What you need for this book

Before we get started, there are a few things that you'll need. Grab a snack, a bottle of water, or a cup of coffee. Besides this, you'll need a PC (Windows or Mac) with the Unity 3D game engine installed.

You don't need a superpowerful rig. While Unity can be a beast that can render complex scenes and Oculus has published recommended specifications for PC hardware, you can get by with less. Even a laptop will do for the projects in this book.

To get Unity, go to https://unity3d.com/get-unity/, select the version that you want, click on Download Installer, and continue following the instructions. The free Personal Edition version of Unity is fine.

We can also optionally use the Blender open source project for 3D modeling. ...

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