Unity 2012 presentation: An introduction to VR, the challenges of developping a VR application, how MiddleVR can help you.

1. Simplify VR
Sébastien Kuntz
President
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2. Plan
• What is VR ?
• Hardware
• Applications
• Challenges of creating a VR application
• MiddleVR for Unity
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3. WHY NOW ?
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4. WHY NOW ?
• Already changing the world
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5. WHY NOW ?
• Already changing the world
• Democratization
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6. WHY NOW ?
• Already changing the world
• Democratization
• Are we in the future ? No ! We’re still in prehistory !
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7. WHY NOW ?
• Already changing the world
• Democratization
• Are we in the future ? No ! We’re still in prehistory !
• WE can make a difference !
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8. Virtual reality
Presence in a virtual world
(c) Barco
(c) eMagin
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9. Virtual reality
Presence in a virtual world
(c) Barco
(c) eMagin
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10. i’m in!
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13. mersion
teraction
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14. mersion
teraction
Presence
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15. Plan
• What is VR ?
• Hardware
• Applications
• Challenges of creating a VR application
• MiddleVR for Unity
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16. PROJECTOR BASED
VR SYSTEMS
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17. CAVE
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18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hb29bLHEjUg
Clarte - SAS Cube
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19. REALITY CENTER -
HOLOSTAGE
(c) Arnaud Muthelet
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20. PROJECTOR BASED -
WORKBENCH
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21. PROJECTOR BASED VR
SYSTEMS
• Cons
• (Very) expensive !
• Lots of space ! ( front and behind, AC... )
• Not 360°
• Cluster hard to program !
• Pros
• +/- Collaborative
• Not much to wear
• High resolution, big FOV
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22. HMD
HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS
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23. VUZIX
•640x480
•32° FOV
•852x480
•32° FOV
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24. EMAGIN Z800
• 800x600
• 40° FOV
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25. SONY
• HMZ-T1
• 1280x720 (720p)
• 45°
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26. SENSICS
• piSight
• Multiple screens
• zSight
• 1280x1024
• 70° FOV
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27. NVIS
• nVisor SX60
• 1280x1024
• 60° FOV
• nVisor SX111
• 1280x1024
• 111° FOV
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28. FAKESPACE LABS
• Wide5
• 150° horizontal FOV
• 1600x1200
• Progressive
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29. OCULUS
• Rift (DevKit)
• 90° horizontal FOV
• 1280x800
• 640x800 per eye
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30. HMD
• Cons
• Low resolution, low FOV
• Must wear, adjust
• No peripheral vision
• Pros
• Lightweight
• Compact
• Easier to program
• 360° tracking
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31. LOCOMOTION
• Virtusphere
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTnnJR-hS7k
• CirculaFloor
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYsvB2y2Ero
• OmniDirectionnal Treadmill
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQw1tsgrJOs
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32. LOCOMOTION
• Virtusphere
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTnnJR-hS7k
• CirculaFloor
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYsvB2y2Ero
• OmniDirectionnal Treadmill
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQw1tsgrJOs
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33. LOCOMOTION
• Virtusphere
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTnnJR-hS7k
• CirculaFloor
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYsvB2y2Ero
• OmniDirectionnal Treadmill
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQw1tsgrJOs
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34. LOCOMOTION
• Virtusphere
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTnnJR-hS7k
• CirculaFloor
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYsvB2y2Ero
• OmniDirectionnal Treadmill
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQw1tsgrJOs
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35. Plan
• What is VR ?
• Hardware
• Applications
• Challenges of creating a VR application
• MiddleVR for Unity
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36. IVR APPLICATIONS
DESIGN, PROTOTYPING
(c) Peugeot PSA (c) Miele
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37. IVR APPLICATIONS
MARKETING RESEARCH
(c) Virtools
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38. IVR APPLICATIONS
TRAINING
(c) SNCF
Fiacre (c)- Fiacre
(c) SNCF SNCF
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39. RE-LION
http://vimeo.com/25032061
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40. IVR APPLICATIONS
RESEARCH
• Research on perception
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41. IVR APPLICATIONS
RESEARCH
• Phobias
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42. IVR APPLICATIONS
RESEARCH
• Phobias
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43. Art ? Games ?
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44. CAVE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pagVgeFaR5Q
Clarte - Atrium
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45. BATTLEFIELD 3 SIMULATOR
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQR49JGySTM
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46. Plan
• What is VR ?
