GOOGLE CARDBOARD EXAMPLE MADE WITH UNITY

FROM A TO VR

TABLE OF CONTENT

• Bio Richard Hoffmann

• Cardboard What?

• My First VR Game

• Lessens Learned

• Quo Vadis Cardboard

RICHARD HOFFMANN

BIO

• Virtual Reality Game Designer

• Founder & Ambassador IND13.com

• Independent Game / Apps Developer

SO WHAT IS A CARDBOARD

CARDBOARD WHAT?

• Cardboard == Cardboard?

• Magnet on one side to trigger events for ‘Tab’ button & shooting

• For (most) Smartphones (that fit in) like Nexus 5 size

SO WHAT IS A CARDBOARD

CARDBOARD WHAT?

• Cardboard is open (source)

A LITTLE HISTORY OF MY OWN ATTEMPTS

VR LIFE BEFORE CARDBOARD

• VREX started during the Global Game Jam 2013 for Nexus 7

• DIY designed 3D printed

• Also good Dive by Durovis

• Or OpenDive

ASTRO PROTECTOR AKA ASTEVROIDS - VERSION 1.0

MY FIRST VR GAME

• Global Game Jam 2014

• Whales in Space, YES!

• OUYA Controller Support

ASTRO PROTECTOR AKA ASTEVROIDS - VERSION 1.1

MY FIRST VR GAME

• With a new Look (Background, Crosshair)

• After Cardboard was released added Magnet Support

• Later changed to Auto-fire

IN UNITY

LESSENS LEARNED

• Gaze or Stare System for basic navigation (i.e. Ralph Barbagallo)

• Magnet vs. Autofire

• HUD infos close to center

• Menu’s & HUD need to be adapted to VR (left/right)

• Get quick feedback in Pubs and Meetups

IN UNITY

LESSENS LEARNED

• Download latest version (no version update)

• https://developers.google.com/cardboard/overview

• Android SDK

• Unity SDK

QUO VADIS GOOGLE CARDBOARD

QUO VADIS?

• Cardboard clones everywhere…

• Google’s Unannounced VR Headset Will Launch This Year, Report Suggests

• Google's I/O 2016 conference announced for May 18th–20th

• Support Kickstarter GoblinVR

http://www.roadtovr.com/googles-unannounced-vr-headset-will-launch-this-year-report-suggests/

QUESTIONS ANYONE?

Q&A