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Getting Started with VR

Prerequisites

AIf lotyou hasare changednew fromto Godot, I HIGHLY recommend checking out the originalresources versionhere ofto thisget page.started Below,to familiarize yourself with the engine or find a short mini series on YouTube.

Godot offers C# as well as their own GDScript and if you are looking to use C#, I havewould linkedfamiliarize yourself with the firstengine articlefirst. butpossibly youdoing musta GDScript to C# conversion for practice.

The SCiL lab staff is always happy to provide guidance on getting started!

 

A Simple Rig

To set up a basic VR rig, follow all the chapters.official Theseguide include:

  • Introduction to the XR system in Godot
  • Prerequisites for XR in Godot 4
  • OpenXR
  • Setting up the XR scene

Setting up OpenXRhere:

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/xr/setting_up_xr.html

 

A Better VR Rig Configuration

I highly recommend updating your VR rig with the following from the official documentation. You will be better suited in the long run:

https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/xr/a_better_xr_start_script.html

Deploying to Android

Again, follow the documentation here: https://docs.godotengine.org/en/stable/tutorials/xr/deploying_to_android.html

Read through available options and always fix warnings as they appear!

 

Caution Against Using Godot XR Tools

You may find the following two articles: Introduction to XR Tools and Basic XR Locomotion. These articles are valid and are great for prototyping but I would caution against using them and consider designing your own implementation and use these articles for reference only.

If

In youmy haveexperience, completedthe workUnreal inVR Unrealtemplate and Godot XR Tools provide resources to get started quickly but are often difficult/time consuming when overriding or creating custom functionality.

 

Where to go from here?

My suggestion is implement input for thingsyour likehands/controllers. teleportation,You youcan willthen findbegin with a basic grab interaction.

I would then look at considering teleport for locomotion. You can always use smooth locomotion, but there isare asome cross-overconsiderations onwhen making this work in Godot/Unity/etc. by translating the nodes into the APIs in the newer engine. I (Wes) am happy to assist.
implemented.

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