The Ultimate Guide to VR with Unity: No Code Edition

Begin your Unity journey by creating a free Unity ID on unity.com, unlocking the full Unity ecosystem and enabling download and installation.

Set up a productive Unity editor layout by using the default tall view, docking hierarchy, scene, game, inspector, project, and console; save this professional layout for VR projects.

Turn a cube into floor in Unity, set its position to zero, scale to ten by ten on x and z, then add a sphere, capsule, and cylinder around it.

Navigate the Unity scene view with a flythrough: pan with the right mouse, fly by pressing W, adjust speed with the scroll, and switch to orthographic or perspective views.

Explore basic level design in Unity VR no code edition by placing objects, snapping to the floor with vertex snapping (v), and using a plane for precise prototyping.

Begin in a blank canvas, build a floor, and hover a sphere just above it for the VR with Unity challenge, then review.

Create a floor plane at world origin and hover a sphere above it, then use the V key to grab the bottom vertex and place it near the center.

Create two materials for the floor and sphere, set the floor to red and the sphere to blue, and place them in a new materials folder in the project view.

Create red floor and blue sphere materials, set their albedo colors, apply them to the floor and ball in the scene or hierarchy, and save the scene.

Discover how to create simple keyframe animations in Unity by opening the animation window, docking it beside the scene view, and preparing to keyframe a sphere into a floating orb.

Create an animation clip in Unity by selecting an object in the animation window, using the animator controller to organize clips in a new animation folder for the sphere hover.

Record a hover motion for the sphere by selecting the object, using the animation and animator windows, and adjusting keyframes and sample rate to loop the hover animation.

Animate the sphere’s material by keyframing the albedo alpha to create transparency as it moves. Learn to animate non-transform properties and set rendering mode to transparent for the effect.

Create a new animation clip, such as cube sideways, and keyframe its start and end positions. Set this clip as the animator default state to enable switching between animations.

Animate the sphere to move forwards and backwards for its second animation, and configure a ping-pong loop between the hover animation and the forward-back animation, looping back to the original.

Learn to use Unity's physics properties to create physics-based game objects and complete a hands-on challenge by setting up a scene with a cube, a ramp, and a ball.

Build a physics scene from scratch, creating a floor plane, ramp, and ball, using vertex snap, scaling, and rotation to set up a basic physics demo.

Attach a Rigidbody to game objects to enable physics, using colliders to block passage, gravity to make spheres roll, and add a wall to stop motion in the scene.

Explore physics materials in Unity to control bounciness and friction on collider components. Create and apply materials to objects to achieve bouncy, frictional surfaces.

Learn how play mode in Unity affects scene view changes, why edits aren’t saved during runtime, and how to enable a distinct play mode tint to avoid confusion.

Create a brand new 3D core Unity project named 'zombie shooter' for your zombie survival game, save it, and click create project. Then import assets using the file base tool.

Download and import the Firebase asset pack for Unity to access thousands of game objects and 3d models for your vr game.

Open filebase from the assets panel after installing firebase, sign in, browse weapons and 3d props, then download and import fbx assets into the hierarchy.

Download all free assets for the zombie shooter: target reticle, zombie sample, zombie music, shotgun, blood splat, and player sample, and manage them in the file base folder.

Install the universal render pipeline via the package manager, convert built-in assets to URP, and upgrade materials to render a well-lit zombie city scene.

Set up the player by importing the character controller, configuring its properties (walk speed, run speed, gravity, jump height), and testing movement, headbob, and look sensitivity in the environment.

Set up the zombie rigged character with a nav mesh agent and enemy AI, assigning the player as the target to chase. Test chasing behavior and tweak speed and health.

Learn to set up the meta quest 2 from scratch, pair with the quest app, configure guardian boundaries, choose roomscale or stationary play, and access quest home and link setup.

Learn to set up Unity with Oculus Link by installing XR plugin management, enabling the Oculus plugin, and initializing XR on startup to stream Unity's view to your headset.

Import assets into Unity using the file-based starter assets VR Udemy package, then verify the game dev HQ folder appears and ready for project building.

Create an XR origin from scratch using the interaction toolkit, place it at the scene origin to define the player's perspective, and adjust x, z, and rotation.

Explain how the XR origin component ties the XR origin, camera offset, and main camera together, and compare floor-based and device-based tracking to set the player's height.

Enable and manage headset inputs in unity using the input action manager to listen for head and hand positions and button presses by looping through action assets on enable.

Discover how the main camera uses a tracked pose driver to mirror head movements from an XR head-mounted display, with bindings for center eye position and rotation.

Explore how the XR Ray Interactor uses a line renderer and XR interactor line visual to cast a red ray for selecting objects, then enable locomotion on the XR rig.

Consult the XR interaction toolkit documentation to learn locomotion, set up origin and input actions, and add snap turn and teleportation capabilities.

Add the locomotion system component in Unity, connect it between origins and move providers, and use the help button to view the documentation.

Learn how to add a continuous movement provider for VR in Unity, compare it with teleportation, configure forward source and locomotion options, and resolve conflicting snap turns.

Add a collider to the XR origin, then use a character controller with a driver to auto-adjust height and ensure collision in VR locomotion with a continuous move provider.

Add a teleportation provider to the XR rig and link it to the locomotion system on the XR origin, then troubleshoot when teleport interactions fail.

Configure a teleportation provider and multiple teleportation areas on ground planes, set the teleport trigger to grip-based select, and use teleportation anchors to position players at the start point.

Learn how the XR origin camera rig prefab uses two controllers and the action based controller manager to switch between interactor and teleport controllers for separate select actions.

Copy the prefab setup to create an action based controller manager with ray interactor, direct and teleport interactors, and an XR interaction group; map teleport actions to joystick forward.

Adjust the interaction layer masks so the teleport interactor targets only teleport objects, while the ray interactor handles all other objects, with custom layers available.

Change the teleport line color by adjusting the interactor visual color scheme to a blue gradient, creating a lighter blue at the end of the teleport curve.

Learn how to add a teleport reticle in Unity VR, using the line visual component and the radical object, with match directional input to control the facing direction.

Place teleport anchors, rotate them so the blue arrow faces the forward direction, and test the pads. Adjust settings to improve registration when not pointing exactly at the anchor.

Explore running event #1 in a Unity VR scene, using teleportation, anchors, and a teleportation area to navigate smoothly, then preview grab interactables.

Add hands to your XLR rig by assigning the left and right hand controllers to the model prefab for automatic instantiation and tracking. Rotate and customize later.

Import and apply left and right hand animations in Unity with the XR Interaction toolkit, using default and fist poses, and learn how bone structures transfer across FBX files.

Preview left hand animation on prefabs to verify the fist pose. Use the underscore replace tool to rename objects and convert underscores to colons in the hierarchy.

Create two hand animation states in the animator controller: open and closed, using empty states, and review each state's motion, speed, and transitions to control selection.

Assign animations to states by linking the open state's default animation and the closed state's left-hand fist animation, using the inspector to lock and drag Take 001 into each state.

Add transitions between animation states from open to closed and back in a flow-chart style using the animator controller, and disable exit time so transitions trigger only on events.

Learn to configure parameters and conditions for transitions using select and deselect triggers, integrating with the XR interaction toolkit to enable responsive hand presence.

Expand your left-hand animation to the right hand by applying the same steps, noting what stays the same and what must be modified in a no-code Unity VR setup.

Duplicate the left hand animation controller for the right hand, swap the default and fist animations, and assign an animator controller to enable open and grip transitions for grabbing objects.