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

Educators who want to bring this curriculum into their classroom should refer to 

Designed for post-secondary and K-12 educators at accredited academic institutions teaching Unity in the classroom, the 

 provides you with free access to the same real-time 3D development tools used by professionals to support your students.

Included in this plan are Unity Pro, cloud-based collaboration, cloud build, free Unity assets, and much more!

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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Create with VR

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Open a new VR project

Open and explore the starter scene

Add a room and background

Run the app with the Device Simulator

Test in VR through Unity

Build and run on your device

Test on other OpenXR-compatible devices

Recap

Extension Activities

1.1.ext - Functional-Clock.mp4

1.1.ext_Device-simulator.mp4

1_1_3_v2.mp4

1_1_Recap_v2.mp4

1_1_5_v2_edited.mp4

1_1_1_v2_edited.mp4

1_1_6_v2_edited.mp4

1_1_4_v2_edited.mp4

1_1_2_v2_edited.mp4

By the end of this lesson, you will have a new Unity project with a big empty room that you will experience in VR.

This unit is part of the Create with VR course. 

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Identify the appropriate Rendering Pipeline to use in order to target a specific type of VR hardware (i.e. tethered vs mobile headsets).

Understand which additional packages and plugins are required for VR development in order to set up a new project that could be deployed for VR.

Understand the difference between devices with 6 Degrees of Freedom (6DOF) and 3DOF in order to recognize the possible experiences allowed by each.

Modify a default Unity Scene in order to make it VR-compatible.

Run a VR project on a device or using a device simulator in order to test the functionality of a VR app.

VR Developer Pathway Facilitator Kit.zip

VR Developer Pathway Facilitator Kit (Google Drive)

Unity Educator Hub

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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Rig Simulator Keyboard Shortcuts.pdf

Create-with-VR_2022LTS.zip

MIT Reality Hack Learning Hub

Unit 2: VR Basics

VR basics

Create your first ML2 app

The first thing you have to do is create a new Unity project configured for VR.

1.  Download and extract the Create with VR starter project:

Click to download the file: Create with VR Starter Project. 

To extract on Mac: double-click the downloaded file. 

To extract on Windows: right-click the downloaded file and select Extract All.

2.  Rename and relocate the project on your computer:

Locate the folder called “VR Room” inside the extracted folder.

If you want, rename the project folder to “VR Room - [Your Name]”

Move the project folder to a logical directory on your computer (e.g. a folder called “Create with VR” on your desktop). 

3.  Add the VR Room project to the Unity Hub: 

Add your VR Room Project to the list of projects in the Unity Hub. 
If you are not sure how to do this, check out this tutorial on adding projects to the Unity Hub.

If you see a warning icon next to the Editor version of your project, don’t worry. 

This just means that the project was created with a specific version of Unity that you don’t have on your computer. As long as you have installed a version of Unity beginning with 2022.3, the project will run perfectly.

4.  Open the project in Unity 2022.3 LTS (Long-Term Support): 

From the Editor Version dropdown, select a version of Unity beginning with 2022.3, then select Open with 2022.3.X.

If a window pops up asking if you want to “Change Editor Version?”, select Change Version.

If a warning pops up that you are Opening Project in a Non-Matching Editor Installation”, select Continue.

If there are yellow warning messages in the Console window about some of the assets, you can ignore them or clear them.


5.  Explore the contents of the starter project and how it differs from a typical empty project:

From the top menu, select Window > Package Manager. 

In the left panel of the Package Manager, locate the packages installed in this project (with checkmarks next to them), including:

Note: to filter and view only packages currently installed in the project, from the top-left corner of the Package Manager window, select Packages: In Project. 

You should now have your new VR starter project open to an empty scene and understand which packages allow for compatibility with VR. 

Before you run the project, you should choose a more interesting environment to experience in VR.

From the Project window, open the Scenes folder.

Rename the “Create-with-VR_Starter-Scene” as “[Your_Name] Room”.

