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Samsung to conduct a free workshop for developers interested in making apps for Gear VR on May 20

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Last updated: November 10th, 2015 at 11:08 UTC+01:00

Samsung needs support from developers in order to make the Gear VR a robust virtual reality platform, it has already teamed up with various media outlets to create VR content for the headset. In order to introduce new developers to the headset Samsung will be conducting a free workshop in Mountain View California on May 20 for those developers who are interested in making apps for Gear VR.

The workshop will take place at the Samsung Developer Connection offices from 12 pm to 2:30 pm PST. It's aimed at developers who already have experience in making apps for Android and/or apps made with the Unity game engine but they've never made an app before for the Gear VR. Attendees will create basic components required of a Gear VR app at the workshop and will also learn about Oculus recommendations and requirements, how to optimize their projects to run on mobile and some best practices such as how to design for a better user experience. By the end of the workshop the attendees will have created a splash screen and connected it to a main scene, attendees will also receive instructions on how to complete a 360 degree image viewer.

Attendees will have to bring a laptop with Android development environment up and running as well as Unity and Oculus SDK, they will be provided with a Gear VR and Galaxy Note 4 for use during the workshop.
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