Nature VR App
As a recipient of the Sept. Makership from Lvl 1, I will document my progress and provide general guides about the development of this VR app.
Weekly progress updates will be provided every Tuesday through a Medium article release.
A Scavenger Hunt 'Nature' VR Adventure
Description
This project targets the Google Cardboard VR platform for wide availability. Essentially, the user will view sequences of nature scenes accompanied by a narration of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 'Nature' essays. In a given scene, the user will have to search for a unique point of interest to unlock the next sequence.
This Medium article [1] explains more about the app description, inception, and interaction overview.
Footage
Generating 360 footage is expensive, time consuming, or flat out scarce. This Medium article [2] details this further.
Audio
Audio content is actually quite easy to find and process. . This Medium article [3] details this further.
Interaction Control
A general overview of what interactions will be covered is addressed in the second section of this Medium article [4]
Progress Updates
Log #1
Progress update. [[5]]
Log #2
General updates and experiences shared can be found through this Medium link. [6]
Milestone #1
The first milestone has been reached!! Video post processing is finally complete! See the first section in this post for more details!! [7]
Log #3
Resolving audio issues and implementing video transitions. [[8]]
Log #4
Tough compromises and the mission Polaris. [[9]]
Project Completion
The project is complete. The summary is detailed in the following link. [[10]]
Unity Guides
Google Cardboard Controls
Implementing event handlers within Unity for the Google Cardboard platform is wonderfully easy once a basic understanding is established. Here's a short five minute read[11] for how to implement onClick, onHold, and onHover event handlers in Unity!
360 Video Streaming and Handling
In this article, a simplistic outline is provided for the steps required to implement 360 video content streamed, downloaded, and played in a Unity. [12] A rudimentary explanation is provided here about how to implement a 360 video player within Unity. [13]
The source code and a detailed explanation about the architecture and its utilization may be found at this GitHub repository. [14]
