PSVR used as a University learning tool

rFranks

Hi there,

I work for the University of Wollongong as a 3d generalist creating learning resources for academics and their students and we've created a rough VR demo to be pitched to the academics on campus using the Vive ( http://www.uow.edu.au/cedir/deploy/animations/ue4/LTC_VR_Showcase.mp4 ) but we're thinking the Vive along with a PC is going to be a bit expensive, so we're thinking the PSVR road might be the go.

So before we commit too far, we were wondering what Playstation development was like compared to the Vive?

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1) For the Vive you just export out a .exe but is it that easy for the Playstation, ie can we connect it to a pc and export from UE4 straight to the playstaion hard drive (forgive my ignorance I've only ever had a PS1 ) ? Or is they're a more convoluted way of producing for the Playstation (like App development for Apple? ie you have to apply and download their software etc)

2) Is there much editing that a UE4 project needs if it was designed for the Vive but is now needed for a Playstation?

Thanks in advance.

poopipe

You need a devkit to run new code, to get one of those you have to ask Sony,  to then get ue4 PS4 working you have to register with epic as a PlayStation developer.

It will not be cheap because the hardware is expensive 


Personally, I'd develop on oculus rather than vive if I was targeting PS4 ,  get it all working and then move to PS4 later if it seems like a sensible idea. 

Re.  The differences... 
I've developed for all 3 on ue4 but not since 4.13 so things might have changed. 

You can do seated vr with a vive but it's not an entirely natural fit and you have to make a couple of fudges in blueprints (nothing major) The oculus is much closer to psvr in terms of behaviour (its also a lot lighter and easier to take on and off than a vive which is a big thing if you're developing)