Development resources

     

     

    HTC VIVE & OCULUS RIFT - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

    Minimum specs. - VR Machine:

    Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
    CPU: Intel i5-4590     equivalent or greater
    Memory: 8GB RAM
    Vide    o output: Compatible HDMI 1.4 video output
    USB Ports: 3x USB 3.0 ports
    OS: Windows 7 bit or newer

    Recommended specs. - VR Machine:

    Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 equivalent or greater
    CPU: Intel i5-4590     equivalent or greater
    Memory: 16GB RAM
    Vide    o output: Compatible HDMI 1.4 video output
    USB Ports: 3x USB 3.0 ports
    OS: Windows 7 bit or newer

     

    MOBILE VR - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

    Which phones/tools that are used during the development process is up to the participant. However, the finished project must run smoothly on one of the below listed cell phones/VR platforms (chosen by the participant).

    Samsung Gear VR
    Samsung Galaxy S6 or later

    Google Daydream
    Google Pixel (32GB storage)

    Google Cardboard
    iPhone 5 or later
    Samsung Galaxy S II or later

     

    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.

     

    OCCULUS/HTC

     Oculus Rift
    https://developer.oculus.com/

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

     

    MOBILE VR

     

    Google Cardboard
    https://developers.google.com/vr/concepts/overview-cardboard

     

    Google Daydream
    https://developers.google.com/vr/concepts/overview-daydream

     

    Samsung Gear VR
    https://resources.samsungdevelopers.com/Gear_VR

     https://developer3.oculus.com/documentation/mobilesdk/latest/

     

     

    ENGINES / STEAM

     

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

     

    Unreal

    https://www.unrealengine.com/vr

     

    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:

     

    https://developer3.oculus.com/documentation/intro-vr/latest/concepts/bp_app_simulator_sickness/

     

    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.

     

    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.