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META HORIZON WORLDS
LEARN TO CREATE
INTRO TO CREATION
INTRO TO HAND TOOLS
INTRO TO GIZMOS
INTRO TO SCRIPTING
PUBLISHING
LOCAL SCRIPTING
EVENTS
MOTION
ACTIONS
RESOURCES
BROWSE TUTORIALS
INTRO TO CREATION
WELCOME TO HORIZON
WELCOME
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Welcome to Creation in Horizon. Everything you see in Horizon was built using these tools and often by users just like you.
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COMMUNITY GROUP
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The Horizon community page is found on Facebook and is incredibly useful. It is a great way to meet people, get help, see new worlds and get connected with the Facebook Horizon community.
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COMMUNICATION
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You can click on the name tag above a user to open their profile and add them as a friend. Once they accept, you can send them messages from your Oculus home menu, and even from the Oculus app on your phone.
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OCULUS PARTY SYSTEM
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Oculus Party calls allow you to travel between worlds in groups while in Horizon. You can talk to people in your party when they are in different worlds or even separate Oculus Apps.
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CAPTURE AND SHARE
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To Access the selfie stick you can use the three bar icon on your wrist, or the recessed button on your left controller.
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CREATING YOUR FIRST WORLD
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You can use the three bar icon on your wrist, or the recessed button on your left controller to access the menu.
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BUILD MODE
WELCOME TO BUILD MODE
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In this series you’ll be learning how to navigate build mode and interact with objects.
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ENTERING BUILD MODE
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To enter build mode, while in the editable version of your world, pull down on your right thumbstick towards the person icon.
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GRAB AND MOVE OBJECTS
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A yellow highlight box will appear around the edges of the shape when the pointer of your hand is inside of the object. Then, to grab an object, press and hold down your index finger, we can now re-position the object.
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RETURN TO PREVIEW MODE
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Pressing upwards one time on the left thumbstick while in build mode will return you to preview mode, by teleporting you to the world's spawn point.
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MOVING IN BUILD MODE
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Enter Build Mode and learn how to manipulate your VR world by giving objects their size, location, style, and sound.
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SCALE OF OBJECT
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Scaling an object changes the size uniformly. To scale an object, grab it with both index fingers.
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MOVE AN OBJECT
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When you put your pointer in an object you will see sets of red, green and blue arrows appear. Hovering your pointer in an arrow will expand to show three object handles.
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STRETCH AN OBJECT
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When you put your pointer in an object you will see sets of red, green and blue arrows appear. Hovering your pointer in an arrow will expand to show object handles.
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ROTATE AN OBJECT
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When you put your pointer in an object you will see sets of red, green and blue arrows appear. Hovering your pointer in an arrow will expand to show object handles.
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OPENING THE BUILD MENU
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From build mode, you can open your build menu by pressing the recessed menu button on your left controller. If you point your laser pointer at the header of this or any menu.
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SHAPES OVERVIEW
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Under the build tab, is shapes. With your laser pointed at the menu, you can scroll through the primitive shapes with your thumbstick. You can pull the shapes out of the menu with your laser pointer by holding down your index finger.
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GIZMOS OVERVIEW
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Under the build tab, is gizmos. Pointing at the menu with your laser pointer you can scroll through available gizmos with the thumbstick.
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SOUNDS OVERVIEW
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Under the build tab, is sounds, where you can select from three categories. Effects, background and music.
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STYLE OVERVIEW
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Under the style tab are the tools to add paint and texture to objects. Pointing at the menu with your laser pointer you can scroll down on the page with the thumbstick.
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BUILD MODE SETTINGS
WELCOME TO BUILD MODE SETTINGS
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In this series you’ll be learning how to adjust world settings, create a thumbnail for your world, learn about capacity settings and how to adjust your comfort controls.
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WORLD SETTINGS
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In build mode at the bottom of the menu is the world tab. This is an important page where you can access publish, player settings and capacity tabs.
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WORLD NAME
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To change the world’s name, go to the world settings tab and click into the name field. A keyboard will appear for you to type in your desired name.
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CREATING A THUMBNAIL
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To create a world thumbnail, start in preview mode within your world. You can use the three bar icon on your wrist, or the recessed button on your left controller to access the menu.
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CAPACITY SETTINGS
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Found in the world’s tab. Capacity settings show you how complex your world is in four major categories.
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DEBUG PANEL
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The script tab is located to the right of the world tab on the build menu. It is the control console where debugging happens.
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CHANGE DOMINANT HAND
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On the far right of the build menu is the gear icon for the settings tab. From here you can change your dominant hand.
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COMFORT ASSISTANCE
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Found in the settings tab, under comfort you can adjust the dark vignette in your peripherals that appears while you're moving in build mode.
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PREVIEW MODE SETTINGS
WELCOME TO PREVIEW MODE
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In this series you'll be learning how to add editors and testers, duplicate and import worlds, and create open and closed sessions.
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COLLABORATORS AND TESTERS
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Collaboration is a very important part of creating worlds in Horizon. While in the create tab, press the “i” icon on your world.
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DUPLICATING AND IMPORTING WORLD
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While on the create tab select the “i” icon for a world you are not currently in. Then select the three dot icon to bring up a menu allowing you to duplicate, import, or delete the world.
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PUBLIC PAGE
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You'll have access to the world page after publishing your world. This is what others see when they search for your world.
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NEW AND PRIVATE SESSIONS
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You can choose to play in a public or private session.
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THANK YOU
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Thank you so much for joining us in this tutorial series, the next series will focus on build mode hand tools.
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