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What Do You Need To Start?

• Choose your VR development platform:

• Google Cardboard

• Oculus Rift

• Gear VR

• HTC Vive

• Other

• Choose your development environment:

• Windows/Android

• Windows/proprietary SDK (Steam VR, Rift)

• OSX/iOS

• Choose your application development tool

• Unity

• Unreal Engine

• Cryengine

• Low-level OpenGL/DirectX (Direct Reality)

How To Deploy Your VR App

• Port/expand to deployment VR platform(s)

• Select Store you want to deploy:

• Google Play/Apple Store (cardboard)

• Oculus/Gear VR store

• SteamVR store

• Other

• Keep in mind some stores may take as much as 3-4 weeks to approve application deployment

Beginners Development Set up

• You want a VR development environment that you have lots of access to

• We recommend Google cardboard (with Bluetooth controller http://a.co/51QAUHO)

• Android (highly recommended) or iOS

• Unity game engine

• From this basic VR development environment it is easy to then port to your school Oculus Rift

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Set up your development environment

• Step 1: Install the Andriod SDK (windows) or iOS SDK (MacOS)

• Step 2: Install Unity

• Step 3: Create your virtual environment

• Step 4: Build and test your app in your phone

• Step 5: Deploy in Oculus Rift

Step 1: Install Android SDK

• https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html

• Make sure you select a download that INCLUDES the Android SDK

• Get in the habit of using the Android SDK manager to stay current with new android releases

Step 2: Install Unity

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Step 3: Create your Virtual Environment

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Asset Store Importing Assets

Importing Assets - II

Getting Started in Unity

• Extensive community of users:

• Extensive tutorials, documentation, blogs, mailing lists, etc

https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials

• After the class please watch other videos at:

https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/interface-essentials

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Getting Started with Google Cardboard

• The basics to get started:

https://developers.google.com/vr/unity/get-started

• Lots of demos with source code:

https://github.com/googlevr/gvr-unity-sdk/

• Many good tutorials in the web

More Unity & VR Development

• https://unity3d.com/learn/tutorials/topics/virtual-reality/getting-started-vr-development

Step 4: Build and test your app in your phone Port to Cardboard

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Step 5: Deploy in Oculus Rift

More on Oculus Rift Development

• Good starting tutorial: https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/unity/latest/concepts/unity-integration-tutorial-rollaball-intro/

Tutorial Developed by the Emerging Analytics Center

http://eac.ualr.edu