Unity throws its support behind Google's new Daydream VR platform

Unity Technologies chief John Riccitiello briefly took the stage at Google’s I/O developer conference today to confirm that the company will be updating its game development toolset to support Google’s new Daydream mobile VR platform.

He went on to note that Unity plans to launch support for OpenGL successor Vulkan next quarter, and went on to suggest mobile VR platforms (like Daydream) are key to expanding the audience for VR experiences.

Daydream, of course, is a new Android-powered mobile VR platform with motion controllers, and Google expects to see the first wave of “Daydream-ready” phones shipping later this year.