This section covers:
Methods of visualizing environmental constraints
Environmental details such as materials and sound that can allow for more immersive experiences
Why it’s important
With so much freedom in VR, users tend to do things and explore in ways in which the experiences may not be intended for. In these cases results can vary from quirky glitches to users being frustrated and unable to complete their goals.
In this example, a group of users in an escape room experience, loses one of the main clues for their escape, when a user holding the clue accidentally drops it behind a wall after teleporting.
recorded by Hummy’s VR Comedy of Tales of Escape – Illusion (VR)
Considerations
When designing environments, consider the following:
- What are aspects of the environment that require constraints and what are aspects that don’t and can allow for more user freedom?