recording of Tilt Brush
Bumping the ends of the controllers together switches the controls from one hand to the other.
Tag: Google
Restricting close interactions
Recorded by Google Developers
In a game of poker, when a user leaves the table to interact or steal from the other users, they instantly disappear and see only in black and white until they return to their seat at the table.
For More Info
See the full talk by Robbie and others from Google’s Daydream design team to learn more insights about their design process.
Simulated eyes
recorded by Google Developers
Including simple simulated humanistic features, such as eyes that look around and blink, can easily make an avatar a lot more real and easier to connect with in a social context.
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See the full talk by Robbie and others from Google’s Daydream design team to learn more insights about their design process.
Encouraging friendly interactions
recorded by Google Developers
Using positive feedback to amplify and encourage certain social interactions making them more delightful.
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See the full talk by Robbie and others from Google’s Daydream design team to learn more insights about their design process.
Parallax hover effect
recorded by Google Developers
A parallax hover effect for Google’s material design in VR.
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See the full talk by Michael and others from Google’s Daydream design team to learn more insights about their design process.
Cone drag
recorded by GDC of Google Earth VR
When using the locomotion method of pulling or dragging an avatar through space, cone dragging is a correction trick that moves users vertically in space based on where they’re pulling themselves towards, in order to avoid running into buildings or mountains.
Strengths:
Fast, efficient, and natural for covering great distances
Avoids running into buildings, mountains or other obstacles
Quick to learn for new users
Weaknesses
It can cause simulation sickness, which is why in this case it was used with a minimized field of view during movement
For More Info
See the full talk by Google’s Adam Glazier, Nadav Ashkenazi, and Per Karlsson on the UX design behind Google Earth VR at the 2017 VRDC session.
Scaled flying
recorded by GDC of Google Earth VR
A method of flying where the user’s virtual size is constantly being scaled based on where the floor is beneath them. This allows users to feel constantly grounded so they can walk around via room-scale locomotion whenever they want.
Strengths:
Works very naturally and seamlessly with room-scale locomotion
Because it can be paired with room-scale locomotion, it’s perfect exploration in small and large increments
Because users are grounded this minimizes the risks of acrophobia
Maintains the most immersion and context unlike other methods of locomotion like teleportation
Weaknesses
Just like most methods of artificial locomotion, it can cause simulation sickness, which is why in this case it was used with a minimized field of view during movement
Requires the constant scaling of the user virtually which makes it not suitable for all contexts
For More Info
See the full talk by Google’s Adam Glazier, Nadav Ashkenazi, and Per Karlsson on the UX design behind Google Earth VR at the 2017 VRDC session.