Google have announced that developers itching to get started on building Android VR games using the Unity game engine can do so right now using a Daydream plugin.

Unity is the most popular game engine for mobile game development, so it makes sense that the company would be on board from the beginning of Google’s new push into the immersive technology space. Today, it was confirmed that, along with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, Unity developers can build for Daydream, Google’s new platform for Android VR development, and they can do it right now.

Initially, Unity support for Daydream will be available via a plugin, with native support arriving some time in the Summer. The engine will of course allow developers to access the powerful yet lightweight Vulkan graphics API, the impressive virtual reality results of which you can see below in Epic’s recently released tech demo video.

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Paul James
Based in the UK, Paul has been immersed in interactive entertainment for the best part of 27 years and has followed advances in gaming with a passionate fervour. His obsession with graphical fidelity over the years has had him branded a ‘graphics whore’ (which he views as the highest compliment) more than once and he holds a particular candle for the dream of the ultimate immersive gaming experience. Having followed and been disappointed by the original VR explosion of the 90s, he then founded RiftVR.com to follow the new and exciting prospect of the rebirth of VR in products like the Oculus Rift. Paul joined forces with Ben to help build the new Road to VR in preparation for what he sees as VR’s coming of age over the next few years.
  • indiemutt

    I was so confused by the article being Unity specific and then the video being UE4 specific. But the news that both engines are getting involved with it is verrry interesting.