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Best solution for creating an online VR hangout.
Howdy ya'll,
I'm very interested in creating a VR online hangout in Unity. Basically just a small level with some cool eye candy/atmosphere where people can meet up and explore/chat/whatever. I'd like to be able to host at very least five people with a plan to scale up if it's user base grows. I've been looking into middleware for hosting online games, but I'm a little overwhelmed with the choices. Would I need middleware for something like this or is it better handled with my own code? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
VRex
I'm very interested in creating a VR online hangout in Unity. Basically just a small level with some cool eye candy/atmosphere where people can meet up and explore/chat/whatever. I'd like to be able to host at very least five people with a plan to scale up if it's user base grows. I've been looking into middleware for hosting online games, but I'm a little overwhelmed with the choices. Would I need middleware for something like this or is it better handled with my own code? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
VRex
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- Are you sure you want to use unity, and your own code? There are already solutions out there that are customizable that would work perfectly for applications like an online hangout?
- There's a little more to it then just an online hangout. There will be some game aspects. I'm all ears though. What would you recommend? And no, I'm not positive I want to use my own code. That's what I'm trying to figure out since I haven't done this before. What solutions are you thinking of? Thanks for the reply.
- Maybe have a look at Photon Unity Networking? https://www.exitgames.com/en/PUN
"VRex" wrote:
Howdy ya'll,
I'm very interested in creating a VR online hangout in Unity. Basically just a small level with some cool eye candy/atmosphere where people can meet up and explore/chat/whatever. I'd like to be able to host at very least five people with a plan to scale up if it's user base grows. I've been looking into middleware for hosting online games, but I'm a little overwhelmed with the choices. Would I need middleware for something like this or is it better handled with my own code? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
VRex
There is this: http://www.vrchat.net/