Double-click on your renamed scene to open it.

2.  Explore the contents of this scene and how it differs from a typical empty Scene:

From the Hierarchy, select the XR Rig object and inspect the XR Origin component.

Select XR Rig > Camera Offset > Main Camera and inspect the Tracked Pose Driver component.

Select either the LeftHand Controller or RightHand Controller object and inspect the XR Controller component.

Select the Input Action Manager object and inspect the Input Action Manager component.

You should now have your new scene open. You should also have a broad understanding of the components of the scene that make it different from a typical Unity scene.

Note:  This scene and its settings have been pre-configured in this starter project, since they are required for VR development in this course. If you want to learn how to configure a VR-ready project similar to this from scratch, there are instructions in this tutorial: Create a VR Starter Project from Scratch.

In the Hierarchy window on the left, the Main Camera GameObject is a child object of the XR Rig.  In the Project window, the Scenes folder is open with “Carl Scene” highlighted.

This empty scene would be boring to explore in VR, so you should add a room that will be a bit more interesting and will provide more perspective when you’re in VR.

In the Project window, expand Course Library > _Prefabs > Rooms.

Drag one of the Room_[style] prefabs into the Hierarchy. 

From the Hierarchy, delete the Plane object.

2.  Add an environment outside the room’s windows: 

Open the Course Library > _Prefabs > Environments folder 

Drag one Foreground object and one Background object into the Hierarchy.

Change the X and Y rotation of the Directional Light object to change the way sunlight enters your room. 

You should now have room, foreground, and background objects in your scene from the course library, with sunlight entering the room at the desired angle.

Note: Please be aware that some of the screen captures used in this course were taken in a previous version of the Unity Editor. As a result, you may notice slight differences in the layout of the current version. For instance, in Unity 2022.3, the View, Move, Rotate and Scale, Rect, and, Transform tools are located on a floating toolbar on the leftmost side of the Scene view. 

In the Hierarchy window on the left, 3 objects are highlighted: Room_Modern, Foreground_Buildings, and Background_Buildings. In the Scene view, there is a room floating in the air, with buildings in the background.

New position of scene manipulation tools

You can test the scene with a Device Simulator. This simulator allows you to test the app in-editor using the mouse and keyboard, rather than having to connect to a device and put it on. This can be helpful for quick tests.

1.  Add the Device Simulator to the scene:

From the Project window, open Samples > XR Interaction Toolkit > [version] > XR Device Simulator. 

Drag the XR Device Simulator Prefab into the Hierarchy.

2.  Experiment with the keyboard and mouse controls:

Note:  To use the simulator effectively, a mouse with a clickable scroll wheel is required.

To control the left controller: hold Left Shift or toggle with T.

To control the right controller: hold the Spacebar or toggle with Y.

To pan around with a device: move the mouse.

To rotate a device: hold the middle mouse button.

To reset the position and rotation of devices: press V.

If you’d like a helpful guide, download the PDF of the Rig Simulator Shortcut Cheat Sheet.

3.  See more controls available for the device simulator:

From the Hierarchy, select the XR Device Simulator.

In the XR Device Simulator component, double-click on one of the Action variables to open the Action Editor.

Expand the Actions to view their Bindings.

From the left Action Maps panel, select either Main or Input Controls to view additional action mappings.

4.  Important:  disable the Device Simulator if you do not plan on using it:

Select the Device Simulator object then disable it in the Inspector window. 

Having the device simulator active when running the project on your device will cause problems.

You should now be able to look around your room with your mouse and keyboard using the Device Simulator. 

Note: Please be aware that the updated Device Simulator now contains a helpful floating panel that displays all the available keyboard options when running the simulation. 

Input Action Manager window showing the Action Maps for the XR Device Simulator. The “Main” Action Map is displayed, including actions for Manipulate RightHand and Manipulate Head.

If you are using a Windows computer, follow this step to test on your device. Otherwise, skip this step. 

