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HOw to start and enter in to virtual reality application?
Dear Friends,
I am a flash action script programmer. I want to enter in to game development, iam new to it. I want
to create a virtual reality application. For example, If I move my hand in front of the screen or
camera, some object (for example an engine) in screen has to move as per hand moving direction. If I
click my hand virtually, it has to open that particular part wherever I clicked... I don't know where
to start.. please help me my friends.. I have to finish this project looking for your advice that,
what software should I use, what are the combination of software and script I have to use. is there
any readymade (drag & drop codes) software's available?
is there a way to check my application without oculus rift? I mean without HMD is there a way to check my application during the time of development? for example we are checking our android applications with blue stack?
Syed Abdul Rahim
I am a flash action script programmer. I want to enter in to game development, iam new to it. I want
to create a virtual reality application. For example, If I move my hand in front of the screen or
camera, some object (for example an engine) in screen has to move as per hand moving direction. If I
click my hand virtually, it has to open that particular part wherever I clicked... I don't know where
to start.. please help me my friends.. I have to finish this project looking for your advice that,
what software should I use, what are the combination of software and script I have to use. is there
any readymade (drag & drop codes) software's available?
is there a way to check my application without oculus rift? I mean without HMD is there a way to check my application during the time of development? for example we are checking our android applications with blue stack?
Syed Abdul Rahim
2 Replies
- Please check out Unity. Their version of Javascript is very similar to Actionscript. It will not be a hard transition.
I'd suggest starting with a small, easy project like remaking Pong or Space Invaders or any old-school games. If you are not familiar with game development, you may want to start with a 2D game just on a monitor to start and then, once you are comfortable, move to 3D or VR. Hope that helps. - If you want to do all or most of the game programming yourself the path is very straightforward:
Learn some C++, decide on 3d technology (either OpenGl or DirectX), do lots of reading. There are many good resources out there for both technologies.
If you want to fully or mostly rely on ready-made tools and frameworks you would probably have to go with either Unity or Unreal Engine because of their built-in Oculus Rift support. How far you get without C++ knowledge using these two I do not know.
