Getting Started FAQ. Oculus 5.x Developer Guide

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Getting Started FAQ

If you’re new to Oculus development with Unity, this FAQ can answer the most common beginner questions.

More detailed information about all of these topics may be found in our Developer Documentation . Also be sure to check out Unity’s Virtual Reality Documentation .

Question: What’s the best way to get started if you’re a complete beginner?

Answer: We recommend reading through this FAQ, and reading through our Unity documentation - especially the

Introduction and

Getting Started

sections. Find out what the latest-recommended version of Unity 5 is

at our Compatibility and Requirements

page, then download and install it. Browse around on our forums.

Download Utilities for Unity 5 from our Downloads page .

Then, read through Unity’s excellent documentation and try out some of their introductory tutorials to get acquainted with Unity development. Build your own simple Unity VR game by following the instructions in our

Getting Started Tutorial .

Question: What is the difference between the Oculus Unity 4 Legacy Integration and the Oculus Utilities for

Unity 5? How do the differences between Unity 4 and 5 affect development?

Answer: Oculus supports VR development for both Unity 4 and Unity 5.

In Unity 4, you must import our Legacy Integration for Unity 4 unitypackage and add the supplied VR camera and player controller to your application to add Rift or Gear VR support.

Unity 5.1+ provides VR support for the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR, enabled by checking a box in Player

Settings. We offer a Utilities for Unity 5 unitypackage that includes useful scripts, scenes, and prefabs to assist development, but unlike Unity 4, it is not required to create a VR application.

All new developers should use Unity 5 and the optional Oculus Utilities package.

Question: What are the system requirements for Unity development for Oculus? What operating systems are supported for Unity development?

Answer: For the most up-to-date information, see

Unity Compatibility and Requirements

. We currently support

Windows and OS X for development. The Oculus Rift requires Windows 7, 8 or 10.

Question: What version of Unity should I use?

Answer: Our latest version recommendations may be found in our

Unity Compatibility and Requirements

document. Be sure to check back regularly, as we update it frequently as new SDKs and Unity versions are

released. You can find an archive of information in our Unity-SDK Version Compatibility list.

Question: What other tools and resources do you provide to Unity developers?

Answer: To find the latest tools we provide, browse our Downloads page . You will find our Oculus Spatializer

Plugins to easily add spatialization to your Unity app. The Unity Sample Framework explores solutions to common VR design problems. Mobile developers will find our SDK Examples dealing with mobile VR development issues, as well as our Oculus Remote Monitor performance and debugging tool.

Note that some assets are only available to some Unity versions or platforms. For example, the Unity Sample

Framework is available for Unity 5 only, and the Oculus Remote Monitor is only for mobile development.

Question: What do I need to run Rift applications that I build with Unity?

Answer: You will need a compatible Windows PC, an Oculus Rift, and the appropriate version of the Oculus

Runtime, available from our Downloads page .

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Question: I want to focus on mobile development for the Samsung Gear VR. What do I need to do to get started? Do I need to download the Oculus Mobile SDK?

Answer: The Android SDK is required for mobile development with Unity. However, most Unity developers do not need to download the Oculus Mobile SDK, or to install Android Studio or NDK. Follow the instructions in our Device Setup guide install the Java Development Kit (JDK) and Android SDK before beginning development, and then use Unity with our Legacy Integration or Utilities package, and target the Android platform when you build.

See Unity’s Getting Started with Android Development for more information.

Question: Can I develop a single application for both Samsung Gear VR and the Oculus Rift?

Answer: Yes, but when developing for both Rift and mobile platforms, keep in mind that the requirements for

PC and mobile VR applications differ substantially. If you would like to generate builds for both PC and mobile from a single project, it is important to follow the more stringent mobile development best practices, as well as meeting the required 90 fps required by the Rift.

Question: Where can I ask questions or get help?

Answer: Visit our developer support forums at https://developer.oculus.com

. Our Support Center can be accessed at https://support.oculus.com

.