0x0A. Unity - 360 Video

What you should learn

At the end of this project you are expected to be able to explain to anyone, without the help of Google:

• What is 3DOF vs 6DOF
• What VR headsets are on the current market and how to target them
• What is 360 video and what are its potential use cases
• What is the difference between monoscopic and stereoscopic 360 video
• What are render textures
• How to use Unity’s Video Player component

0. Tour guide

In this project you will be creating a 360 video VR tour

1. Spheres of influence

Create three new Spheres for the remaining videos and name them accordingly.

• Cantina
• Cube
• Mezzanine You may find that when running or testing your build, your headset or Unity itself may not be able to handle multiple videos or Render Textures at once. Keep videos disabled unless necessary.

2. Hotspots

Inside the LivingRoom Sphere, create a Button with the provided image to be a hotspot called CantinaHotspot and a text element with the text “Cantina” next to it.

Create behavior for your hotspot button such that when the user interacts with it via controller or gaze, it will take them to the Cantina Sphere. Likewise, inside the Cantina Sphere, create a hotspot called LivingRoomHotspot that will return the user back to the LivingRoom Sphere.

3. The full tour

Create hotspots to link the rest of the Spheres together as illustrated in task #0. The user should start in the LivingRoom and be able to navigate through all four rooms and view the associated 360 video for each. Keep your Hierarchy in mind as you create new GameObjects and organize them accordingly.

4. Tell me more

In the LivingRoom Sphere, create a Button with the provided image that activates an informational text box when the user interacts with it.

5. Points of interest

Create similar text boxes for the remaining Spheres with the following information.

• LivingRoom
• Cantina
• Cube
• Mezzanine - 1
• Mezzanine - 2

6. No need for silence

Download the audio file “Tech Live” by Kevin MacLeod and import it into the project. Make sure your README.md contains attribution for the audio asset. Add the audio to the project so that it plays throughout the length of the tour and loops if necessary.

7. Building tour

Scenes in Build:

1. 360VideoTour

Create a build of the tour in a Builds directory and name it based on your targeted device (ex. 360VideoTour_<TargetHeadsetName> -> 360VideoTour_OculusGo).

Build Folder Hierarchy:

• Builds
  • [Target Device]
    • [Associated Build Files]

Credits:

Audio: “Tech Live” by Kevin MacLeod

Author

Edgar Quintero | https://github.com/alzheimeer