How to start making a VR application with Unity

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1. How to start making a VR application with Unity. 2018/12/01 Toru Eguchi
2. Who I am • Researched VR for my master thesis Photo? • Code Chrysalis student Love new technologies ! • Joined KDDI as a server engineer (GCP, AWS) • Lunch master
3. I was a VR researcher…. If elderly can actively run in VR, what happens ??
4. Put on VR device and motion capture…..
5. About 2 months ago...
6. Have you ever used VR ? No No No No
7. Why not talk about VR ??
8. Contents • What is VR ? • What are the qualities of VR ? • How to start making a VR app from today ??
10. What is Virtual Reality ? Something Funny ? Dystopia ?
11. Virtual Reality VR is an interactive computed-generated environment taking place within computer-environment Digital Info : Real Info 9 : 1
12. Augmented Reality ? AR is an interactive experience of real world where the experience is augmented by computer-generated information 1 : 9 Digital Info : Real Info
13. How about Mixed Reality ?
14. MR is between VR and AR Microsoft HoloLens
15. It’s a spectrum ! VR AR
17. What are the qualities of VR ?
18. 1. Immersion Dive into a different world
19. 2D VR < 3D < 1. Immersion
20. Use Case : Entertainment I’m playing a game. I’m playing a game. I’m shooting a gun !
21. Use Case : Travel
22. I want to see the Grand Canyon. But it’s expensive...
23. A picture is not enough to describe..
24. 2. Makes everything possible with low cost Because VR runs on computers, you can do anything.
25. Use Case : Medical Training
26. Use Case : Interior Design
28. VR, AR, MR. VR AR
29. Qualities of VR 1. Immersion 2. Makes everything possible
30. How to start making a VR app..
31. You can start it from today !
32. Let’s make an action game with Cardboard ! Implement it with Cardboard $10
33. Three steps to make a VR app 1. Setup a dev environment 2. Special configuration of VR in unity 3. Design tips of VR apps.
34. Setup a dev environment !
35. Game Engine It’s software which has many components you need when you make a game. • Originally for indivisual developers • For consumer games • Good at mobile apps. • Nice graphics • Covers many VR hardwares
37. What you need to prepare….. • Java Development Kit • Android SDK • Google VR SDK • Google CardBoard • USB debug mode for Android
38. Special Configuration of VR for Unity !
39. Create New Project ! • Launch Unity.
40. What does VR support mean ? • Auto VR Rendering to Head Mount Display (HMD) • Auto Head Tracking ◦ Get Sensor information from smartphone ◦ Reflect it to Camera
41. Finish Configuration of VR settings in Unity
43. How to speed up your development ?
44. Please use public assets ! Asset Store sells many components (e.g, 3D model, material) • Dungeon Creator Kit LITE • FantasyMonster • SkyBox Volume 2 (DSBWP)
45. Google VR SDK for Unity ! It contains - Editor emulator for unity - Gaze cursor and Gaze input system • Download GVR SDK ! https://developers.google.com/vr/develop/unity/download
46. Make the VR Emulator ! • With the emulator, you can simulate user input in Unity Editor • Make Camera Container ◦ Make an Empty Object ◦ Move Main_Camera and GvrEditorEmulator as children of Camera_Container
47. If you add character animations, game system, 3D effects
48. 1. Avoid motion sickness ! 2. Make user feel familiar with VR ! 3. Make user look around ! Three design tips to make a VR app
49. VR easily causes motion sickness….
50. Why motion sickness happens ?
51. Mismatches between physical and visual cues Eyes: Goes right ! Body: Doesn’t move....
52. How to avoid motion sickness ?
53. Never Stop Head Tracking ! If you freeze head tracking one second….
54. Please be careful of smartphone performance ! Smartphone doesn’t have super power….
55. Bad Case ! • Instantiate many objects. • Do not destroy objects in proper timing. Let’s see a quick demo !
56. Good Case ! • Instantiate the proper number of objects. • Destroy unnecessary objects in proper timing.
57. Please use constant velocity ! Roller coaster is normally horrible ! acceleration deceleration
58. How do you move in VR ??
59. 2 Solutions Stop user’s motion Use teleport
60. 1. Never stop a head tracking ! 2. Make user feel familiar with VR ! 3. Make user look back ! Three Design Tips to make a VR App
61. Does not feel familiar with VR
62. How to make user feel familiar with VR ?
63. Do not start an app automatically ! 1. Make a welcome scene. 2. Allow the user start the app. Quick demo !
64. Give feedback if a user does something!
65. 1. Never stop a head tracking ! 2. Make user feel familiar with VR ! 3. Make user look around ! Three Design Tips to make a VR App
66. It’s time to make the app fun !
68. If you start making a VR application today
70. Thank you ! ID: egurinko https://github.com/egurinko Photo? ID: Toru Eguchi
71. References • https://vr.google.com/intl/en_uk/cardboard/developers/ • https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/android-sdksetup.html • https://developer.oculus.com/ • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality