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VR Awesome List

VR-Awesome

Hardware

Head-mounted display:

• Oculus Rift
• HTC Vive
• Razer OSVR
• FOVE
• StarVR
• Google Cardboard
• Google Daydream View

Other hardware:

• Leap Motion - Use hand and finger motions as input.
• http://priovr.com/#about
• https://neuronmocap.com/ - Mocap
• http://sixense.com/razerhydra
• http://sixense.com/wireless
• http://www.reachvr.com/
• http://graphinesoftware.com/
• http://ovrvision.com/order-ovr1/
• https://www.thalmic.com/en/myo/
• http://www.remoriavr.com/ - Lignum Input
• http://julesthuillier.com/vrtracker/
• https://manus-vr.com/ - VR Glove
• http://www.vicovr.com/
• http://www.smivision.com/en/gaze-and-eye-tracking-systems/home.html - Eyes Tracking
• http://www.binaryvr.com/ - Facial Recognition

Accessories

• http://www.vive.com/eu/accessory/
• Top 10 Tips for New HTC Vive Owners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBRwSx125Z8
• How to add working replacement models for steamVR: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=687365559

Software

(Game) engines:

• Unity - Lots of resources, easy to get started. Awesome Unity
  • Google VR SDK for Unity - Build VR applications for Android and iOS.
• Unreal Engine - VR Tutorials: https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Platforms/VR/
• CryEngine - VR First Tutorials: https://www.cryengine.com/tutorials/vr-first-webinars

3D modeling:

• Blender
• Wings3d
• Freecad
• Anim8or
• Make Human
• DeleD 3DEditor CE

Web:

• Awesome WebVR - List of WebVR resources.
• Practical VR:A design cheat sheet

UI/UX:

• UX of VR - A list of resources about the UI/UX considerations for VR.
• Practical VR: A design cheat sheet

Unity VR Plugin:

• SteamVR: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr
• Steam Lab Render: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/63141 - https://github.com/ValveSoftware/the_lab_renderer
• HTC Vive Asset Store Plugin: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/search/page=1/sortby=popularity/query=publisher:21581
• HTC Vive Teleportation System with Parabolic Pointer: https://github.com/Flafla2/Vive-Teleporter
• VRTK: https://github.com/thestonefox/SteamVR_Unity_Toolkit
• NewtonVR: https://github.com/TomorrowTodayLabs/NewtonVR
• Facal Point VR: http://www.albert-hwang.com/focal-point-vr
• Vive Grip: https://github.com/JScott/ViveGrip
• Unity POC for click-drag interactivity in Vive: https://github.com/Albert/clicky-draggy
• Mirror in VR for SteamVR:
  1. https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/71255
  2. https://github.com/AADProductions/VR-Mirrors
• Unity EditorVR
• VR Movement System for HTC Vive: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/47329
• VR Movement System for Oculus Touch: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/47292
• Flight Navigation for HTC Vive controller: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/61830
• Unity Post Processing source: https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/PostProcessing/wiki
• A plugin to select deafult Microphone in Unity: https://github.com/GabeBigBoxVR/UnityDefaultMicrophone

Unity Assets for VR:

• Free low poly 3D nature assets (trees, plants, rocks and more!): https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/349kpt/free_low_poly_3d_nature_assets_trees_plants_rocks/
• Low Poly: Free Pack 3D Models/Environments Axey Works: https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/58821
• Low Poly Animals: http://opengameart.org/content/5-low-poly-animals
• Free Low Poly from QuaterniusDev Reddit user: https://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/5a2xhl/free_low_poly_flat_shaded_pirate_pack/

UnrealEngine VR:

• https://github.com/CJRobertson/HTCViveTemplate-UE4
• https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?106609-Steam-VR-Template
• VRTemplate
• Creating a basic VR demo using Unreal

VR Dev School, VR Course, Tutorials, VR Blogs:

