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Making Great VR:
Lessons Learned from
Jesse Schell
Oculus Connect 2015
@jesseschell
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
• Didn’t work in the 90’s…
• It’ll just be a fad, like 3DTV.
• Motion sickness is unsolvable.
• What’s the point? Game
consoles are good enough.
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Lesson 1:
Motion Sickness
Can Be Eliminated
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
1. Keep Framerate > 60 fps
2. Avoid Virtual Camera Motion
3. Don’t Accelerate / Decelerate
4. Keep the Horizon Level
To Avoid
Motion Sickness…
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Lesson 2:
Design for the Medium
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
PRESENCE
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Lesson 3:
Immersion > Gameplay
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Four Common
Immersion Breakers
1. Shallow Object Interactions
2. Unrealistic Audio
3. Proprioceptive Disconnect
4. Unnatural Interfaces
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Lesson 4:
Looking Around Takes
Getting Used To
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Lesson 5:
Different Hardware
Enables Different
Experiences
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Lesson 6:
Iterate… a lot
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Making Great VR: Lessons Learned from I Expect You To Die
Thanks!
Slides: jesseschell.com
Email: jesse@schellgames.com
Twitter: @jesseschell
Article: Gamasutra.com

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