VR in Unity

VR Setup

VR is still relatively new technology. Before starting any VR project, it's a good idea to make sure that your VR headset is working within Unity. This way it's a bit easier to isolate bugs during development as they arise, should there be any hardware, software, or performance issues. 5 steps

• Introduction and System Requirements 2:43
• Project Overview 5:26
• VR Camera Setup 11:14
• HTC Vive Setup 3:13
• VR Setup Review 6 questions

Physics Setup

Most modern games feature physical simulations of some sort or another. However, VR allows people to see your simulated worlds in stereoscopic 3D and interact with more fidelity than ever before. At the same time, intense physics simulations can be the source of performance problems. For these reasons, there are some additional physics considerations that should be made when creating a VR project. 6 steps

• Physics Considerations in VR 1:36
• Collider Setup 5:21
• Mesh Colliders 3:26
• Rigidbodies 6:28
• Physic Materials and Fixed Timesteps 7:55
• Physics Setup Review 6 questions

Physics Scripting

Beyond the Unity editor, colliders and Rigidbody components can be further customized via script. This can be useful, and even critical, when physics need to be enabled or disabled temporarily on a GameObject with which the player is interacting. 7 steps

• Setting up the Throw Object Script 7:49
• Preparing to Throw an Object 3:50
• Applying Physics Forces 5:10
• Powering Up Throwing Force 7:16
• Understanding Coroutines 5:38
• Returning Objects with a Coroutine 10:18
• Physics Scripting Review 6 questions

Gameplay

VR comes with some strengths and weaknesses that must be carefully considered in order to create comfortable experiences. Writing gameplay code in VR isn't much different from traditional Unity projects, but before writing any code at all, it's important to think about how VR impacts game design and user experience. 5 steps

• VR Game Design 3:45
• Creating the Game Manager 7:15
• Adding the Scoreboard 10:09
• Detecting Baskets 7:26
• Gameplay Review 5 questions

Positional Audio

In the real world, sounds change when we move closer and further away from the source. Modeling this behavior in a virtual environment will greatly add to the overall sense of presence and believably. 7 steps

• Audio Source Setup 6:25
• Ambient Sounds and Reverb 4:26
• Positioning Impact Sounds 8:51
• Playing Impact Sounds 10:05
• Triggering Net Sounds 6:56
• Additional Audio Scripting 6:55
• Positional Audio Review 6 questions