VR Devices and Methods of Development
- 1. VR DEVICES AND METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT Oluwaseye Ayinla Independent Game Developer oluwaseyeayinla@gmail.com
- 2. About Me Independent Game Developer A Computer Science degree from Redeemer’s University Games Software Development Masters degree from Sheffield Hallam University Unity certified developer Worked for two pioneer gaming studios in Nigeria (Kuluya & Gamsole) Strong interest in mixed reality (AR + VR)
- 3. Types of VR Devices Tethered Headset Requires a wired connection to an external system with strong computational power Must run at least 90fps for immersion Expensive and heavier Rotational (head), positional, motion, eye and room scale tracking Mobile Headset Requires a wireless connection to a VR compatible mobile device Must run at least 60fps to minimise nausea and motion sickness Cheaper and lighter without the mobile device slotted in Only rotational (head) and/or positional tracking
- 4. VR Headset Options Tethered Mobile
- 5. Oculus Rift USB 3.0 connection 1080 by 1200 resolution per eye 90GHz refresh rate 110 degrees field of view (FOV) Motion and external visual positioning sensors Oculus Touch and Xbox One controllers PC hardware platform Oculus software platform PC SDK & Unity, Unreal engine $600
- 6. HTC Vive HDMI, USB 3.0 connection 1080 by 1200 resolution per eye 90GHz refresh rate 110 degrees field of view Motion, camera and external visual positioning sensors HTC Vive motion controllers PC hardware platform Steam VR software platform Viveport PC SDK, Unity & Unreal engine $800
- 7. Sony PlayStation VR HDMI, USB 2.0 connection 960 by 1080 resolution per eye 120GHz refresh rate 100 degrees field of view Motion and external visual positioning sensors Dual shock 4 and PlayStation move controls PlayStation 4 hardware platform PlayStation 4 software platform PS4 VR SDK, Unity & Unreal engine $400
- 8. OSVR USB 3.0 connection 1080 by 1200 resolution per eye 100GHz refresh rate 100 degrees field of view Motion and external visual positioning sensors OSVR controllers and gloves PC hardware platform OSVR HDK C++ SDK, Unity, & Unreal engine $400
- 9. Fove VR HDMI, USB 3.0 and 2.0 connections 1280 by 1440 resolution per eye 70GHz refresh rate 100 degrees field of view Positional and eye tracking sensors Gaze controls PC hardware platform Fove software platform C++ SDK, Unity, Unreal, & Xenko game engines $600
- 10. Star VR USB 2.0 and 3.0 connections 2560 by 1440 resolution per eye Unknown refresh rate 210 degrees field of view Motion, positional and eye tracking sensors Gaze and STAR aim controls (shotgun) Location based hybrid setups
- 11. Google Daydream No connections required Resolution is native to phone 60GHz refresh rate No specified field of view Head motion & positional sensors Handheld remote control Google Daydream VR hardware Android 7.0 Nougat Google VR SDK, Unity & Unreal engine $80
- 12. Samsung Gear VR USB 2.0 and 3.0 connections Resolution is native to phone Refresh rate is native to phone 101 degrees field of view Head motion and positional sensors Handheld remote, gamepad, and touchpad on headset Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus Android software platform Mobile SDK, Unity & Unreal engine $100 - $130
- 13. Cell Phone VR / Cardboard No connections required Resolution is native to phone Refresh rate is native to phone Field of view <= 98 degrees Head motion sensors Magnetised trigger VR compatible phones Cardboard SDK Google VR SDK, Unity & Unreal engine $5 - $60
- 14. View-Master No connections required Resolution is native to phone Refresh rate is native to phone 100 degrees field of view Head motion sensors Nostalgic focus wheel control VR compatible phones Cardboard SDK $40
- 16. Unity Free version with all available features In built VR SDKs (Cardboard, Daydream, Oculus, PlayStation VR & Open VR) out of the box Has plugin support for all other VR headsets Choice of scripting language Playtest even without an headset Editor in VR Mode Tons of examples and tutorials Plenty of asset store resources Tilt Brush, Eagle Flight and Job Simulator were made with Unity
- 17. Latest Unity VR Reel
- 18. Unreal Free development license including source code Visual scripting system for non coders (Blueprint) Templates and learning resources Asset marketplace Supports all major VR platforms and provides plugins for others Build VR in VR Robo Recall and Batman Arkham VR were made with Unreal
- 19. Latest Unreal VR Reel
