Manipulating Scene Assets with an Interactive User Interface (UI)

Why UI?

Create a UI Canvas and Add Interaction Components: Buttons, a Slider, and a Toggle Group

Add Buttons to Your Panel

Align Buttons with Horizontal Layout

Add Sliders to Control the Light Intensity

Add Toggle Buttons to Turn Off/On the Colored Lights

Connect the Toggles with a Toggle Group

Add Functionality to the “Sun” Buttons

Add Functionality to the Sliders

Add Functionality to Your Toggle Group

Try Out the UI

Place the UI in 3D Space

Download the Oculus Starter Pack (OSP) from the Asset Store

Replace the Camera With the OVRCameraRig Prefab

Replace the Standalone Input Module with the OVR Input Module

Set the Ray Transform to CenterEyeAnchor

Replace the Graphic Raycaster Component with the OVR Raycaster Component

Set the Event Camera Field to CenterEyeAnchor

Add the GazePointerRing Prefab to Your Scene

Key Takeaways