Does Daydream support hybrid VR/non-VR games?

Hey all,

We're building an Android game that supports both touchscreen and mobile VR modes. Ideally we'd like both modes to be enabled by the same apk. So the player can start in touchscreen-mode, decide to switch to VR, at which point s/he would be asked to put on the headset - and vice-versa.

Sadly, this doesnt seem be possible with Gear VR at the moment. But it's possible with Cardboard and on stationary VR. Does anyone know if it will be possible under Daydream as well? It seems like such a simple thing, and it's disappointing to see that Samsung has decided to make it (currently) impossible...

/W

 

Thanks, that's so cool! Actually, it even says so on the Daydream Unity package page - should have looked first.

 

One question though @ScottF - right now, your "Virtual Reality Supported" checkbox seems to imply that the game will start in VR mode. That should be a separate button however! The first time I get to toggle VR/Stereo mode, Unity will already have displayed my game logo in either Mono or Stereo mode, so that's too late. I suggest another checkbox...

 

I see, you mean VRSettings.supportedDevices. But again, how do I set this at build time in the Android player settings?

EDIT: ok, as of Unity 5.4 the list of supported VR devices can be edited under Player settings - problem solved.

 

Hi @ScottF I read your suggestion to "load the daydream device through code at the appropriate time for your app" as reply to @WendelinReich Question, could you explain how? because right now I'm trying to Switch to VR/Stereo Mode in my application through code and I still didn't success.

 

I am having issues with that as well. Can anyone link to a project that is actually successfully switching between VR/nonVR? Or point to a step by step manual?

 

I solved it for my purpose. @omriherman if you are still looking for a code example, check out this Stackoverflow thread: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/41486921/daydream-hybrid-nonvr-vr-app-does-not-switch-vr-mode

 

I followed what is here https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/VR.VRSettings.LoadDeviceByName.html but that was not working in GVR SDK 1.10. After I upgraded to GVR SDK 1.20, everything works fine.