If you are using a Mac for development, this step is not relevant. You will learn how to test your app in the next step when you build your app directly onto your device.

In order to run the project on your device through Unity, you need to install the correct plug-in for development. OpenXR is an open source API that connects Unity to supported VR hardware devices. It is recommended that you use this plug-in, since it allows you to deploy to multiple devices through a single, standardized API.  

1.  Install the OpenXR Plugin for desktop testing:

From the top menu, select Edit > Project Settings, then select the XR Plug-in Management panel from the sidebar.

In the Windows, Mac, Linux tab, select OpenXR from the list of available Plug-in Providers to install that plug-in.


2.  Resolve any warnings by setting up an interaction profile.

After adding the OpenXR plugin, there may be a warning or error icon that appears next to the plugin Name. 
If there are no warnings or errors, you can skip to step 3 below to connect your device through the Quest Link Software. 

If there is a warning, click on the warning icon to open the OpenXR Project Validation window, which will tell you that you need to add an interaction profile for the device you’re using. 

Select the Edit button to open the OpenXR settings panel.

In the Windows, Mac, Linux tab, make sure the Oculus Touch Controller Profile appears in the list of Interaction Profiles, then enable all available OpenXR Feature Groups. 

If you are using a different device, such as the Valve Index or HTC Vive, add its interaction profile instead.

There should no longer be any warnings in the XR Plugin Management panel. If there are, select them and follow the recommended steps to resolve them.

If you are having trouble resolving warnings or errors, or if you need help troubleshooting, check out this detailed documentation on configuring the OpenXR plugin.

3.  Connect your device through the Quest Link Software: 

Make sure your device is plugged into your computer using a compatible cable. 

Make sure the Quest App is running and has successfully recognized your device.

If you have not yet downloaded the Quest App, you find it on the Link Setup page.

Make sure the XR Device Simulator in your scene is disabled. If it is enabled, your head tracking will not work.

Select Play in the Unity Editor and put on your headset.

On a Windows computer, you should now be able to quickly test your app on your device through Unity.

Desktop Oculus App with Quest 2 and Touch shown as Connected.

Game View displaying two spherical hand models with the Play button highlighted at the top of the screen. The XR Device Simulator is highlighted in the Hierarchy, since it is deactivated and greyed out.

If you are using a Quest, follow this step to build the app onto your device. Otherwise, skip this step. 

Since the Quest is a standalone device (meaning it does not need to be connected to a computer), you can build an app and test it directly on the device, disconnected from your computer. 

If you are on a Mac and cannot test your app through the Windows Quest software as in the previous step, this will be the primary way for you to test your app on your headset.

In order to build your app to the Quest headset, you will need to configure plug-ins for the Android build target. 

1.  Install the OpenXR for Android builds:

From the XR Plug-in Management settings, select the Android tab, then select OpenXR from the list of available Plug-in Providers to install that plug-in. 
Note: You will only have an Android tab if you installed the Android export module.

If you don’t see an option for OpenXR in the Android tab, first go back to the Desktop tab and select OpenXR there, then return to the Android tab.

2.  Resolve warnings by setting up an interaction profile.

Click on the new warning or error icon that appears to open the OpenXR Project Validation window, 

If there is an option to Fix All, select that to address some of the warnings. 

A warning will likely still remain telling you that you need to add an interaction profile. Select the Edit button to open the OpenXR settings panel.

In the OpenXR settings, in the Android tab, select the + button to add the appropriate profile for your device.

For models of the Quest, select the Oculus Touch Controller Profile, then enable the Meta Quest Support  feature groups.

1.1 - VR Project Setup

Overview Video

1. Open a new VR project

2. Open and explore the starter scene

3. Add a room and background

4. Run the app with the Device Simulator

5. Test in VR through Unity

6. Build and run on your device

7. Test on other OpenXR-compatible devices

8. Recap

9. Extension Activities

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