integration
In this module, you will set up a new project in PlayCanvas, create and manipulate scenes, add 3D animation, and optimize and test your assets.

WEEK 4
Creating an AR learning experience with PlayCanvas
Using PlayCanvas, you will take the assets you have created earlier and combine them into a custom learning experience involving the human heart.