VR Comfort Settings Checklist & Glossary for Developers and Players Alike
For those who have been playing or developing VR content for years, it might seem ‘obvious’ what kind of settings are expected to be included for player comfort. Yet for…
Major ‘ShapesXR’ Update Streamlines Collaborative XR Prototyping, Releases Web Editor for PC Users
Spatial design and prototyping app ShapesXR (2021) just launched its 2.0 update which better streamlines cross-platform support, letting team members more easily edit and collaborate in both mixed or virtual…
This Open World VR Game is Still Ahead of Its Time – Inside XR Design
Our series Inside XR Design examines specific examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at the clever design of Stormland’s weapons, locomotion, and open-world. Editor’s Note: Now that we’ve rebooted our…
What Any VR Game Can Learn From the ‘Electronauts’ Interface – Inside XR Design
Our series Inside XR Design examines specific examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at the interface of Electronauts to find out what makes it so excellently usable. Editor’s…
Why “Embodiment” is More Important Than “Immersion” – Inside XR Design
Our series Inside XR Design examines specific examples of great XR design. Today we’re looking at the game Synapse and exploring the concept of embodiment and what makes it important to…
These Details Make ‘Half-Life: Alyx’ Unlike Any Other VR Game – Inside XR Design
In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the details of Half-Life: Alyx and how they add an immersive layer to the game…
These Clever Tools Make VR Way More Immersive – Inside XR Design
In Inside XR Design we examine specific examples of great VR design. Today we’re looking at the clever design of Red Matter 2’s ‘grabber tools’ and the many ways that they…
Designing Mixed Reality Apps That Adapt to Different Spaces
Laser Dance is an upcoming mixed reality game that seeks to use Quest’s passthrough capability as more than just a background. In this Guest Article, developer Thomas Van Bouwel explains his…
Crafting Memorable VR Experiences – The Interaction Design of ‘Fujii’
Creating a VR that truly immerses the user is no easy feat. To pull this off correctly requires a careful blend of graphics, animations, audio, and haptics that work together…
Collaborative Spatial Design App ‘ShapesXR’ Raises $8.6M, Expanding to Apple Vision Pro & Other Headsets
ShapesXR is a collaborative spatial design app built to make it easy to prototype spatial interfaces, interactions, and environments. The company announced today it has raised an $8.6 million seed…
‘Horizon Call of the Mountain’ Behind-the-scenes – Insights & Artwork from Guerrilla & Firesprite
It’s a rare treat when we get a VR game with the scope and scale of Horizon Call of the Mountain, let alone to see a much-loved IP reimagined specifically for…
A Concise Beginner’s Guide to Apple Vision Pro Design & Development
Apple Vision Pro has brought new ideas to the table about how XR apps should be designed, controlled, and built. In this Guest Article, Sterling Crispin offers up a concise…