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April 16, 2014

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!

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    LiamDM
    Participant
    April 20, 2014
    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?
    Liam DM Software Engineer LiamDM@SHELL ~ $ sudo apt-get install GoodCodingPractice ERROR: This package is not compatible with your system
    VRexAuthor
    Up and Coming
    April 20, 2014
    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.
    Jesse Kirberger
    Jose
    Inspiring
    April 21, 2014
    Maybe have a look at Photon Unity Networking? https://www.exitgames.com/en/PUN
    LiamDM
    Participant
    April 22, 2014
    See this post:
    viewtopic.php?f=40&t=7922

    Among others.
    Liam DM Software Engineer LiamDM@SHELL ~ $ sudo apt-get install GoodCodingPractice ERROR: This package is not compatible with your system
    sh0v0r
    sh0v0r
    Up and Coming
    April 22, 2014
    "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


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