Igloo Vikings

Igloo Vikings is an In-house created project, developed in Unity.

It should be pre-installed on all outgoing Igloo Immersive Players as part of our Demo Content offering. It’s also a really good benchmark for how well the Igloo System is performing.

It is also simple to control, with a small amount of learning based interactivity.

Starting Vikings

As part of the demo suit, Vikings will be setup within the Igloo software. Either as an Icon within Igloo Home, or as a session available within ICE.

So to launch the software, it’s as simple as loading the session or selecting the Vikings icon within Igloo Home.

Igloo Vikings Icon

Controlling Vikings

With Vikings being built using the Unity based IglooToolkit, it has the ability to be controlled by all devices that are supported by the Igloo system. Including, but not limited to; Optitrack, VRPN, Xbox, Steam, Igloo Touch, and ICE control Panel.

Forwards direction is maintained by the crosshair on the Igloo output; pointing the crosshair and pressing Up on a controller or joystick will move the player towards the direction of the crosshair.

If moving up or down in the world is required, positioning the crosshair at the floor or ceiling and then pressing forward will cause the Igloo to float up or down respectively.

Interaction

Throught the level are pickups that can be interacted with by flying into the teal area beneath them. They are ‘learning objectives’ which are tracked via a [Disconnected] LMS system, that demonstrate the history of the Vikings. With credit to BBC Bitesize.