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A Study on the Comparison of the Virtual Reality Development Environment in Unity and Unreal Engine 4

유니티와 언리얼 엔진 4 에서의 가상현실 개발환경에 관한 비교연구

  • Yunsik, Cho (Department of Information and Computer Engineering, Graduate School, Hansung University) ;
  • Jinmo, Kim (Division of Computer Engineering, Hansung University)
  • 조윤식 (한성대학교 일반대학원 정보컴퓨터공학과) ;
  • 김진모 (한성대학교 컴퓨터공학부)
  • Received : 2022.10.19
  • Accepted : 2022.11.28
  • Published : 2022.12.01
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Abstract

Game engines have the advantage of enabling efficient content production, such as reducing development time, with minimal visual quality guarantees and support for multi-platforms. Recently, game engines have provided various functions that can easily, quickly, and effectively produce immersive content using virtual reality (VR) HMD. Therefore, this study conducts a comparative study on the development environment in VR content production using Oculus Quest 2 HMD, focusing on Unity and Unreal game engines, which are widely used in the content production industry, including games. First, we compare the basic setup process of building a development environment using Oculus Quest 2 HMD and a dedicated controller based on a VR template project that includes the minimum functions and settings provided by each engine. Next, we present a simple experience environment that can interact in a virtual environment and compare the development environment to use a dedicated controller and the process of building a development environment that directly utilizes hands through the hand tracking function provided by Oculus Quest 2. Through this process, we will understand the basic process of building a VR development environment, and at the same time, we will check the characteristics and differences of the engine and use it as a research that can be applied to various immersive content production.

게임엔전은 실감형 콘텐츠를 제작하는 데 있어서 최소한의 시각적 품질 보증과 함께 멀티 플랫폼 등의 지원으로 개발시간 단축 등 효율적인 콘텐츠제작이 가능하다는 이점이 있다. 최근 게임엔진은 가상현실 HMD(Head Mounted Display)를 활용하는 실감형 콘텐츠를 쉽고 빠르며 효과적으로 제작할 수 있는 다양한 기능들을 제공하고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구는 게임을 비롯하여 콘텐츠제작 산업 분야에서 많이 활용되는 유니티와 언리얼 게임엔진을 중심으로 오큘러스 퀘스트 2 HMD를 활용한 가상현실 콘텐츠제작에서의 개발환경에 관한 비교연구를 수행한다. 먼저 각 엔진이 제공하는 최소한의 기능과 설정이 포함된 가상현실 템플릿 프로젝트를 기반으로 오큘러스 퀘스트 2 HMD와 전용 컨트롤러를 활요하여 개발환경을 구축하는 기본 설정 과정을 비교한다. 다음으로 가상환경에서 상호작용할 수 있는 간단한 체험환경을 제시하고 전용 컨트롤러를 활용하기 위한 개발환경과 오큘러스 퀘스트 2에서 제공하는 손 추적기능을 통해 실제 손을 직접 활용하는 개발환경 구축과정을 엔진별로 비교한다. 이러한 과정을 통해 가상현실 개발환경을 구축하는 기본적인 처리 과정을 이해함과 동시에 엔진이 가지는 특징과 차이를 확인하여 다양한 실감형 콘텐츠제작에 응용할 수 있는 연구로 활용하고자 한다.

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Acknowledgement

이 논문은 정부(과학기술정보통신부)의 재원으로 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(No. NRF-2020R1F1A1063442, 조윤식, Yunsik Cho). 또한, 본 연구는 한성대학교 학술연구비지원과제임 (김진모, Jinmo Kim).

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