swordlegend/workshop-multiplayer-demo

Local multiplayer experience with streaming (in-out) & spatial chat

Spatial Chatter: Engaging Local Multiplayer Communication for Unforgettable Virtual Experiences

This repository will help you get started building a multiplayer experience with the Dolby.io Spatial Chat plugin for Unity.

Overview

Get started building directly from this template repository by following this written tutorial.

Requirements

• Apple MacOS x64/arm64 or Microsoft Windows 10+ x64.
• A Dolby.io account. If you do not have an account, you can sign up for a free account.
• The client access token copied from the Dolby.io dashboard. To create the token, log into the Dolby.io dashboard, create an application, and navigate to the API keys section.
• Install git-lfs command line tool on your computer if you wish to install directly using the GitHub link.

Getting Started

With the project downloaded, navigate to Unity Hub, select Open, and browse to the project's directory on your local machine. Ensure the project is unzipped before opening it on the game engine. The editor version used for this project is 2021.3.10f1; our SDK works with any Unity version as long as Visual Scripting is installed. Bolt Visual Scripting will continue to support projects on Unity 2018, 2019, and 2020 LTS versions. A good way to check if it is integrated into your project, go to Window > Package Manager and search Visual Scripting in the packages from your project. Otherwise, at the top of the Package Manager window, there will be a "+" button; you will select "Add package by name..." and enter "com.unity.visualscripting". This is also where we will add Dolby.io's spatial chat plugin. In the same "+" button, select instead "Add package from git URL..." and paste this: https://github.com/DolbyIO/comms-sdk-unity

After it finishes loading, it will show up as DolbyIO Communications version 1.1.1. This is the same location where you could update the plugin in the future as you follow along with future guides from this SDK. 

Report a Bug

In the case any bugs occur, report it using Github issues, and we will see to it.

Forking

We welcome your interest in trying to experiment with our repos.

Feedback

If there are any suggestions or if you would like to deliver any positive notes, feel free to open an issue and let us know!

Learn More

For a deeper dive, we welcome you to review the following:

• Spatial Chat Plugin Overview
• Getting Started - Visual Scripting
• Talk - Beyond Loudness: Spatial Chat and The Future of Gaming Communication
• Introduction to Virtual Worlds: How to Get Started with Unity
• Stream The World: A Guide to Start Streaming Your Game

About Dolby.io

Using decades of Dolby's research in sight and sound technology, Dolby.io provides APIs to integrate real-time streaming, voice & video communications, and file-based media processing into your applications. Sign up for a free account to get started building the next generation of immersive, interactive, and social apps.