google cardboard vr presentation feb 9th 2016
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GOOGLE CARDBOARD EXAMPLE MADE WITH UNITY
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FROM A TO VR
TABLE OF CONTENT
• Bio Richard Hoffmann
• Cardboard What?
• My First VR Game
• Lessens Learned
• Quo Vadis Cardboard
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RICHARD HOFFMANN
BIO
• Virtual Reality Game Designer
• Founder & Ambassador IND13.com
• Independent Game / Apps Developer
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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
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SO WHAT IS A CARDBOARD
CARDBOARD WHAT?
• Cardboard is open (source)
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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
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ASTRO PROTECTOR AKA ASTEVROIDS - VERSION 1.0
MY FIRST VR GAME
• Global Game Jam 2014
• Whales in Space, YES!
• OUYA Controller Support
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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
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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
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IN UNITY
LESSENS LEARNED
• Download latest version (no version update)
• https://developers.google.com/cardboard/overview
• Android SDK
• Unity SDK
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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/
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QUESTIONS ANYONE?
Q&A