• Hardware
• Applications
• Challenges of creating a VR application
• MiddleVR for Unity
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47. “VR is mainly a software problem”
Jaron Lanier
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48. Regular 3D application
2D Screen
Keyboard / Mouse
3D Application
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49. Requirements for a
VR application
3D Trackers 3D Application 3D Screen
(c) eMagin
(c) Barco
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51. Correct perspective
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw
(c) Johnny Lee
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52. Correct perspective
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53. Stereoscopy
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54. VR application
3D Screen
3D Trackers 3D Application 3D Screen
3D Screen
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55. Multi-pipe
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56. Cluster
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57. Cluster
• Scenelock
• Swaplock
• Genlock
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58. Warping
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59. Blending
(c) Scalable Display
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60. Deployment
(c) eMagin
(c) Barco
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62. To achieve a good iVR experience, you need to ...
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63. To achieve a good iVR experience, you need to ...
• Build hardware
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64. To achieve a good iVR experience, you need to ...
• Build hardware
• Build software
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65. To achieve a good iVR experience, you need to ...
• Build hardware
• Build software
• Build experience
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66. To achieve a good iVR experience, you need to ...
• Build hardware
• Build software
• Build experience
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67. Desktop
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68. What is MiddleVR ?
○Manage input devices
•3D trackers, keyboard, mouse, joystick
○Manage displays
•Viewports, cameras, stereoscopy, cluster
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69. What is MiddleVR ?
• C++ Interface (SDK)
○Designed to be used in many 3D
applications
• C# Interface
○Unity3D integration
• Graphical User Interface Configurator
• Possible interfaces for Python, Lua, …
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70. Simply configure your system
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71. Devices management
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72. Devices management
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73. Supported Devices
• Via VRPN :
• A.R.T
• Vicon
• Optitrack • Direct drivers
• Wiimote • Kinect (Microsoft SDK)
• PNI SpacePoint
• Polhemus Fastrak Tracker, 3Space Tracker,
Patriot Trackers, Fusion
• Ascension Flock of Bird
• Intersense IS600, IS900
• GameTrak
• 3dTech HiBall-3000 Wide Area Tracker, • Razer Hydra
• Advanced Realtime Tracking Gmbh DTrack
Client, • Motion Analysis (beta)
• World Viz Precision Position Tracker PPT
1.2,
• Natural Point Optitrack Rigid Body Toolkit,
• Phasespace optical tracking OWL,
• ...
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74. VR Camera
• MiddleVR computes all the cameras’ parameters
automatically
• Projection Matrix
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75. Stereoscopy
• Active stereoscopy
• Passive stereoscopy
• 3D TVs
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76. Cluster
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77. Supported displays
• Virtually any HMD
• VR-Wall, Powerwall
• Workbench, Holobench
• HoloStage
• Caves (beta)
• 3D TVs
• Active stereoscopy
• Passive stereoscopy
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78. MiddleVR - Tutorial 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEKH-1EilXs&feature=youtu.be
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79. • Free 30 days trial
• http://www.imin-vr.com/download
• Documentation
• User Guide
• Class references
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80. Requirements
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81. Requirements
• Unity 3.4 / 3.5 free !
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82. Requirements
• Unity 3.4 / 3.5 free !
• Windows 7
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83. Requirements
• Unity 3.4 / 3.5 free !
• Windows 7
• Active stereo
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84. Requirements
• Unity 3.4 / 3.5 free !
• Windows 7
• Active stereo
• Unity Pro
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85. Requirements
• Unity 3.4 / 3.5 free !
• Windows 7
• Active stereo
• Unity Pro
• NVidia Quadro (GPU > G80)
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86. Requirements
• Unity 3.4 / 3.5 free !
• Windows 7
• Active stereo
• Unity Pro
• NVidia Quadro (GPU > G80)
• Quadro FX 2700M, FX 3700, FX 3800, FX 4600,
FX 4700, FX 4800, FX 5600
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87. Requirements
• Unity 3.4 / 3.5 free !
• Windows 7
• Active stereo
• Unity Pro
• NVidia Quadro (GPU > G80)
• Quadro FX 2700M, FX 3700, FX 3800, FX 4600,
FX 4700, FX 4800, FX 5600
• Quadro 4000, 5000, 6000
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88. Requirements
• Unity 3.4 / 3.5 free !
• Windows 7
• Active stereo
• Unity Pro
• NVidia Quadro (GPU > G80)
• Quadro FX 2700M, FX 3700, FX 3800, FX 4600,
FX 4700, FX 4800, FX 5600
• Quadro 4000, 5000, 6000
• Drivers version > 265
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91. • Adaptability
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92. • Adaptability
• Software
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93. • Adaptability
• Software
• Hardware
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94. • Adaptability
• Software
• Hardware
• Simplicity
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95. • Adaptability
• Software
• Hardware
• Simplicity
• Creation
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96. • Adaptability
• Software
• Hardware
• Simplicity
• Creation
• Deployment
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97. Conclusion
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98. http://www.slideshare.net/SebKuntz
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99. Thank you !
Questions ?
Sebastien.Kuntz@imin-vr.com
http://www.imin-vr.com/download
http://www.slideshare.net/SebKuntz
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