Development resources

     

      

    USEFUL WEBPAGES

    There are many websites with useful information about VR-development.  We recommend you go exploring on the web.

    Listed below are some central web pages pertaining to the various virtual reality platforms.  Furthermore, some advice and links are provided regarding the issue of motion sickness that some people experience when trying VR.

    RECOMMENDED SPECS FOR VARIOUS HMDS

     

    Recommended VR specifications

     

     

    360 VIDEO

    https://ivrpa.org/about-ivrpa/360-vr-photography-360-video-resources/

     About 360 Video editing
    https://jonnyelwyn.co.uk/film-and-video-editing/editing-360-and-vr-video/

     

    OCULUS/HTC

     

    Oculus Rift

    https://developer.oculus.com/

    HTC Vive
    https://www.htcvive.com/us/develop_portal/

     

    AUGMENTED REALITY

     

    ARCore (Android)
    https://arvr.google.com/arcore/

     

    https://developers.google.com/ar

     

    ARCore supported devices
    https://developers.google.com/ar/devices#ios

     

    iOS (Apple)

    https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/

     

    ARKit supported devices

    https://developer.apple.com/library

    T    o share an iOS app

    https://testflight.apple.com/ 

     

    ENGINES / STEAM

     

    Unity
    https://unity.com/unity/features/vr

     https://unity.com/learn

     https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/VROverview.html

     

    Unreal

    https://www.unrealengine.com/vr

     

    VR Best Practices
    https://docs.unrealengine.com
     

    Steam portal
    https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1131-WSFG-3320

     

     

     

    MOTION SICKNESS/SIMULATOR SICKNESS

     When creating VR projects, consider the issue of motion sickness (simulator sickness) and think about how to avoid causing it.

     

    Information about motion sickness in VR can can be found online. Here are a few web pages with such information:

     

    http://www.digitaltrends.com/virtual-reality/vr-motion-sickness-field-of-view/

     

    http://phys.org/news/2016-03-virtual-reality-creators-motion-sickness.html

    http://www.livescience.com/54478-why-vr-makes-you-sick.html

    MOVEMENT IN VR

    When designing how the player can move over a distance, try to do it in a way that minimizes the risk of motion sickness.


    How are different angles of perspective handled in a natural, pleasant way?

    If used, how is a movement over a longer distance handled in the experience?  How is it done in an appropriate way to avoid triggering motion sickness? 

     

    Generally speaking, there exist three alternatives to move over a distance in VR:

     

    1. Locked:  The viewer moves physically within a defined area (eg. 2x2 meters) and perhaps jumps to other nearby locations by using "teleportation".

    2. On rails:  The viewer moves forward automatically, as a passenger, on a set path without the possibility to significantly influence the direction of the journey.

     

    3. Cockpit: The viewer can, with some mode of transportation, actively control the direction of the travel in the experience, e.g. like a pilot in an airplane.