Beginner VR Oculus Rift Development with Unity3D

Starting out with Virtual Reality Development for the Oculus Rift on Windows Using Unity3D with NO programming required.

3.85 (120 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Game Development
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1,055
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1 hour
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Sep 2015
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$19.99
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What you will learn

Understand the Challenges of Developing Virtual Reality Applications

Build Virtual Reality Applications Using Unity3D

Setup Unity3D for Virtual Reality Development

Build a Windows Oculus Rift App for Virtual Reality using Unity3D

Share the App with the World!

Description

This class is for the beginner who wants to get into the world of virtual reality. We will make a Virtual Reality Application for MIcrosoft Windows using the Unity3D Software. We will start with a broad overview about the medium of Virtual Reality and how it pertains to modern game design. We will also go over some of the unique challenges we face as VR developers, including simulator sickness. We will download Unity3D and the Oculus Rift SDK and set it up for VR development. We will also build an application as a windows program and talk about how to get that out to the world. At this course's conclusion you will be a Virtual Reality Developer, ready to hone your craft and make great VR experiences for your users.

Content

Introduction: What we'll be learning

Introduction
Video Introduction: Your Instructor Daniel Buchanan

Virtual Reality Development Overview

Getting Started: Mindset
Definitions
History and Modern VR
Oculus Rift Google Cardboard and Other Headsets on the Market
Why Now? VR Development Platforms
Unique VR Dev Challenges
Community and Distribution
Quiz: Virtual Reality

Installing Unity3D and Setting it up for Virtual Reality Development

Installing Unity3D for Windows
The Oculus Rift Runtime and SDK
Links for Downloads

Getting Assets for Your Scene

Assets in Unity3D
The Unity3D Asset Store
Quiz: Assets

Building Your Virtual Reality Application

Setting up your Workflow
Unity Workflow Detail
Getting the Oculus SDK into Unity
VR Rendering in Unity 5
Creating an Oculus Rift Windows Application from Unity3D
Sharing your Virtual Reality Experience
Unity3D for Oculus Rift

Conclusion

Conclusion: Now You Are a Virtual Reality Developer!

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Reviews

Amr
September 17, 2016
Awesome stuff. would have been better if you have build at least one sample game from scratch Regards,
Lonnie
August 21, 2016
Good inforrmation and learned alot, but couldn't keep up towards the end, please slow down for us beginners in future courses.
M
August 19, 2016
Not really that much information, very, very, very basic, with a bunch of longwinded introduction videos and waffly 'history' into VR.
Miguel
August 10, 2016
What a great course about VR development with Unity 3D. I would say is one of the best introductions about the subject out there. The instructor made very clear each step of the process with awesome examples of how start with your VR projects. 100% Recommend!!!
Ellisa
August 2, 2016
I'm learning a great deal, and the presenter is doing a great job conveying the points of each lesson.
Matthew
June 17, 2016
Half the videos had nothing to do with creating VR content with Unity. Too much history, not enough usable content.
Nadine
June 6, 2016
Great overview and introduction. Succinct and specific, the workshop provided me with enough information to feel at ease with exploring VR development.
Shivam
May 29, 2016
I am receiving a great overview of the course so far and I don't seem confused. Also, I know everything about how you get assets and how to use them from Unity3d. However, it would have been great to add a video or two on the developing side of the course.
Jared
May 5, 2016
Exactly what it claims to be. Easy to follow. Great intro into VR, Unity, and the state of the industry.
Geoff
March 14, 2016
Great introduction to getting content from Unity onto an Oculus Rift. I am new to both and was able to follow along just fine. There is a fair amount of "backstory" (what is VR, where is it now, what are challenges attached to developing for VR) which was surprisingly helpful. Would have been nice to hear about types of content that only works on VR devices. Are there any features in Unity that only work in VR? Is there anything to know about scripting for VR? Maybe some interesting control over the player camera? ...now onto learning more Unity!
Francois
February 24, 2016
I was expecting a bit more from this course. It is ok at showing you the very basic, but that is about it.
Carol
November 25, 2015
The course is clearly presented and the instructor is very good at stepping someone new into VR development. Please make some more courses to follow this one Daniel because you are an excellent instructor.
Mark
November 15, 2015
One of the best courses I have taken on Udemy! Daniel Buchanan knows this material backward and forward and is creating things that isn't even on anyone's radar! Highly recommended!!! If you are looking to get into VR, this is the course to take!!
Phillip
September 12, 2015
I got this course as a $19 coupon special. I'm a new Oculus DK2 owner and there aren't many courses on Udemy for Oculus development, so thought I would give this one a shot. There isn't really much content here, other than providing the links to downloading the Oculus Tookit and Unity 5 IDE (both of which are free). It would have been nice if the course provided a better walk through of how to use Unity for VR, but of course the Unity website provides a very comprehensive tutorial section and user community. The quizzes mixed in with the lectures were pretty much pointless in my opinion.
Max
September 5, 2015
This course was a nice little introduction to the world of VR. Although the instructor went a tad fast often, I did not find it difficult to go back and correct my errors. Cool history tidbits too!

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