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GAME DESIGN AND VIRTUAL REALITYCoding and building in Unreal Engine

EXPLORING THE WORLD IN VR

Rules

• Be safe

• Listen to instructions

• If you feel dizzy or sick take the headset off and tell me

• Look out for each other

• Take lots of breaks from the VR headset

• Seated is safest

• Wear wrist straps

STARTING A NEW PROJECT

We will test two projects

• Virtual Reality game

• First Person game

Both can be played in VR

Decide which you would prefer to build in for the next few sessions

STARTING A NEW PROJECT

New Project – VR game

• Virtual Reality

• Give it a name (no spaces)

• Create project

• Remember which PC you are on

BEGINNING YOUR FIRST GAME

Map

• Content – Virtual Reality BP – Maps

• Motion Controller Map

MOVING AROUND YOUR GAME

Editor Controls

• Left mouse button and drag on trackpad to move around

• Right mouse button and drag on trackpad to look around

• Two fingers on trackpad to move forwards and backwards

• Left click on an object to edit, tap DEL to delete it

EDITING YOUR GAME

Editor Controls

• Move an object mode - Press W

• Rotate an object mode – Press E

• Resize an object mode – Press R

• Left click on the appropriate colour arrow and drag to resize, rotate or move object

• You can move, rotate or resize in 3 dimensions (3D) – X, Y, Z


Controls

To play in VR

• Go to Play

• Click on the arrow

• VR Preview

• ESC to exit


Controls

• Play Controls – VR Controls

• Headset (HMD) to look around

• Thumbpad to move around/teleport

• Trigger to pick up items

• ESC to exit to editor

PLAYING WITH PHYSICS

Disable Gravity

• Left click on an object

• By default it will have gravity enabled

• Untick this box under Physics on the right hand side

• Play in VR – what happens now to that object?

SECOND NEW PROJECT

New Project – First Person

• First Person

• Give it a name (no spaces)

• Create project

• Remember which PC you are on


Controls

To play in VR

• Go to Play


• VR Preview

• ESC to exit


Controls




• Right Trigger to shoot

• ESC to exit

EXPLORING THE WORLD IN PC

Controls

To play on desktop

• Go to Play


• New Editor Window

• ESC to exit

EXPLORING THE WORLD IN PCControls

• Left click to begin play

• Drag on trackpad to look around

• W to move forward

• A to move left

• S to move backwards

• D to move right

• Or arrow keys to move around

• Left mouse button to shoot ESC to exit

CHOOSING YOUR GAME PROJECT

Which starting template did you prefer?

• Virtual Reality game

• First Person game

EDITING YOUR GAME

Editor Controls

• Move an object mode - Press W

• Rotate an object mode – Press E

• Resize an object mode – Press R

• Left click on the appropriate colour arrow and drag to resize, rotate or move object

• Left click on an object to edit, tap DEL to delete it

• Left click and drag objects into your level

• Left click and drag materials onto objects in Viewport

BUILD LIGHTING

• When we make changes to materials,

we need to update the lighting, so

reflections and shadows are updated.

• This is called BUILD.

• This takes a while, so only do it after

you are happy with your changes, and

allow it to finish


Controls




• Right Trigger to shoot

• ESC to exit to editor

SAVE YOUR GAME

• Save your game

• Remember which PC you

are using so we can

continue building your

game next week

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