09/11/2025
Free online courses and Webinars happening this fall through ARTSLab! Open to everyone!
ARTSLab has partnered with Unity to offer a series of live webinars and short online courses led by Unity Certified Professionals. The webinars provide short one-hour overviews that demonstrate how Unity can be applied across different disciplines, while the short courses are 10-hour online training programs dedicated to specific topics within the engine. Both require registration: webinars have no attendance cap, but courses are limited to 15-person cohorts, with registration opening dates posted below in the course descriptions.
To register for a webinar or course below visit: https://artslab.unm.edu/fall-2025-unity-webinars-and-courses/
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Webinar:
Beyond Gaming: Unity’s Impact Across Industries
Tuesday September 16, 4pm MDT
Speaker: Nick DePalo
Senior Technical Program Manager, Industry Partnerships
Explore how Unity is transforming fields far beyond video games. This webinar features real-world case studies demonstrating how Unity is used in biology, architecture, medicine, and more. Learn how real-time 3D (RT3D) development is driving innovation across a diverse range of industries.
Nick DePalo brings over a decade of experience in program management and design/development production. Nick’s expertise lies in bridging creativity and execution-delivering impactful solutions that drive growth, innovation, and lasting results.
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10-Hour Course:
Develop RT3D Applications with Unity
Registration Opens 9/1/25 at 9am
This beginner-friendly course introduces participants to real-time 3D development using Unity. Over 10 hours of live instruction, a 15-person cohort will explore how to create real-time 3D (RT3D) applications for simulation, training, and spatial visualization across multiple sectors. Sessions are held live on Zoom and designed to equip newcomers with practical, industry-relevant Unity skills.
Monday Sep 22, 5:00-7:30pm
Tuesday Sep 23, 5:00-7:30pm
Wednesday Sep 24, 5:00-7:30pm
Thursday Sep 25, 5:00-7:30pm
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Webinar:
Creating Immersive Real-time 3D VR Experiences with Unity
Wednesday Nov 5, 5pm MDT
Speaker: Joe Greive
Senior Software Engineer
This technical showcase walks through the process of integrating virtual reality into a real-time 3D environment using Unity’s built-in VR tools. Learn how to add a VR user who can navigate and interact within a virtual space and explore key setup and optimization steps for building immersive VR experiences.”
With nearly 20 years of game development experience, including over a decade focused on Multiplayer XR, Joe Greive is a versatile Unity generalist specializing in networked XR gameplay systems and interactions.
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10-Hour Course:
Unity XR Interaction Toolkit
Registration Opens 10/6/25 at 9am
Designed for intermediate users, this 10-hour course offers a hands-on introduction to Unity’s XR Interaction Toolkit. Participants will learn how to set up XR environments, configure VR camera controllers with multiple locomotion options, implement object and UI interactions, and use tools like the Interaction Debugger and XR Device Simulator. The course is delivered live via Zoom in a 15-person cohort format.
Monday Nov 10, 5:00-7:30pm
Tuesday Nov 11, 5:00-7:30pm
Wednesday Nov 12, 5:00-7:30pm
Thursday Nov 13, 5:00-7:30pm
