Getting started

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Lawrence Wong edited this page Jun 19, 2017 · 8 revisions

Installation

Open a project in Unity Editor (5.3.6 or newer)
Import Vive Input Utility plugin from Unity Asset Store or download the latest release from GitHub
If your target device is Vive or other OpenVR compatible device, also import SteamVR plugin form Unity Asset Store
If your target device is Oculus, also import OVRPlugin from Oculus develop website

Creating First Scene

Remove default Main Camera and add the [CameraRig] prefab to setup a basic VR supported scene.

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Add VivePointers prefab into the scene.

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Create an UI button in hierarchy.

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Remove default event system object (Optional).
Select default canvas object.
Remove canvas scalar component (Optional).
Remove graphic raycaster component (Optional).
Set render mode to "World Space".

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Click "Add Component" to add the CanvasRaycastTarget script.

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Set rect transform on canvas and button to locate them into your VR camera's sight.

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UGUI now catches events from your Vive controllers!
You can find this tutorial scene in Asset/HTC.UnityPlugin/ViveInputUtility/Examples/0.Tutorial

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