Creating a Virtual Reality App with Unity Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
Unity provides an IDE for creating virtual reality apps. In this course, you will learn how to set up the environment and view the key scripts and components necessary for building a VR app.
Target Audience
Anyone interested in virtual reality
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
1.0
Lesson Objectives Creating a Virtual Reality App with Unity
start the course
download and install Unity3d and associated components
set up and configure a virtual reality project within Unity
import and install sample files into a Unity VR project
describe and use the VREyeRaycaster script to determine what the eye may be looking at
use the VRInput class to determine if the user has provided any input
attach the VRInteractiveItem component to GameObjects
use a custom script to subscribe to and respond to VRInteractiveItem events
render a reticle on objects as a user's gaze changes within the environment
use Selection Radials to get confirmation an action should take place
use Selection Sliders to fill in bars to get confirmation a user wants an action to take place
use colliders and Rigidbody to implement realistic movement in an app
use LoadSceneAsync to prevent lag or jitters when loading data in a virtual reality environment
use the built-in Unity VR capabilities to build a virtual reality app
Course Number: sd_exvr_a03_it_enus
Expertise Level
Beginner