Virtual Reality 101Introduction to VR with

Unity and Google Cardboard

About Me

• Allan Davis

• CTO of Shadeaux Media• Co-Organizer of

Atlanta Unity Group• http://www.cajuncode.com

• Email: Cajun.code@gmail.com• Twitter: @cajun_code

Agenda• Virtual Reality• Tools

• Cardboard(Holder and SDK)• Unity• Smartphone(iOS or Android)

• Design Best Practices• Resources

Virtual Reality Replicates an environment that simulates physical presence in places in the real world or imagined worlds and lets the user interact in that world. Virtual reality artificially creates sensory experiences, which can include sight, hearing, touch, and smell. - Wikipedia

Google Cardboard

• Inexpensive Viewer• Uses Smartphone for

Tracking and viewers• SDK available for Free

and Open Source

https://developers.google.com/cardboard/unity/download

Unity• 3D Cross Platform Game

Engine • Code Written with C# or

Javascript• Free for Use up to

$100,000 in Revenue

http://www.unity3d.com

Design Considerationsto Avoid Simulator

Sickness• Frame Rate: 60 or better• User needs to control movement• Use constant velocity• Grounding with fixed objects• Brightness changes

Demo

Resources• Unity:

• http://www.unity3d.com• Cardboard

• SDK: https://developers.google.com/cardboard/unity/download

• Design Doc: http://www.google.com/design/spec-vr/designing-for-google-cardboard/

• Slide Deck:• http://www.slideshare.net/javaalley

Questions?