Oculus Rift Plug-in Released

dave · July 16, 2014, 5:14pm

We’ve released the code for our Oculus Rift support. It’s available on our github page here:

playcanvas/webvr/blob/master/README.md

# Important: Deprecated
This project is now deprecated. WebVR support for PlayCanvas is now built directly into the engine. For more information see the developer documentation: http://developer.playcanvas.com/en/user-manual/vr/

This repository is kept for legacy reasons and should not be used in new projects.

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## WebVR Support for PlayCanvas

The project contains scripts to run your PlayCanvas application in VR using either a Google Cardboard-style VR headset or (when using special builds of Chrome & Firefox) Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.

## Requirements

For Cardboard VR any modern mobile device should work. For Oculus and Vive support you require a special build of [Chromium](http://webvr.info/).

## How to use

1. Make sure `input_hmd.js` loads first, which can be changed in Editor Settings "Scripts Loading Order".
2. On the Entity you wish to be your camera add `vrCamera` to script component.
3. By default `vrCamera` will start the VR mode when you click or tap the canvas.

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It’s pretty simple to drop the code onto your camera and start supporting VR in WebGL. Really Cool.

A demo project is here: https://playcanvas.com/dave/halloween-vr/

Main TODO is to support the new built in VR support that Firefox and Chrome have started adding to their browsers.