Unity Virtual Reality Projects: Explore the world of virtual reality by building immersive and fun VR projects using Unity 3D

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eBook Sep 2015 286 pages 1st Edition

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Learn the basic principles of virtual reality applications and get to know how they differ from games and desktop apps
Build various types of VR experiences, including diorama, first-person characters, riding on rails, 360 degree projections, and social VR
A project-based guide that teaches you to use Unity to develop VR applications, which can be experienced with devices such as the Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard

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What is consumer â€œvirtual realityâ€?? Wearing a head-mounted display you view stereoscopic 3D scenes. You can look around by moving your head, and walk around using hand controls or motion sensors. You are engaged in a fully immersive experience. On the other hand, Unity is a powerful game development engine that provides a rich set of features such as visual lighting, materials, physics, audio, special effects, and animation for creating 2D and 3D games. Unity 5 has become the leading platform for building virtual reality games, applications and experiences for this new generation of consumer VR devices. Using a practical and project-based approach, this book will educate you about the specifics of virtual reality development in Unity. You will learn how to use Unity to develop VR applications which can be experienced with devices such as the Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard. We will then learn how to engage with virtual worlds from a third person and first person character point of view. Furthermore, you will explore the technical considerations especially important and possibly unique to VR. The projects in the book will demonstrate how to build a variety of VR experiences. You will be diving into the Unity 3D game engine via the interactive Unity Editor as well as C-Sharp programming. By the end of the book, you will be equipped to develop rich, interactive virtual reality experiences using Unity. So, let's get to it!

Who is this book for?

If you're a non-programmer unfamiliar with 3D computer graphics, or experienced in both but new to virtual reality, and are interested in building your own VR games or applications then this book is for you. Any experience in Unity is an advantage.

What you will learn

Create 3D scenes with Unity and Blender while learning about world space and scale
Build and run VR applications for consumer headsets including Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard
Build interactive environments with physics, gravity, animations, and lighting using the Unity engine
Experiment with various user interface (UI) techniques that you can use in your VR applications
Implement the first-person and third-person experiences that use only head motion gestures for input
Create animated walkthroughs, use 360-degree media, and build multi-user social VR experiences
Learn about the technology and psychology of VR including rendering, performance and VR motion sickness
Gain introductory and advanced experience in Unity programming with the C# language

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Charles Bodnar-Horvath Jun 20, 2016

This book was fantastic. I bought 'Learning Virtual Reality' by Tony Parisi and was extremely disappointed at how brief/unhelpful it was. It made me unsure about whether I should buy this book but I'm really glad I did. This book is helpful to beginners whilst still providing enough interesting content for more experienced developers. The only downside is that the author focuses only on the Oculus Rift/Cardboard but its easy to work around if you know what you're doing. Highly recommend.

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Matt C Dec 03, 2015

Jon has done an amazing job of creating a single source textbook for VR development in Unity. This book covers all of the key ingredients you'll need to create your amazing new VR worlds and explore them as the player inside the game.This is a must have for anyone looking to get on the wave of Virtual Reality technology and build amazing things!

MasterMantik Jan 04, 2016

This book is exactly what you need to get up to speed with Unity and Virtual Reality. Clear concise explanations and examples. I already knew a bit about VR but this book has taken me to the next level....

Rob Apr 05, 2016

I enjoyed this book quite a bit. It was far more informative than I thought it would be. I have both the Oculus Rift DK2 and the Google Cardboard device, and I could follow the examples pretty closely. I have a bit more experience with Unity than this book requires. So I was able to modify some of his logic and do more interesting things. I created a demo application that has a trampoline, an elevator, an infographic of the history of the world, a 360 degree panorama and a photo-sphere. He does a good job explaining the basics of HUD design, multiplayer networking considerations, and social networking. And he provides several resources where one can go to obtain more information.

Harold Baize Feb 07, 2016

Excellent book. Provides clear step by step instructions for creating virtual reality environments and games using Unity. I also appreciate that the author includes an introduction to Blender and uses it for UV texture editing. In just a few hours I had a working game that I could experience in my Oculus Rift DK2.One word of caution: VR is changing rapidly and the exact method for using the Oculus Rift SDK with Unity will probably change. Not a problem for this book, but you may need to go on line to find the latest SDK and Oculus Rift/Unity integration. I needed to update my Oculus run time and Unity utilities.

Unity Virtual Reality Projects: Explore the world of virtual reality by building immersive and fun VR projects using Unity 3D

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