📝 viroo-studio-release-3.0.0

Power Meets Simplicity

Functionality

General

• Dashboard & Editor Window Improvements: unified window structure simplifies project management and content creation.
• New tabs: content validation, integrated Identity login, simplified upload and publishing, and a new version info tab with changelogs.
• Scene control: enable or disable scenes directly in the publishing window.
• Direct Content Upload: creators can now upload immersive content to the VIROO Platform directly from Unity, accelerating the creation-to-deployment cycle.
• VIROO Studio Toolbar: a new Unity toolbar with organized widgets for essential tools and components:
  • VIROO Components: basic scene setup made easy.
  • XRI Components: create XR interaction-ready GameObjects.
  • 3D Components: add ready-to-use interactive objects (button, lever, wheel…).
  • VIROO Actions: insert preconfigured interactive GameObjects.
• VIROO Studio now uses URP (Universal Render Pipeline) by default for better visual quality.

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Standalone Support

• Standalone XR Support: VIROO Apps can now be published for Android standalone devices.
• Session Management: users can authenticate, create, and join sessions directly from standalone devices.
• User policies: password and management features adapted to standalone operation.
• Optimized visualization: enhanced rendering and performance for standalone environments.

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Visual Scripting Integration

• VIROO Studio now includes Visual Scripting, empowering creators to build interactions without coding.
• Simplifies the content creation process for non-technical users.
• Industry-grade templates: provide prebuilt immersive structures and best practices for industrial use.
• Distributed as a VIROO Studio extension.

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Networking

• Default persistence set to None in all actions and interactions.
• Added networking latency indicator for better monitoring and debugging.

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XR Environment

• Full adoption of the XR Interaction Toolkit rig as the core interaction framework.
• New locomotion system: added gravity, collision, and VR fly mode.
• Standardized API for accessing Interactors.
• Ability to define starting positions for non-VR users in RoomPlayer scenes.
• Interaction blocking when the VIROO menu is open.

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Interaction

• Added spatial keyboard support.
• Scenes can now load without requiring the VIROO menu.
• Improved scroll speed for smoother mouse interactions.
• ControllerButtonPressInteraction updated to Unity’s new input system.

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Feedback & Examples

• Added URP support to all examples.
• Refreshed demo content and scenes in VIROO Studio.
• New MR example scene compatible with HTC, Meta, and PICO devices.
• New samples in VIROO Lab, including:
  • Controller tooltip showcase.
  • On-screen keyboard example.
  • How-to section for enabling and disabling specific features.
  • Example for ControllerButtonPressInteraction.
  • Improved avatar customization scene.

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Other Improvements

• Better usability, performance, and workflow experience.
• Compatible with Configurable Enter Play Mode in Unity.
• Early support for Single Pass rendering.
• Added mock camera with PostProcess Layer for testing visual effects outside Play Mode.
• Refined Add Component section.
• Included Main scene and required XR Profiles by default.
• Enhanced post-processing documentation and setup for URP.
• Layer Collision Matrix automatically managed via Project Validation.
• Scene change messages now show AvatarName instead of machine name.
• Added event subscriptions for teleport ray visibility changes.

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Fixes
General stability and workflow improvements to ensure a smoother creation and testing experience in VIROO Studio.