1.1 - VR Project Setup

1.2 - VR Locomotion

1.3 - Grabbable Objects

1.4 - Sockets

Challenge 1 - Architecture Review

Lab 1 - VR Personal Project Basics

Quiz 1 - VR Basics

Submission 1 - Share your Work

In this unit, you will learn the basics of setting up a VR project and implementing simple interactivity

In this unit, you will learn the basics of setting up a VR project and implementing simple interactivity.In these tutorials, you will:

Set up a VR-ready project with the room of your choice

Implement locomotion so that users can move around the scene

Add grabbable objects users can pick up and throw around

Set up sockets that objects can snap into

In the Challenge for this unit, you will apply your skills in an architectural review prototype. Then, in the Lab, you'll fill out a design document to lay out a concept for your own project, and then begin working on it. Finally, in the Quiz, you will test your new knowledge.

1 - VR Basics

VR Software Setup

2.1 - Audio and Haptics

2.2 - Activation Events

2.3 - Direct and Ray Interactors

2.4 - User Interface

Challenge 2 - 3D Painting

Lab 2 - Personal Project Events & Interactions

Submission 2 - Share your Work

3.1 - Comfort and Accessibility

3.2 - Optimization

3.3 - Lighting

3.4 - Building and Sharing

Challenge 3 - Training Simulation

Lab 3 - Personal Project Ergonomics & Optimization

Submission 3 - Share your Work

VR Next Steps

Quiz 2 - VR Events & Interactions

Quiz 3 - VR Ergonomics & Optimization

In this unit, you will implement more complex interactions in VR based to make the experience more immersive

In this unit, you will implement more complex interactions in VR based to make the experience more immersive.In these tutorials, you will:

Apply new functionality to specific objects

Allow the user to toggle between multiple types of interactors

In the Challenge for this unit, you will apply your skills in a 3D painting prototype. Then, in the Lab, you'll implement the core functionality of your personal project. Finally, in the Quiz, you will test your new knowledge.This unit is part of the 

2 - VR Events and Interactions

In this unit, you will focus on ergonomics and optimization

In this unit, you will focus on ergonomics and optimization for VR in order to make your app as accessible and comfortable as possible..In these tutorials, you will:

In the Challenge for this unit, you will apply your skills in an industrial training simulation prototype. Then, in the Lab, you'll implement the core functionality of your personal project. Finally, in the Quiz, you will test your new knowledge.This unit is part of the 

3 - VR Optimization and Lighting

Create with VR Educator Materials

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This course assumes you have at least a basic understanding of the Unity Editor. If you have never used Unity before, we recommend that you complete the 

In addition, you’ll get the most out of this learning content if you have some previous basic experience using VR applications and hardware. But you do not need any experience developing for VR to use this learning content.

This course will help you learn to design and develop your own Virtual Reality (VR) applications in Unity through tutorials, challenges, quizzes, and the creation of your own unique VR project.

In this official course from Unity, you will learn to design and develop your own Virtual Reality (VR) applications. You will create prototypes, attempt challenges, and complete quizzes to build and solidify your skill set. At the same time, you will be guided through creating your own unique VR project from start to finish, beginning with a blank design document and ending with a fully functional project. Whether you want to create an interactive walkthrough of an ancient ruin, a product configurator for a car manufacturer, a simulator for operating dangerous machinery, or any other experience, this course will help you bring those ideas to life in VR.

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Fill out your design document

Open and run a new VR project

Set up the basic scene with primitives

Set up basic locomotion

Set up basic grabbable objects

Organize your Hierarchy

Recap

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Beginner VR Development

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In this first lab, you'll fill out a design document to lay out your concept, and then set up a basic VR scene using simple primitive shapes.

This lab will draw on skills learned in the following lessons:

This lab is part of the Create with VR course. 

Designed for post-secondary and K-12 educators at accredited academic institutions teaching Unity in the classroom, the Unity Educator plan provides you with free access to the same real-time 3D development tools used by professionals to support your students.

VR Developer Pathway Facilitator Kit.zip

VR Developer Pathway Facilitator Kit (Google Drive)

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The VR Developer Pathway Facilitator Kit includes everything you need to successfully bring this Pathway into your learning context including a syllabus, complete lesson plans, standards alignment, teacher preparation guide, and more.  

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Skill-L2-Prog.VRp-1: Deploy VR projects to Unity-supported head-mounted displays (HMDs).

o-L2-Prog.VRp-1.1: Set up a new VR-compatible project for development.

o-L2-Prog.VRp-1.2: Select appropriate, recommended settings for publication to a particular platform.

o-L2-Prog.VRp-1.3: Build projects on Unity-supported head-mounted displays.

Deploy VR projects to Unity-supported head-mounted displays (HMDs).

Skill-L2-Prog.VRp-2: Develop a VR app that demonstrates common interactions using Unity's XR interaction toolkit.

o-L2-Prog.VRp-2.1: Implement locomotion in VR.

o-L2-Prog.VRp-2.2: Implement grabbable objects and sockets in VR.

o-L2-Prog.VRp-2.3: Implement a worldspace UI in VR.

o-L2-Prog.VRp-2.4: Implement controller- and object-based interaction events in VR.

o-L2-Prog.VRp-2.5: Implement spatial audio in VR.

