Beginner's Mind

In this talk I cover how applying a Beginner's Mind to my work has lead me to VR and three unique concepts I've learned on the way: Presence, Agency, and Comfort.

Transcript

1. Hola.
2. I have an accent.
3. Beginner's Mind
4. An attitude of openness & lack of preconceptions when studying a subject.
13. France, 1896
14. France, 1896
16. "[the film] had a particularly lasting impact; yes, it caused fear, terror, even panic." — Der Spiegel
19. #MakeDonaldDrumpfAgain
20. 1896 = 2016
21. How do you design for VR?
27. Presence Agency Comfort
28. Presence Agency Comfort
30. Who What Where Presence
31. Avatars Interactions Environments Presence
32. Avatars Interactions Environments Presence
33. Direct Representation
36. Avatars
37. Avatars Interactions Environments Presence
42. Avatars Interactions Environments Presence
43. Where am I?
44. Where is the UI coming from?
45. Where does it sit in the world?
46. Why does it behave this way?
47. Presence Agency Comfort
48. Presence Agency Comfort
50. Presence Agency Comfort
53. Motion sickness is real.
55. Paginate Horizontally Keep UI in FOV Curve UI Around Viewer Keep Buttons Still Keep Depth Subtle Keep UI Distant
56. Presence Agency Comfort
57. What worked once may not work again.
58. @gabrielvaldivia