Unity virtual reality development with VRTK4 : a no-coding approach to developing immersive VR experiences, games, & apps / Christopher Coutinho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coutinho, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Programming.

Video games.

Three-dimensional display systems.

Unity (Electronic resource).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 pages)

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : Apress L. P., [2022]

Summary:

Get hands-on practical knowledge of concepts and techniques for VR development using Unity® and VRTK version 4. This book is a step-by-step guide to learning VRTK 4 for developing immersive VR experiences. Unity is a powerful game engine for developing VR experiences. With its built-in support for all major VR headsets, it's the perfect tool for developers to realize their vision in VR.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

About the Author

About the Technical Reviewer

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: Introduction

A No-Coding Approach to VR Development

Two Ways to Approach the Material Covered in This Book

Advantages of VRTK over Alternative Solutions

Summary

Chapter 2: A New Reality through Virtual Reality

What Is Virtual Reality?

Become a VR pioneer now, and create the future!

What Can You Do with VR?

Medical and Mental Health

Automotive Engineering and Design

Training and Education

Architecture, Construction, and Real Estate

Entertainment and Journalism

Advertising and Retail

Gaming in VR

Immersion and Presence in VR

Place Illusion

Plausibility Illusion

Embodiment Illusion

VR Hardware and Technology

Input Controllers

3DOF

6DOF

Chapter 3: Setting Up Your Project for VR Development

VR Hardware Prerequisites

Unity Prerequisites and Oddities

Setting Up Your VR project

Importing the Unity Package File

Exploring the XR Plugin Management for Unity

Importing the Oculus Integration SDK

Choosing Player Settings within Unity

Chapter 4: Importing VRTK 4 Tilia Packages

Importing Version 4 of VRTK

Unity's Package Manager and VRTK 4 Tilia Packages

Exploring the "Packages" Folder

Chapter 5: Setting Up VRTK's Camera Rigs

Setting Up Individual Camera Rigs

Setting Up the Unity XR Camera Rig

Setting Up the Oculus Camera Rig

Setting Up the Spatial Simulator

Setting Up the Tracked Alias

Configuring the VRTK's Tracked Alias

Hooking Camera Rigs to the Tracked Alias

Test using the Spatial Simulator

Universal Camera Rig

Configuring the Oculus OVR Camera Rig

Testing Spatial Movement Using a VR Headset

Chapter 6: Setting Up Interactors and Virtual Hands.

Interactors versus Interactables

Setting up Interactors on Controllers

Testing Out Your New Cuboid Avatar Interactors

Setting Up Realistic Animated Virtual Hands

Animated Hands for Camera Rigs Oculus Integration

Playtesting Your Scene Using Your Oculus Headset

Animated Hands for Unity XR and Spatial Simulator Camera Rigs

Playtesting the Scene Using Your VR Headset

Animating Custom Prototype Hands

Capturing the Grip, Mouse, or Bumper Button Input

Playtesting the Grab and Release Hand Animations

Capturing Thumbstick and Keyboard Input

Playtesting Teleporting Hand Animation

Chapter 7: Configuring Interactor Functionality and Setting Up Velocity Trackers

Setting Up the Grab Action Property on Interactors to Enable Grabbing

Setting Up an Interactable Object

Exploring the Example Avatar Cuboid Object

Testing Your Hand Proto Left and Hand Proto Right Game Objects

The Grab Mechanism with Oculus-Provided Hands

Setting Up the Example Avatar Object

Setting Up Velocity Trackers

Chapter 8: Interactable Game Objects

Picking Up Objects

The Follow Tracking Property

Picking Up an Interactable Object Using Precise Grab Points

Custom Pickup Placements

Adding Secondary Grab Actions to Interactable Objects

Swapping Objects between Hands with a Secondary Grab Action

Performing a Two-Handed Grab with a Secondary Grab Action

Scaling an Interactable Object with a Secondary Grab Action

Creating a Unity Layer for Interactable Objects

Chapter 9: Moving Around the Virtual World: Teleportation

Teleport Locomotion

Capturing Inputs to Trigger Teleportation

Setting Up a Curved Teleport Pointer

Setting up a Teleporter for Instant Teleportation

Setting Up a Teleporter for Dash Teleportation

Rotating Around Within the Virtual World.

