This third edition of the Unity Virtual Reality (VR) development guide is updated to cover the latest features of Unity 2019.4 or later versions - the leading platform for building VR games, applications, and immersive experiences for contemporary VR devices.
Enhanced with more focus on growing components, such as Universal Render Pipeline (URP), extended reality (XR) plugins, the XR Interaction Toolkit package, and the latest VR devices, this edition will help you to get up to date with the current state of VR. With its practical and project-based approach, this book covers the specifics of virtual reality development in Unity. You'll learn how to build VR apps that can be experienced with modern devices from Oculus, VIVE, and others. This virtual reality book presents lighting and rendering strategies to help you build cutting-edge graphics, and explains URP and rendering concepts that will enable you to achieve realism for your apps. You'll build real-world VR experiences using world space user interface canvases, locomotion and teleportation, 360-degree media, and timeline animation, as well as learn about important VR development concepts, best practices, and performance optimization and user experience strategies.
By the end of this Unity book, you'll be fully equipped to use Unity to develop rich, interactive virtual reality experiences.
Understand the current state of virtual reality and VR consumer products
Get started with Unity by building a simple diorama scene using Unity Editor and imported assets
Configure your Unity VR projects to run on VR platforms such as Oculus, SteamVR, and Windows immersive MR
Design and build a VR storytelling animation with a soundtrack and timelines
Implement an audio fireball game using game physics and particle systems
Use various software patterns to design Unity events and interactable components
Discover best practices for lighting, rendering, and post-processing