As the popularity of virtual reality grows, so does its accessibility.
Third-party engines now provide developers with easy to use VR plug-ins suitable for a multitude of VR applications, and at GDC 2017 Unity's Liz Mercuri showcased how she'd used some of that tech to build her own engine: The Horror Engine.
It's a multiplayer VR engine created entirely from C++ libraries, and in her talk Mercuri shared a glimpse into the technical construction of the engine and offered lessons learned during its creation.
It was an interesting, in-depth technical talk that may help fellow devs get more use out of their own tools and tech. If you missed seeing it at GDC, no worries -- you can now watch Mercuri's talk for free over on the official GDC YouTube channel!
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