What is the Spectra Fellowship
The Spectra Fellowship is a 6-week summer program where a group of selected students will develop a Spectra project. The group will receive guidance and tech support to design and test an urban idea within Spectra Cities. The outcome of their work will be added to the Source City, a shared virtual reality city.
Curriculum
The 6-week program will include courses on the relationship between urbanism and technology as well as instruction in the Unity game engine and associated workflows.
Who should apply
Students from any background who are interested in urbanism, placemaking and worldbuilding, and in using tech tools to ideate and prototype.
Required Skills
Existing knowledge of Unity and/or 3D modeling tools. Applicants from non-tech areas such as sociology, anthropolgy, agriculture, etc. are also welcome. Teams will be built with a mix of interests and skills in mind.
Required hardware
Every selected applicant needs to have access to a VR headset and a PC capable of running PC VR. Spectra Cities is not able to distribute any hardware.
How to Apply
Send us a resume outlining your background and skills, and a one page description of a dream you have for the future of cities, physical or virtual.