Create Your Own VR Experience
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The document discusses the evolution and technology behind virtual reality (VR), outlining its history from the 1800s to current applications and systems. It highlights key concepts such as autonomy, interaction, presence, and various types of VR experiences, along with tools available for creating VR content. The conclusion emphasizes the growing market potential for VR and the accessibility of development tools for both non-programmers and programmers.
Create Your Own VR Experience
- 1. CREATE YOUR OWN VIRTUAL REALITY EXPERIENCE Mark Billinghurst, Gun Lee mark.billinghurst@unisa.edu.au August 16th 2017
- 2. Virtual Reality Computer generated multi-sensory simulation of an artificial environment that is interactive and immersive.
- 4. First VR Experience • “This is so real..” • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAC5SeNH8jw
- 5. What is Virtual Reality? Virtual reality is.. computer technology that replicates an environment, real or imagined, and simulates a user's physical presence and environment to allow for user interaction. (Wikipedia) • Defining Characteristics • Environment simulation • Presence • Interaction
- 6. David Zeltzer’s AIP Cube nAutonomy – User can to react to events and stimuli. nInteraction – User can interact with objects and environment. nPresence – User feels immersed through sensory input and output channels Interaction Autonomy Presence VR Zeltzer, D. (1992). Autonomy, interaction, and presence. Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments, 1(1), 127-132.
- 7. Key Technologies • Autonomy • Head tracking, body input • Intelligent systems • Interaction • User input devices, HCI • Presence • Graphics/audio/multisensory output • Multisensory displays • Visual, audio, haptic, olfactory, etc
- 8. Typical Virtual Reality System HMD Input Tracking User Experience
- 10. HISTORY OF VR
- 12. 1800’s – Capturing Reality • Panoramas (1790s) • Immersive paintings • Photography (1820-30s) • Oldest surviving photo (Niépce, 1826) • Stereo imagery (1830s) • Wheatstone (1832) • Brewster (1851) • Movies (1870s) • Muybridge (1878) • Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
- 13. Stereo Viewers + Movies Brewster (1860)
- 14. 1900s – Interactive Experiences • Early Simulators (<1960s) • Flight simulation • Sensorama (1955) • Early HMDs (1960s) • Philco, Ivan Sutherland • Military + University Research (1970-80s) • US Airforce, NASA, MIT, UNC • First Commercial Wave (1980-90s) • VPL, Virtual i-O, Division, Virtuality • VR Arcades, Virtual Boy
- 15. Early VR Experimenters (1950’s – 80’s) Helig 1956 Sutherland 1965 Furness 1970’s
- 16. Sutherland VR Display Prototype https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtwZXGprxag
- 17. The First Wave (1980’s – 90’s) NASA 1989 VPL 1990’s Virtuality 1990’s
- 18. Desktop VR - 1995 • Expensive - $150,000+ • 2 million polys/sec • VGA HMD – 30 Hz • Magnetic tracking
- 19. Demo – Dactyl Nightmare (1991) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L60wgPuuDpE
- 20. Second Wave (2010 - ) • Palmer Luckey • HMD hacker • Mixed Reality Lab (MxR) • Oculus Rift (2011 - ) • 2012 - $2.4 million kickstarter • 2014 - $2B acquisition FaceBook • $350 USD, 110o FOV
- 21. Desktop VR 2016 •Graphics Desktop • $1,500 USD • >4 Billion poly/sec •$600 HMD • 1080x1200, 90Hz •Optical tracking • Room scale
- 22. Oculus Rift Sony Morpheus HTC/Valve Vive 2016 - Rise of Consumer HMDs
- 23. HTC Vive • Room scale tracking • Gesture input devices
- 24. Example HTC Vive App – Tilt Brush https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijukZmYFX-0
- 25. Computer Based vs. Mobile VR
- 26. MobileVR:Google Cardboard • Released 2014 (Google 20% project) • >80 million shipped/given away • Easy to use developer tools + =
- 27. Google Cardboard (V1 and V2) • Two versions of Google Cardboard • Version 2 suitable for any type of smart phone
- 28. Many Mobile VR Viewers Available
