"With his YouTube channel, Mitch's VR Lab, Mitch has helped thousands of
people understand the foundations of locomotion and interaction
mechanics with clear and concise UE4 videos. I'm thrilled that he has
taken the time to bring all his knowledge and experience in working with
Unreal Engine and Virtual Reality to the Unreal(R) Engine VR
Cookbook.... Mitch is uniquely qualified to share this book with the
world."
--Luis Cataldi, Unreal Engine Education, Epic Games, Inc.
For game developers and visualization specialists, VR is the next
amazing frontier to conquer--and Unreal Engine 4 is the ideal platform
to conquer it with. Unreal (R) Engine VR Cookbook is your
complete, authoritative guide to building stunning experiences on any
Unreal Engine 4-compatible VR hardware.
Renowned VR developer and instructor Mitch McCaffrey brings together
best practices, common interaction paradigms, specific guidance on
implementing these paradigms in Unreal Engine, and practical guidance on
choosing the right approaches for your project. McCaffrey's tested
"recipes" contain step-by-step instructions, while empowering you with
concise explanations of the underlying theory and math.
Whether you're creating first-person shooters or relaxation simulators,
the techniques McCaffrey explains help you get immediate results, as you
gain "big picture" knowledge and master nuances that will help you
succeed with any genre or project.
- Understand basic VR concepts and terminology
- Implement VR logic with Blueprint visual scripting
- Create basic VR projects with Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR, Google
VR, PSVR, and other environments
- Recognize and manage differences between seated and standing VR
experiences
- Set up trace interactions and teleportation
- Work with UMG and 2D UIs
- Implement character inverse kinematics (IK) for head and hands
- Define effective motion controller interaction
- Help users avoid motion sickness
- Optimize VR applications
- Explore the VR editor, community resources, and more
If you're ready to master VR on Unreal Engine 4, this is the practical
resource you've been searching for!
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