• VRDev School: http://www.vrdev.school/
• Fuseman Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLO98KHpNx6JwsdnH04l9yQ
• Udemy VR Course: https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?q=VR&src=ukw
• Udacity VR Developer Nanodegree: https://www.udacity.com/course/vr-developer-nanodegree--nd017
• Tutorial Convrge for multiplayer VR
  1. http://www.convrge.co/multiplayer-oculus-rift-games-in-unity-tutorial
  2. http://www.convrge.co/add-voice-chat-to-unity-using-dfvoice
  3. https://archive.is/Jp8qw
  4. https://archive.is/NYbB1
• Virtual Reality by Unity - https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/51519
• https://blogs.unity3d.com/2015/12/09/get-started-with-vr-sample-pack-learning-articles/
• Interesting VR Tutorial: http://www.leadingones.com/index.html
• Unity Introduction for VR (USC GamePipe Laboratory): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAxfcKQCwfA
• VR Best Practices - VR Best Practices by Oculus.
• New type of locomotion: http://smirkingcat.software/ripmotion/
• Udemy starter VR Course: https://www.udemy.com/developing-oculus-rift-vr-applications-with-unity3d/
• Do it yourself VR: http://diy-vr.com/
• Get Started Making Virtual Reality Games in Unity 5 for Free: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/get-started-making-virtual-reality-games-unity-5-free/
• Create a 1:1 replica of your VR workspace in under an hour with Unity: https://medium.com/yvr/create-a-1-1-replica-of-your-vr-workspace-in-under-an-hour-with-unity-71399bdb50a9#.fpm4b223g
• Very Interesting Blog for Unity VR Beginner developer: thttps://livierickson.com/blog/
• Stater Tutorial for Unity VR Vive Developer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewqRU9y0i4I
• NormalVR (New VR Blog): http://www.normalvr.com/blog/throwing-throw-down/
• Oculus Rift in Action Blog: https://rifty-business.blogspot.it/
• Add a Mirror for the HTC Vive in Unity: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgYBKzJiqI0
• How to enable SteamVR "Time Warp" Asynchronous Reprojection (ASR) for HTC Vive performance boost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9zOM7sP5Qo
• OLD: http://www.digitaltutors.com/tutorial/2227-Getting-Started-with-VR-in-Unity
• Facial Recognition: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/537566/oculus-rift-hack-transfers-your-facial-expressions-onto-your-avatar/
• HTC Vive Hack guide: http://www.ultravr.org/htc-vive-guide/
• HTC Vive: The Ultimate Guide: http://www.vrheads.com/htc-vive-ultimate-guide
• [HTC VIVE ESSENTIAL TIPS & TRICKS!] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrFZcvggGPI)
• Getting started with SteamVR Controller Input
• Getting Started with SteamVR and Unity 5.4 Updated
• Using the Valves – Lab Renderer for VR
• Unity 3D Steam VR Video Tutorial Series
• Oculus Rift troubleshooting guide: http://m.vrheads.com/oculus-rift-troubleshooting-guide

CREATING IMMERSIVE SPATIAL AUDIO IN VR:

• http://www.blockinterval.com/project-updates/2015/11/10/better-sound-design-in-vr
• http://entitycrisis.blogspot.it/2014/09/surround-binaural-or-spatial-sound-in.html
• http://dearvr.com/
• https://www.assetstore.unity3d.com/en/#!/content/21994
• http://csoundjournal.com/issue19/InterfacingCsoundUnity.html
• https://github.com/marteroel/Binaural3D_Sound_Unity_Csound
• http://rorywalsh.github.io/CsoundUnity/
• http://realspace3daudio.com/unityplugindownloads/ List all HRTF sound Engines: http://designingsound.org/2015/04/3d-audio-weighing-the-options/

VR Book:

• http://www.thevrbook.net/
• Handbook of Virtual Environments: Design, Implementation, and Applications, Second Edition: http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/1466511842
• Oculus in Action
  1. Editor Manning Main site: https://www.manning.com/books/oculus-rift-in-action
  2. Github Source Code: https://github.com/OculusRiftInAction/OculusRiftInAction
  3. OculusRiftInAction Blog's Authors: http://rifty-business.blogspot.it/
• Unity Virtual Reality Projects
• Learning Virtual Reality: Developing Immersive Experiences and Applications for Desktop, Web, and Mobile
• Entering Metaverse
• VR Book from Prof. LaValle and MOOC VR Course:
  1. http://vr.cs.uiuc.edu/
  2. http://nptel.ac.in/syllabus/106106138/

VR Tools and PlugIn:

• Google TiltBrush Utility: https://github.com/google/tiltbrushtoolkit
• VR Simulator: http://developers.immerseum.io/vr-simulator-beta-0.9/
• Multi HMD: http://intugame.com/quarkvr/
• ReVive: https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive
• VR Prototipes: http://grayboxvr.com/
• OpenVR Advanced Settings Overlay: [https://github.com/matzman666/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings] (https://github.com/matzman666/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings)
• A tool to export any Unity GameObject into a FBX ASCII format: https://github.com/KellanHiggins/UnityFBXExporter
• CognitiveVR, VR data analisys: http://cognitivevr.co/
• OpenHMD aims to provide a Free and Open Source API and drivers for immersive technology

List of Immersive Virtual Worlds:

• http://www.vrchat.net/
• http://janusvr.com/
• https://highfidelity.com/
• http://altvr.com/
• http://surre.al/
• http://scenevr.com/
• https://projectsansar.com/
• http://anyland.com/
• http://www.metaworldvr.com/

Reddit on Virtual Reality:

• Virtual Reality
• Oculus
• Vive
• /r/VRplugins/
• /r/learnVRdev/
• /r/vrdev/

Other Awesome VR Lists:

• Awesome VR
• Awesome VR
• Awesome WebVR
• Awesome VR UX

How to build a Metaverse:

• https://github.com/HiddenMonk/Unity3DRuntimeTransformGizmo
• http://www.darkriftnetworking.com/Default.cshtml

Indie/Game/VR Market:

• https://itch.io/
• http://gamejolt.com/
• https://www.gog.com/
• http://store.steampowered.com/
• https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/
• https://www.viveport.com/