Key concepts for developing the VR game

Before creating VR content and an interactive 360 degree experience for the game, it is important to first understand some key aspects of the virtual world and how React 360 components can be used to work with these VR concepts.

Equirectangular panoramic images

The VR world for the game will be composed of a panoramic image which is added to the React 360 Environment as a background image.

Panorama images are generally 360 degree images or spherical panoramas projected onto a sphere that completely surrounds the viewer. A common and popular format for 360 degree panorama images is the equirectangular format. React 360 degree currently supports mono and stereo formats for equirectangular images.

Note

To learn more about the 360 image and video support in React 360, refer to the React 360 docs at facebook.github.io/react-360/docs/setup.html.

The image shown here is an example of an equirectangular, 360 degree panoramic image. To set the world background for...