- 20. More Game Engine Tools Xenko Game Engine – supports fove headset and C# 7.0 https://xenko.com/ Cry Engine – royalty free with bleeding edge graphics https://www.cryengine.com/ Lumberyard Game Engine – twitch integrations and aws cloud https://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/ Wave Engine – totally free (no royalties and licenses) https://waveengine.net/ Fabric Engine – develop using a Windows, Linux or OS X http://fabricengine.com/
- 21. Native SDK Requires programming ability Java, JavaScript, C#, C++ etc.. Might require a headset to playtest Less bugs because of native support Allows high performance VR experiences Unavailable cross platform development
- 22. Tools for Non-Programmers Insta VR - 360 Panoramas, Drag and Drop, Multiple VR platforms http://www.instavr.co/ Vizor – VR on the Web, Drag and Drop https://vizor.io/ A-frame – HTML based, Multiple VR platforms https://aframe.io/ ENTiTi – Both AR and VR authoring https://www.wakingapp.com/ Eon Creator – Drag and drop tool for AR/VR https://www.eonreality.com/eon-creator/
- 23. Hardware Tools Hand Input Devices World Grounded Input Devices Non-Tracked Handheld Controllers Tracked Handheld controllers Hand Worn Devices Bare Hand Input Non-Hand Input Devices Eye Tracking Microphones Feet Tracking Full Body Tracking Other body parts
- 24. Hardware Tools Demonstrations Bare Hand Input Eye Tracking Hand Worn Devices Tracked handheld controllers Non-tracked handheld controllers
- 25. QUESTIONS? Email: oluwaseyeayinla@gmail.com Unity Connect: Oluwaseye Ayinla Thank you
Editor's Notes
- #4: Mobile limits you in to stationary positions while you look around in 360 degrees Tethered reduces the latency (delay between frames) which minimises nausea
- #5: Oculus Rift has handheld touch controls and camera sensors | Gear VR is powered by Oculus and only works with Samsung phones HTC Vice has handheld controls and light house sensors | Daydream only works with google phones like pixel Playstation VR works with the PS4 and needs handheld controls and camera | Cellphone VR works with most VR compatible phones RAZR OSVR is open source and recommends Vuzi iWear | View-master is the nostalgic eye-side lever with mobile support Fove uses eye tracking not head motion Windows 10 VR needs no base stations to track motion / space
- #6: Mildly expensive Great quality and controls Handheld “Touch” controls and camera sensors Need a decent gaming OC to run software
- #7: Expensive Handheld controls and lighthouse sensors Requires a decent gaming PC
- #8: Slightly expensive Requires the PlayStation 4 console Needs an external camera and may require handheld “Move” controls
- #9: Open source Can work for consumers but Vuzix iWear is recommended Can be unofficially used with Rift content
- #10: Popular in Asia (Japan & Korea) – Sword Art Online Uses eye tracking and not head motions Has its own platform and also works with STEAM
- #11: I think its is crazily expensive (no word on price) Hybrid location based setup Not consumer focused but instead business to business (B2B)
- #12: Only works with Daydream ready phones like pixel Very comfortable Works with cardboard apps
- #13: Works with Samsung Galaxy phones Powered by Oculus Moderate price Can also run google cardboard apps
- #14: App based and works with Android and iOS phones Inexpensive Doesn’t need a PC or gaming console (untethered)
- #15: Cheap and durable Uses view master reels (cardboard disks) and can also run cardboard apps Clamp mechanism to neatly place mobile phone in
- #17: Who has Unity experience?
- #18: Who has Unity experience?
- #21: Xenko is free until the 31st of July
- #23: Focus on design Easy to use Visual Programming Content Arrangement
- #24: Joystick – Devices fixed in real world | Xbox or Dual shock controllers – Devices held in hands but not tracked in 3D (remotes) | Pupil – Eye tracking Vive controllers or Oculus Touch – Physical device with tracking inside Cyberglove – no line of sight issues with hand and finger gestures | Prior VR – wearable suit or multiple cameras or sensors Leap motion – using technology to recognise hand input | Pedestrian – walking and running
- #25: Joystick – Devices fixed in real world | Xbox or Dual shock controllers – Devices held in hands but not tracked in 3D (remotes) | Pupil – Eye tracking Vive controllers or Oculus Touch – Physical device with tracking inside Cyberglove – no line of sight issues with hand and finger gestures | Prior VR – wearable suit or multiple cameras or sensors Leap motion – using technology to recognise hand input | Pedestrian – walking and running