- 29. • In 2016 – 46m possible desktop VR users vs. 400 m mobile VR users • https://thoughts.ishuman.co/vr-will-be-mobile-11529fabf87c#.vfcjzy1vf
- 30. • zxcvz
- 31. MOBILE VR
- 32. Types of VR Experiences • Immersive Spaces • 360 Panorama’s/Movies • High visual quality • Limited interactivity • Changing viewpoint orientation • Immersive Experiences • 3D graphics • Lower visual quality • High interactivity • Movement in space • Interact with objects
- 33. Immersive Panorama • High quality 360 image or video surrounding user • User can turn head to see different views • Fixed position
- 34. Example Applications • Within – Storytelling for VR • https://with.in/ • High quality 360 VR content • New York Times VR Experience • NYTVR application • Documentary experiences • Vimeo360 • https://join.vimeo.com/360/ • Immersive 360 movies
- 36. Capturing Panoramas • Stitching photos together • Image Composite Editor (Microsoft) • AutoPano (Kolor) • Using 360 camera • Ricoh Theta-S • Fly360
- 37. Capturing 360 images Kodak 360 Fly 360 Gear 360 Theta S Nikon LG 360 Pointgrey Ladybug Panono 360 Bublcam
- 38. Example: Cardboard Camera • Capture 360 panoramas • Stitch together images on phone • View in VR on Cardboard
- 40. Google Cardboard App • 7 default experiences • Earth: Fly on Google Earth • Tour Guide: Visit sites with guides • YouTube: Watch popular videos • Exhibit: Examine cultural artifacts • Photo Sphere: Immersive photos • Street View: Drive along a street • Windy Day: Interactive short story
- 41. 100’s of Google Play Cardboard apps
- 43. What You Need • Cardboard Viewer/VR Viewer • https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/ • Smart phone • Android/iOS • Authoring Tools/SDK • Google VR SDK • Unity/Unreal game engine • Non programming tools • Content • 3D models, video, images, sounds
- 44. Software Tools • Low level SDKs • Need programming ability • Java, C#, C++, etc • Example: Google VR SDK (iOS, Android) • https://developers.google.com/vr/ • Game Engines • Powerful, need scripting ability • Unity - https://unity3d.com/ • Unreal - https://www.unrealengine.com/vr • Combine with VR plugins (HMDs, input devices) • Google VR Unity plugin
- 45. Unity Interface
- 46. Tools for Non-Programmers • Focus on Design, ease of use • Visual Programming, content arrangement • Examples • Insta-VR – 360 panoramas • http://www.instavr.co/ • Vizor – VR on the Web • http://vizor.io/ • A-frame – HTML based • https://aframe.io/ • ENTiTi – Both AR and VR authoring • http://www.wakingapp.com/ • Eon Creator – Drag and drop tool for AR/VR • http://www.eonreality.com/eon-creator/
- 47. INSTAVR
- 48. InstaVR •http://www.instavr.co/ •Free, fast panorama VR, deploy to multi platforms
- 49. Demo - Using InstaVR • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2C8vDL0YeA
- 51. Development Flow •Collect assets •360 panoramas, video, images •Upload to web repository •InstaVR account •Add content flow •links, hotspots, text content •Test in browser •Publish to platform: •Android, IOS, Gear VR, Web, Daydream, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Playstation VR
- 52. Getting Started • Collect assets • Images, video, panoramas • Create account
- 53. Collecting Assets • Sample Assets • Under Support > Sample • Tutorial Assets • https://goo.gl/tqyLxU • Create your own • 360 Camera • Insta 360, Ricoh Theta, Gear 360 • Google Street View Camera • Cardboard Camera
- 54. Process • 1. Authoring • Upload content and create links • 2. Branding • Create icon, splash image, etc • 3. Create Screens • Home screen, launch experience • 4. Package into application • Create Android .apk file, iOS, etc • 5. Download to device
- 55. 1. Authoring • Process • Upload content • Load panorama images • Create links between images • Add information hotspots and actions
- 56. InstaVR Interface • Web based interface
- 57. Upload Content • Select “Click to Add VR Contents” button • Upload desired content • File chooser • Panorama images • Select files you want in app
