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Unity virtual reality projects : explore the world of virtual reality by building immersive and fun VR projects using Unity 3D /
If you are 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. Learn the basic principles of virtual reality appl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Birmingham, UK :
Packt Publishing,
2015.
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| Colección: | Community experience distilled.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: Virtually Everything for Everyone; What is virtual reality to you?; Types of head-mounted displays; Desktop VR; Mobile VR; The difference between virtual reality and augmented reality; Applications versus games; What this book covers; Who are you?; Types of VR experiences; Technical skills that are important to VR; Summary; Chapter 2: Objects and Scale; Getting started with Unity; Starting a new Unity project; The Unity editor; The default world space.
- Creating a simple dioramaAdding a cube; Adding a plane; Adding a sphere and some material; Changing the scene view; Adding a photo; Coloring the ground plane; Measurement tools; Keeping a unit cube handy; Using a Grid Projector; Measuring the Ethan character; Importing from the Blender experiment; An introduction to Blender; A unit cube; A UV Texture image; Importing into Unity; A few observations; Summary; Chapter 3: VR Build and Run; VR device integration software; Unity's built-in VR support; The device-specific SDK; The OSVR project; WebVR; 3D worlds; Creating the MeMyselfEye prefab.
- Build for the Oculus RiftBuild for Google Cardboard; The Android setup; The iOS setup; Installing the Cardboard Unity package; Adding the camera; The build settings; The Play Mode; Building and running in Android; Building and running in iOS; The device-independent clicker; How virtual reality really works; Stereoscopic 3D viewing; Head tracking; Summary; Chapter 4: Gaze-based Control; Ethan, the walker; Artificially intelligent Ethan; The Navmesh bakery; A random walker in the town; Interlude
- a quick introduction to Unity programming; The RandomPosition script; ""Zombie-ize"" Ethan!
- Go where I'm lookingThe LookMoveTo script; Adding a feedback cursor; Observations; If looks could kill; The KillTarget script; Adding particle effects; Cleaning up; Summary; Chapter 5: World Space UI; A reusable default canvas; The visor HUD; The reticle cursor; The windshield HUD; The game element UI; The info bubble; An in-game dashboard with input events; Creating a dashboard with buttons; Linking the water hose to the buttons; Activating buttons from the script; Look to highlight a button; Looking and then clicking to select; Looking and staring to select.
- A responsive object UI with head gesturesUsing the head position; Using head gestures; Summary; Chapter 6: First-person Character; Understanding the Unity characters; Unity components; The Camera component; The Rigidbody component; The Character Controller component; Unity Standard Assets; ThirdPersonController; AIThirdPersonController; FirstPersonController; RigidBodyFPSController; Making a first person; Move in the direction you're looking; Keep your feet on the ground; Don't pass through solid objects; Don't fall off the edge of the world.