Develop a VR app that demonstrates common interactions using Unity's XR interaction toolkit.

Project Design Doc - VR [WORD].docx

Project Design Doc - VR [PDF].pdf

Project Design Doc - VR [GDOC]

VR basics

Before you get working on your project, you need a plan for what you’re actually going to create. The best way to do that is with a Design Document.

1.  Get a blank copy of the VR Project Design Doc

Click here to create a copy of a Google Doc

Click here to download as a Word document


2.  Fill out Section 1 (App Info) of the document:

Place a checkmark (using copy and paste) next to the one or two categories that best describe your app.


3.  Fill out Section 2 (Pitch) of the document:

Describe why it will be especially effective in VR.

Describe what users will do during the app, at a high level.

Specify whether your app will target devices with 3 or 6 degrees of Freedom


4.  Fill out Section 3 (Basics) of the document:

Describe where the app will take place and how users will get around the environment.

List the types of objects users will be able to grab and any socket interactors you will likely use.

You should now have the first 3 sections of your Design Document complete, providing enough direction to complete the rest of this lab.

Just like you did at the start of the VR Room project, the first thing you have to do for your personal projects is create a new Unity project configured for VR.

1.  Create a new Unity project for your personal project: 

Follow the instructions in the VR Project Setup tutorial.

Move the extracted folder to the same directory as your VR Room project. 

Instead of naming your project “VR Room - [Your Name]” - name it “VR Personal Project - [Your Name]”.


2.  Import the VR Course Library into your project:

Follow the instructions in the VR Project Setup tutorial. 


3.  Configure your project to run on your specific device:


4.  Make sure you are ready to start developing your personal project: 

Make sure you can successfully run your project on your VR device or with the Device Simulator. 


5.  If you do not want the Challenges in your project:

In the Project Window, right-click the Challenges folder and click Delete.

You should now have a new project open to a starter scene and be able to test it in VR or with the Device Simulator. 

Rather than using assets from the course library, you can develop this basic scene using primitives and simple colored materials:

In the Hierarchy, select the Plane object.

Reset the Plane’s position to 0, 0, 0 in the Inspector.

Create a new “Materials” folder inside the Assets directory.

In the Materials folder, right-click > Create > Material.

Edit the Base Map color in the inspector.

Drag the material onto your Ground object.


4.  Block out the rest of your basic scene:

Continue creating and scaling additional primitive objects (cubes, spheres, planes, capsules, etc) and applying simple colored materials.

Do not create grabbable objects yet - only critical environmental things like a room, a table, etc


Note: If you have objects that will be reused throughout the scene, you should create a “Prefabs” folder and drag those objects into it to make them prefabs.

You should now have your basic scene blocked out with primitives at an appropriate scale. 

Now that you have the basic scene blocked out, you need some way of getting around it. 

1.  Allow the user to move around the scene:

Follow the instructions in the VR Locomotion tutorial to set up Teleportation Areas.

It may be helpful to temporarily make your entire ground object a Teleportation Area for testing and development purposes.

Alternatively, it may be helpful to use continuous movement for testing and development purposes.


2.  Allow the user to teleport to important locations in the scene:

Follow the instructions in the VR Locomotion tutorial to set up Teleportation Anchors.

Instead of using the mats like you did in your Room, create 1 x 0.1 x 1 cubes named “Teleportation Anchor” 

Remember to set the Match Orientation property to match the anchor’s forward direction.

You should now be able to move around your basic scene. 

The last thing  you’ll do is create any grabbable object prefabs you expect the user to interact with. 

1.  To make more complex objects with primitives:

Create Primitive child objects to represent the mesh of the form of the object. 

Follow the instructions in the Grabbable Objects tutorial.

Add components on the Empty parent object, not the primitive child objects.

Follow the instructions in the Sockets tutorial.


4.  To make your interactable objects into Prefabs:

Drag each new interactable object into the Prefabs folder. 

You should now have basic functioning prefabs for the main grabbable objects in your scene.

Before your Hierarchy gets too crowded, you should take a  moment to re-organize it 

1.  To make organizer objects in your Hierarchy:

In the Hierarchy, create new empty GameObjects named “XR,” “LIGHTING”, “STATIC,” and  “DYNAMIC,” 


2.  To organize your objects into categories:

Drag objects from your Hierarchy either onto the organizer objects (to make child objects) or underneath the organizer objects (to use the organizer objects as headers) 

Your Hierarchy should now be organized by category.

Applying VR basics, such as locomotion and grabbable objects in your own VR app.

Lab 1 - VR Personal Project Basics

Overview Video

1. Fill out your design document

2. Open and run a new VR project

3. Set up the basic scene with primitives

4. Set up basic locomotion

5. Set up basic grabbable objects

6. Organize your Hierarchy

7. Recap

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