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MODULE 1
Download Unity to your personal computer
MODULE 2
MODULE 3
Simple material
Learn to use asset store Start new project
Create material
Import fbx file into Unity scene
MODULE 6
Basic VR setup
Transparent material
Textured material
Create your first FPC game
Create Unity account
Export fbx file from 3D modelling software
MODULE 4 & 5
Download Oculus Integration
Place light sources Place a skybox into your game
Oculus Integration setup
This is the general worflow to create a virtual reality application using Unity
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MODULE 3.0 : HOUSE KEEPING
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Before we start with today’s module, lets do a little house keeping.
Go to the “hierarchy” tab and right click. Click on “Create Empty”
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MODULE 3.0 : HOUSE KEEPING
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Rename the “Empty” as “0. Background Object”
Move the “Main Camera” and “Directional Light” into “0. BACKGROUND OBJECT”.
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MODULE 3.0 : HOUSE KEEPING
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Create another “empty” and rename it as “1. BUILDING”.
Drag the “3D MODEL” into “1. BUILDING”.
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MODULE 3.0 : HOUSE KEEPING
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Create the third “empty” and rename it as “2. EFFECTS”
Create the fourth “empty” and rename it as “3. CAMERA”
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MODULE 3.1 : LEARN TO USE ASSET STORE
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Go to “Asset Store” and search for “standard asset”
Click on “Stardard Asset”
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MODULE 3.1 : LEARN TO USE ASSET STORE
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Click on download button and hit Import.
Click on import to import all these assets into your project.
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MODULE 3.1 : LEARN TO USE ASSET STORE
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Once the downloading is completed, you can find your downloaded assets in the assets folder.
Go to Assets folder, right click and create a new folder.
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MODULE 3.1 : LEARN TO USE ASSET STORE
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Rename the folder as “2. Assets”.
Drag “Sample files” and “Standard Assets” folders into the folder you just created.
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MODULE 3.2 : CREATE YOUR FIRST FPC GAME
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Go to the assets folder and click on 2.ASSETS folder.
Go to “Standard Assets > Characters > FirstPersonCharacter > Prefabs” and select FPSController.prefab.
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MODULE 3.2 : CREATE YOUR FIRST FPC GAME
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Drag that prefab into the hierarchy tab.
Click on FPSController and hit “F” to zoom to the prefab
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MODULE 3.2 : CREATE YOUR FIRST FPC GAME
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Make sure the “green” capsule is above ground. This will be character that allow you to navigate around the game.
*This only applicable to Revit user* Go to your 3D model, search for “3D View”.
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MODULE 3.2 : CREATE YOUR FIRST FPC GAME
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*This only applicable to Revit user* Make sure to untick the box above
*This only applicable to Revit user* This will disable the camera of the 3D view.
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MODULE 3.2 : CREATE YOUR FIRST FPC GAME
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Now, you can hit play and walk around your surrounding.
Feel free to adjust the capsule radius and height (usually in meters).
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MODULE 3.3 : APPLY SKYBOX MATERIAL
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Now, we are moving on to set up the sky. Go to Window tab > rendering > lighting setting.
Drag and snap your lighting tab to either tab.
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MODULE 3.3 : APPLY SKYBOX MATERIAL
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Your screen will end up be something similar to this.
Lets go to assets store again. Now, we search for “wispy skybox”
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MODULE 3.3 : APPLY SKYBOX MATERIAL
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Double click on the wispy skybox.
Click on the “download” button.
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MODULE 3.3 : APPLY SKYBOX MATERIAL
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Make sure click on the “accept” button.
Click on the “import” button.
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MODULE 3.3 : APPLY SKYBOX MATERIAL
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Click on the “import” button.
Once the asset is downloaded, you can find it in the assets folder. Drag the “Wispy Sky” folder to “2.ASSETS” folder.
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MODULE 3.3 : APPLY SKYBOX MATERIAL
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Go to your assets folder. Then open “2. Assets > Wispy Sky > Material”.
Drag either wispyskybox to the indicated section to replace the skybox material.
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MODULE 3.3 : APPLY SKYBOX MATERIAL
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Click on your selected skybox. You can adjust the brightness, hue or rotate from here. You can also adjust the hue manually in photoshop and reimported to your skybox.
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