- 58. Create Links • Select “+Link” button • Position, size link, add icon • Add link destination image • Image jumped to when link selected
- 59. Create Information Hotspot • Select “+Hotspot” • Position and Size • Add pop-up image
- 60. Preview on a Mobile Device • Preview App download • iOS: https://console.instavr.co/distribution/editor • Settings > General > Device Management > InstaVR Inc. > Trust • Android: https://goo.gl/B5Bde9 • Settings > Security > Unknown Sources
- 61. 2. Branding • Create app icon and splash screens
- 62. 3. Screens • Create home screen and start process
- 63. 4. Package • Creates executable application • Select platform you want to deploy to • Currently Android, iOS, GearVR • Click package button and wait • Note – takes a long time in free version
- 64. 5. Download to Device • Select download tab • iOS: https://console.instavr.co/distribution/list • Android: Click the link or scan QR code to download apk
- 65. Summary • InstaVR • Authoring tool for creating 360 panorama based VR apps • Web-based interface, easy to learn and use • Deploy to various platforms
- 67. Editing Immersive Experiences • Developing interactive 3D experiences • Creating 3D scene • Adding richer interactivity • Simple Tools • World Builder • Authoring VR in VR • Entiti • AR/VR visual authoring • Vizor • Web based VR • Developer Tools • Unity, Unreal
- 69. Entiti • https://www.wakingapp.com/ • Stand alone application for VR/AR authoring • Download for Windows/Mac • Works with Entiti mobile application • Android, iOS versions • Delivers multiple VR experiences • 360 panorama, 3D environments • Template based VR + Visual Programming
- 71. Vizor • http://www.vizor.io/ • Web based full featured VR development • 360 panorama, 3D environment, interaction • Visual programming • Deploy to WebGL - just share URL to run, no app needed
- 72. Visual Programming • Select Program Tab • Connect visual elements together
- 73. Demo: Getting Started with Vizor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FvWtFyeNss
- 74. VR RESEARCH
- 75. Many Areas for VR Research • Display • Wide field of view, new display technologies • Tracking • Precise tracking, wide area • Interaction • Natural gesture interaction, human factors • Authoring Tools • Content capture, authoring in VR • Applications • Collaboration, large scale VR
- 76. Bare Hands • Using computer vision to track bare hand input • Creates compelling sense of Presence, natural interaction • Challenges need to be solved • Not having sense of touch • Line of sight required to sensor • Fatigue from holding hands in front of sensor
- 77. Example: Leap Motion • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD4qQBL0X80
- 78. Eye Tracking • Technology • Shine IR light into eye and look for reflections • Advantages • Provides natural hands-free input • Gaze provides cues as to user attention • Can be combined with other input technologies
- 79. Example: FOVE VR Headset • Eye tracker integrated into VR HMD • Gaze driven user interface, foveated rendering • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dwdzPaqsDY
- 80. Pedestrian Devices • Pedestrian input in VR • Walking/running in VR • Virtuix Omni • Special shoes • http://www.virtuix.com • Cyberith Virtualizer • Socks + slippery surface • http://cyberith.com
- 81. Cyberith Virtualizer Demo • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8lmf3OFrms
- 82. Social VR • Facebook Social Virtual Reality, AltspaceVR • Bringing Avatars into VR space • Natural social interaction
- 83. Demo: Facebook Social VR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxHwWHHg4Vs
- 84. CONCLUSION
- 85. Conclusion • VR has a long history • Early prototypes from 1960’s onwards • VR is having second phase of commercial success • Projected to grow to over $120B market by 2020 • Mostly mobile VR in near term • It is easier than ever before to develop VR apps • Multiple easy to use tools for non-programmers • Powerful developer tools for programmers • There are many opportunities for VR research • Collaboration, interaction, navigation, etc
- 86. THANKS