Use Cases

Entertainment beyond streaming

Media

Travel

Media

Step into the story and experience media like never before! By developing immersive VR media apps, you can transport viewers into the world of their favorite movies and TV shows.

Design Considerations

Before you start building your app, you should consider the overall design to improve user comfort and usability:

Consider the color contrast of the 2D screen: In any interactive medium, contrast can build immersion, deliver a sense of spatial depth, and make your application more easily understood. Contrast can also be lowered for intentional artistic purposes but when unintentional, it frequently leads to user confusion and generally makes the virtual world feel bland.

Incorporate distance interactions: By offering the user a way to interact with objects from a distance, you are allowing them to enjoy the experience without having to move around too much. Avoid requiring the user to perform a direct interaction on objects that are far away or where an interaction over an extended amount of time is required, since this can be tiring.

For more information, see HIG

App Examples

YouTube VR

Experience your favorite YouTube channels, videos and creators in virtual reality.

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Peacock

Get Peacock and stream new movies from theaters, hit shows, live sports, and more!

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Prime Video VR

Welcome to the world of Prime Video VR.

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STARZ

Designed to be the ultimate fan experience, the STARZ App lets you stream full movies and shows anytime, anywhere on your device.

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Key Elements / Building Blocks

Camera Rig: This building block provides everything required to enable head tracking and stereo rendering, as well as most mixed reality capabilities in Unity. It will be installed as a required dependency for most other Building Blocks. Camera Rig provides everything required to use the Presence Platform capabilities in Unity. It is a mandatory building block. It will be installed by default whenever you install another building block. Without it, you won’t be able to get Presence Platform features to work properly.

Virtual Keyboard: This building block enables you to add a virtual keyboard to your app or game. Use this building block whenever you want the user to be able to enter text using a virtual keyboard.

Multiplayer Building Blocks (Cowatching): This group of six building blocks enables you to quickly implement features that bring people together and cultivate social experiences through voice, presence, matchmaking, colocation, and more.

Showcases

For inspiration, see the showcase page.

Relevant Samples

Loreum

Travel

Explore the world without leaving your home! By developing immersive travel VR experiences and games, you can transport players to new destinations, cultures, and adventures. With cutting-edge MR technologies, you can create realistic and interactive environments that simulate the thrill of travel, without the hassle. Join the journey and create the next must-play travel experience.

Design Considerations

Before you start building your app, you should consider the overall design to improve user comfort and usability: For travel apps, consider the following design suggestions:

To reduce disorientation with teleportation movement, use spatial sound effects, blinks, and warps.

To reduce vection from avatar movement, scripted movement, world pulling, steering movement, use consistent framerate, quick turns, snap turns, independent visual background (IVB), vignetting, and instant velocity changes.

For more information, see HIG

App Examples

Brink Traveler

Enhancing gameplay through meticulous design.

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Key Elements / Building Blocks

Eye Gaze: This building block enables you to track the position and orientation of the player’s eyes.

Make your experience accessible to all: Design your app to be perceivable by everyone, regardless of their sensory abilities. This means providing alternatives for visual, auditory, and tactile content, so users can interact with your app in a way that suits them best.

Showcases

For inspiration, see the showcase page.

Relevant Samples

Loreum