Unity 2020 Virtual Reality Projects: Learn VR development by building immersive applications and games with Unity 2019.4 and later versions

Virtual reality has moved from experimental curiosity to a practical medium for games, training, art, and product visualization. Unity 2020 Virtual Reality Projects, Third Edition, gives you the technical foundation and project-based experience needed to create your own immersive applications. Jonathan Linowes uses Unity 2019.4 and later to show how VR experiences are planned, built, tested, and refined.

From Core Concepts to Playable Projects

The early chapters establish what makes VR unique — stereoscopic viewing, head and hand tracking, and the differences between desktop and mobile headsets. You will then set up Unity from scratch, build a simple 3D diorama, and learn how prefabs, materials, and imported assets fit together.

Modern XR Toolkits and Platform Setup 🕶️

This third edition focuses on current Unity XR systems. You will configure XR Plugin Management and the XR Interaction Toolkit, then work through dedicated builds for SteamVR, Oculus Rift, Windows Mixed Reality, Oculus Quest, and Google Cardboard. Each platform receives clear setup instructions and optimization tips.

Hands-On Interaction Systems

Interaction is where VR projects come alive. Through guided exercises, you will build a gaze-based navigation system, create a look-to-kill zombie target with particles and AI, and design a balloon-popping game that responds to hand triggers, grabs, and throws. These projects introduce real C# scripting and the Interactor/Interactable architecture.

Who This Book Serves

If you are a developer, hobbyist, or technical artist who wants to move from reading about VR to shipping actual experiences, this ebook provides a structured, example-driven path. Some familiarity with programming is helpful, but the book includes enough context to support newcomers to Unity and C#.

Why Digital Delights Recommends It

This is not a collection of disconnected tutorials. Each chapter builds on earlier work, and the projects cover a wide range of VR mechanics you can reuse in your own games and simulations. The ebook format makes it easy to keep the instructions open while you work inside Unity.