Use Cases

Entertainment beyond streaming

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. The Quest system's theater mode is a great example of this concept in action, offering users an immersive environment to experience media on a large scale with the added convenience of far-field interactions. This mode enables users to fully engage with the content while maintaining a comfortable distance, resulting in a truly cinematic experience.

For more information, see Human Interface Guidelines:

Design foundations

Display

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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Pluto TV

Watch movies, TV shows, news, sports, comedy and more for free on Pluto TV. No passwords, no fees, no problem.

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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.