Get started with VR Beginner: The Escape Room

Review your VR controller

Explore the Prototype Room

Add teleporters for movement

Add and configure an interactable object

Implement sound effects

Set up your Unity Project for UI development

Next steps

Explore the Escape Room

VR Beginner: The Escape Room

Welcome to VR Beginner: The Escape Room! In this learning project, you’ll have the opportunity to explore and create basic VR interactions supported by the XR Interaction Toolkit package.

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Overview

Before you begin

Add a new object to the Scene

Configure your object

Test your interactable object

Summary

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Add your choice of objects to the Prototype Room

Configure the object and add interactivity in VR

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In this tutorial, you’ll use the VR Beginner Unity Project and your VR hardware. Before you begin:


1.  Open the VR Beginner Unity Project. 


2.  Check that your hardware is ready. If you’re using Oculus Link with the Oculus Quest, enable and connect this now through the Oculus app.

Now that you can teleport to one of the table boxes, it’s time to add an interactable object to the experience. We’ve created a few different object Prefabs; you can add any one of them in this tutorial.

To add a new interactable object to your Scene:

1.  In the Project window, navigate to Assets > VR Beginner > Prefabs > Tutorial > Objects.



3.  Drag your chosen object Prefab into the Scene view. 


4.   In the toolbar, select the Move Tool and position the object on top of the box table near your teleporter.

To simplify the process of creating interactable objects, the objects in this Unity Project have custom scripts attached which control what happens when the object is activated. This is controlled using the XR Grab Interactable component.

To configure your new interactable object:

1.  In the Hierarchy, select the arrow to the left of the interactable object GameObject to expand the view of its child GameObjects. Make sure that parent GameObject is still selected. 


2.  In the Inspector, select the Add Component button.

3.  Search for “XR Grab Interactable” and select the component from the list.

4.  At the bottom of the component, select the arrow to the left of the Interactable Events section header to expand it.


5.  Find the On Activate list at the bottom of the component. Select the Add button (+).


6.   In the Hierarchy, drag the ObjectActivator child GameObject of the interactable object to the None (Object) field in your new list entry.

7.  In the Function field, select the dropdown menu arrow. Go to ObjectActivator > Activated(). 


This makes the interactable object work by triggering a specific event (for example, the bubble gun emitting bubbles) on the activation of the object.


To check that the interactable object works properly:

1.  In the Unity Editor toolbar, press Play to enter Play Mode or build for your Oculus Quest.


2.  Press forward on your controller to display the Teleporter Ray.


3.  Use your controller to touch the Teleporter Base with the Ray.


4.  Release the thumbstick to transport yourself to the box where you placed your interactable object. 


5.  Reach for the interactable object and press and hold the grip button to pick it up.


6.  Press the trigger button to activate the interactable object.


7.  If you’re testing from Unity Editor, remember to select Play on toolbar again to exit Play Mode when you’ve finished.

In this tutorial, you have added, configured and tested an interactable object for your VR experience using the functionality of the XR Interaction Toolkit. 

Next, you’ll enhance the experience by implementing sound effects and closed captions.

Add and configure an interactable object

1. Overview

2. Before you begin

3. Add a new object to the Scene

4. Configure your object

5. Test your interactable object

6. Summary

Complete this tutorial