Playing Animation When the Left Thumbstick Is Flicked

Rotating Using an Arrow Pointer

Unity's NavMesh-Based Teleportation

Teleporting Using Teleport Targets

Chapter 10: Seamless Locomotion

Capturing Horizontal and Vertical Axis Input

Strafing Movement

Free Movement Smooth Rotation

Free Movement Snap Rotation

Free Movement Warp Snap Rotation

Chapter 11: Arm-Swinging Movement

Move in Place Locomotion

Capturing Thumbstick Touch Input

Setting Up the Move in Place Locomotion

Chapter 12: Setting Up a Pseudo-Body

Advantages of Having a Pseudo-Body

Pseudo-Body Setup

Implementing a Rollback Mechanic

Fading the Headset View to Black on Collision

Chapter 13: Climbing in VR

Climbing Mechanic Requirements

Setting Up the Climbing Controller

Making the Containers Climbable

Making the Ladder Climbable

Deactivating Untouched Events on Climbable Game Objects

Chapter 14: Movement Amplifier

Movement Amplifier Setup

Testing Amplified Movement

Chapter 15: Distance Grabbing

Prerequisites for Distance Grabbing

Setting Up the Distance Grabber

Setting Up a Telekinesis Grab

Setting Up a straight pointer to Grab Interactable Objects

Changing the Straight Pointer's Grabbing Distance

Activating and Deactivating the Distance Grabber

Automatically Deactivating the Distance Grabber

Chapter 16: Snap Zones

Importing the Tool Holder UI Package and Setting Up Two New Work Tools

Making the Hammer and Axe Interactable

Setting Up a Tool Holder Snap Zone

Setting Up Tooltips for Your Tool Holder Snap Zones

Setting Up Rules to Restrict the Entry of Interactable Objects into Snap Zones

Setting Up Holsters That Move Around with the Player

Summary.

Chapter 17: Creating Spatial 3D User Interface Game Objects

Setting Up a Straight Menu Pointer

Setting Up Clickable Spatial 3D Buttons

Setting Up a Spatial Button Group

Changing the Appearance of Your Spatial Button

Creating a Spatial Toggle Button

Creating Spatial Option Buttons

Interacting Directly with VRTK's Spatial Buttons

Creating a Spatial Slider

Hacking Your Straight Spatial Menu Pointer to Interact with Your Slider

Chapter 18: Using Unity's UI Controls with the VRTK

Downloading and Importing Unity Package Files

Setting Up the UI Elements 2D Skeletal Menu

Setting Up a Straight 2D UI Menu Pointer

Having the 2D UI Menu Pointer Interact with the 2D UI Menu System

Chapter 19: Angular Drives

Setting Up a Steering Wheel

Setting Up a Door

Setting Up a Lever

Angular Joint Drive and Logic Objects

Chapter 20: Linear Drives

Setting Up a Drawer

Setting Up a Push Button

Chapter 21: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes

Adding Realistic Physical Hands

Obtaining Haptic Feedback

Highlighting Interactable Game Objects

Chapter 22: Minigame

Importing the Base Unity Package

Setting Up the VRTK Prefabs

Enabling Obstacle Objects to Attach to the Ball

Getting the Ball to Roll About Freely

Spatial Tooltip to Display Countdown Timer

Setting Up the Countdown Timer and Moment Processor

Enhancing the Minigame

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Coutinho, Christopher Unity® Virtual Reality Development with VRTK4

ISBN:

9781484279335

1484279336

OCLC:

1308797453