Game Design Ser.: Google Daydream VR Cookbook : Building Games and Apps with Google Daydream and Unity by Sam Keene (2018, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherAddison Wesley Professional
ISBN-10013484551X
ISBN-139780134845517
eBay Product ID (ePID)16038275931

Product Key Features

Number of Pages384 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGoogle Daydream Vr Cookbook : Building Games and Apps with Google Daydream and Unity
Publication Year2018
SubjectProgramming / Games, Virtual Worlds
TypeTextbook
AuthorSam Keene
Subject AreaComputers
SeriesGame Design Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight16.2 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width6.9 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2018-947161
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal006.8
Table Of ContentPreface 1. Intro to VR and the Google Daydream Platform 2. Setting Up for Daydream Development 3. Getting to Know the Daydream Controller 4. UI in VR 5. Physics and the Environment 6. Audio and Video in Daydream 7. Advanced Daydream Controller Techniques 8. More Physics Games 9. Multiplayer Games 10. Advanced Optimizations Appendix A. Porting Daydream Apps to Other Platforms Appendix B. Video Formats, Codecs and Best Practices for Preparing and Using Video in VR and Daydream Appendix C. Where To from Here?
SynopsisThe Complete, Up-to-Date Guide to Building AR and VR Games Google's new ARCore and Daydream VR platforms enable you to deliver advanced augmented and virtual reality games and apps on a wide spectrum of modern Android devices. Now for the first time, there's a comprehensive deep dive into both ARCore and Daydream for every Android developer and designer. Multi-award-winning AR/VR developer Sam Keene takes a hands-on approach, leading you through all aspects of the ARCore and Daydream frameworks and SDKs, with step-by-step tutorials and advice for building pro-quality AR/VR games and apps. Keene presents his material as a cookbook of recipes to get you up and running with VR/AR development as fast and as painlessly as possible. The recipes in most chapters start by assembling the essential building blocks, which are pieced together to create something larger. You are then free to take these building blocks and turn them into your own creation. Keene also provides an extensive library of downloadable, up-to-the-minute ARCore and Daydream code to jumpstart your project. In addition, he takes you through crucial UX design principles and best practices learned from building large scale VR and AR apps at Google. Google Daydream VR Cookbook shows you how to: Install and explore the Google Daydream development tools Master basic and advanced Daydream Controller techniques Implement intuitive VR user interfaces Integrate audio, video, and realistic physics into your VR games Install and explore the ARCore SDK and development tools Learn how to build AR apps that solve real user needs Master AR game development using ARCore Optimize VR and AR game performance Whether you are a software developer, UX professional, visual designer, beginner, or you come from a different design field, this book is a great practical introduction to VR and AR., The new Google Daydream platform enables you to deliver advanced virtual reality games on a wide spectrum of modern Android devices. Now for the first time, there's a comprehensive deep dive into Daydream for every Android developer and designer. Multi-award-winning VR developer Sam Keene takes a hands-on approach, leading you through all aspects of the Daydream framework and SDK, with step-by-step tutorials and advice for building pro-quality VR games. Keene presents an extensive library of downloadable, up-to-the-minute Daydream code to jumpstart your project. He also takes you behind the scenes, interviewing several of the Googlers who created Daydream and brought it to market. Google Daydream VR Cookbook shows how to: Install and explore the Google Daydream development tools Master basic and advanced Daydream Controller techniques Implement intuitive VR user interfaces Integrate audio, video, and realistic physics into your VR games Create multiplayer VR games Optimise VR game performance Port Daydream apps to other platforms Master best practices for preparing and using video in VR Find more high-quality Daydream development resources
LC Classification NumberQA76.76.C672

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