Oculus Go OS unlocked and future Godot development?

SamusDrake

Hello all.

Since last year I've given up trying to make working Oculus Go apps with either Unity or Godot as it seemed Oculus themselves had removed essential support for both engines making it impossible to start new projects. This left me burnt out and disheartened and forced to move onto other things.

But while we thought the Oculus Go was destined to become an expensive paper-weight, this week Oculus unlocked the Go's operating system for future "repurposing". This news has me optimistic once again but I'm not sure what it means going forward and if Godot will even be a part of that future. Without an engine such as Unity or Godot to make apps I'm at a loss as to how to even make new projects for the device.

Apparently the Go uses Android 7 as it's OS and I can comfortably make a mobile app with Android Studio and Java, but I don't know what effort it will take to develop a VR app for the Go without Godot. All I know is that the Go is now unlocked.

Any guidence or insight would be greatly appreciated - even if its bleak.

Thank you. Steven.

TwistedTwigleg

Welcome to the forums @SamusDrake!

I haven't used it myself, but this repository may be helpful to take a look at if you are looking to develop in Godot for the Oculus Go: https://github.com/GodotVR/godot_oculus_mobile

SamusDrake

Thank you, TT.

Its been a while but I do recall using version 2.1.0 of that plugin and getting as far as a blackscreen and keep tapping away at the home button to get out of the app.

Its at that point where I'm not sure if that plugin required something from Oculus themselves or I had set up the project wrong somehow.

It might be worth another try now and see how it goes. If I do get it working I'll be sure to make a tutorial for others to follow.

Cheers.