In considering the various publication options I am concerned about processing efficiency on mobile devices and the high cost of VR headset, both of which will impact on performance and accessibility.
The google cardboard is the lowest cost headset available on the market. It isn’t packaged with a hand controller and the headset button could break immersion.
The solution could be WebXR (VR) paired with google cardboard and the use of in game gaze control. I’ve tried this out on a simple adventure game and found it to offer an effective immersive experience.
Unity offers a XR development package and I’ve found some gaze control code on the asset store. I’m not sure how any of this will play together and so i’m Going to conduct a few tests to see if it will work.
NEWS
BBC and Google Scrap VR !
“Speaking about its decision to abandon Daydream, Google said it had initially seen a lot of potential in smartphone VR.
“But over time, we noticed some clear limitations constraining smartphone VR from being a viable long-term solution. Most notably, asking people to put their phone in a headset and lose access to the apps they use throughout the day causes immense friction,” it said in a statement”.
Unity Best practice
Unity XR Development
Unity VR Overview
https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/VROverview.html
Unity WebVR
https://github.com/mozilla/unity-webvr-export
Firefox Reality
https://mixedreality.mozilla.org/firefox-reality
Mozilla
https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/02/webvr-starter-kit-mozilla-glitch/
Page set up
https://itch.io/docs/creators/getting-started
https://itch.io/docs/creators/getting-started
Share project for user testing and feedback to itch
https://itch.io/docs/creators/access-control
Publish VR Project
(High processing low cost solution)
(Democratic low cost option)
BBC and Google Scraps VR!!!