Planners frequently rely on models and simulation to convey their vision to the public, city officials, and other stakeholders. With the advent of virtual reality, planners now have a new tool that can more vividly and precisely communicate their plans. Learn the basics of VR creation and how planners can integrate it into their process.

Virtual Reality Courses

virtual reality scene of buildings and street
Virtual Reality for Planners 1: Introduction
Chase Mullen
45 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
3-D city created in SketchUp
Virtual Reality for Planners 2: Modeling in SketchUp
Chase Mullen
72 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
3D model in Unity software
Virtual Reality for Planners 3: Working with Unity
Chase Mullen
64 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
3D model of neighborhood in Unity software
Virtual Reality for Planners 4: Refining the End User Experience
Chase Mullen
74 Mins
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM
  • SACPLAN CPD
Philadelphia Neighborhood
Green Infrastructure
David Rouse
56 Mins
  • CIP
  • AIA CES
  • AICP CM

Top Virtual Reality Instructors

Chase Mullen

Chase is the Director of Design Visualization at MIG. With an acute eye for graphics and...

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David Rouse

David is a consultant, educator, and author with over 40 years of experience in urban and...

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Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp Sign Up

Visual Simulation: Rendering Styles and Presentation with SketchUp

Instructor: Mike Ernst

Learn to create finalized drawings in SketchUp that look more hand drawn than photorealistic. Using SketchUp and Adobe Photoshop, this course will help you take more control over final images than possible when only exporting from SketchUp.

4.46
29 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD
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Visual Simulation: Advanced Rendering in SketchUp

Instructor: Mike Ernst

In this course, you'll learn to create an advanced rendering of a SketchUp site model, using a free third-party renderer called Kerkythea to design realistic lighting and shading. Then add components to your rendering in Adobe Photoshop.

4.40
46 Mins
AICP CM
SACPLAN CPD

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