Can I package a game for VR users without the headset?

anonymous_user_9ef91a18 · June 17, 2016, 11:15am

I’ve ordered the Occulus Rift but it will only arrive in August, however, a client is ‘demanding’ a packaged game with the VR game mode option, is there a way that I can transform my project to a VR without me having a headset?

anonymous_user_e1600e71 · June 17, 2016, 11:28am

What do you mean by "transform my project to a VR " ?

anonymous_user_9ef91a18 · June 17, 2016, 11:30am

I seriously don’t know what is evolved because I’ve never developed anything for VR. The question is, do I need to do something to the project to be played in VR?

anonymous_user_e1600e71 · June 17, 2016, 11:32am

No. You actually enable the VR at runtime (at least from what I know). Also, if you try to enable the VR while there are no VR Headset plugged in, UE4 will just ignore it.

anonymous_user_9ef91a18 · June 17, 2016, 11:36am

But can the client still play the game in VR?

anonymous_user_e1600e71 · June 17, 2016, 11:48am

If you just want to play a VR game without VR headset, yes you can. You will have a classic window instead of the mirrored one.

anonymous_user_a08c0bf2 · June 17, 2016, 1:58pm

AnderLages,

You are able to package a VR game without having the headset. If you want to test the VR capability on your phone, look in the Developer settings and see whether or not there is an option to turn VR mode on. I know certain phones have it however I’m not too sure if they all do.

Here is some documentation that may be helpful to you:

[Oculus Rift Quick Start][1]
[Oculus Rift Best Practices][2]

Good luck!

https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Platforms/Oculus/QuickStart/
[2]: https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Platforms/Oculus/BestPractices/

anonymous_user_9ef91a18 · June 17, 2016, 3:56pm

Thanks a lot guys! It worked!

anonymous_user_e1600e71 · June 20, 2016, 8:41am

Gratz! I know how hard it’s to get into Unreal Engine basic things cause I’m in your situation too. Keep going