Ready, set, immersion!

Getting ready for the second coming of VR.

It’s been a long time coming, a really long time in fact — but Virtual Reality has finally arrived. Again. — In 2016, VR hardware and software will be available to the masses in sufficient quality and we can’t wait!

Consider this talk your crash course for the paradigm shift. Forget what you know from your work on traditional HMIs. We’ll discuss underlying technical concepts, user experience and interfaces in VR and give an overview over software as well as hardware solutions to kick–start your first VR projects.

http://gotocon.com/berlin-2015/presentation/Ready,%20Set,%20Immersion!%20%E2%80%94%20Getting%20Ready%20for%20the%20Second%20Coming%20of%20VR

Transcript

1. READY, SET, IMMERSION! Tero Huttunen & Florian Plank Getting ready for the second coming of VR
2. “[Virtual Reality] is going to be more powerful than cocaine.” ! ! (Oliver Demangel)
3. VIRTUAL REALITY
4. VIRTUAL vs. REALITY
5. “ A room within which the computer can control the existence of matter. A chair displayed in such a room would be good enough to sit in. Handcuffs displayed in such a room would be confining, and a bullet displayed in such a room would be fatal. With appropriate programming, such a display could literally be the Wonderland into which Alice walked.” ! ! (Ivan Sutherland, 1965)
6. SENSORS APPLICATION Tracking OUTPUT Rendering
7. USE CASES
8. Entertainment http://www.landsendgame.com/
9. Telepresence http://doraplatform.com/
10. Education http://www.nsbri.org/
11. COMMUNICATION
12. USER VIRTUAL WORLD TECHNOLOGY
13. Infrastructure only matters to creators or once it fails.
14. IMMERSION
15. Presence
16. 1. A stable spatial place 2. Interaction 3. Self–embodiment 4. Social communication
17. 1. A stable spatial place 2. Interaction 3. Self–embodiment 4. Social communication
18. 1. A stable spatial place 2. Interaction 3. Self–embodiment 4. Social communication
19. 1. A stable spatial place 2. Interaction 3. Self–embodiment 4. Social communication
20. Breaking presence
21. PERCEPTION
22. Nothing is what it seems
23. Edgar Mueller — http://metanamorph.com
24. CONTENT
25. Captured vs. Synthetic content
26. Design for empathy
27. https://vimeo.com/140076841 “If someone falls on their face right next to you, it’s not funny.”
28. Be smart, keep it simple and avoid the uncanny valley. http://www.landsendgame.com/
29. Fundamentals
30. Always maintain head tracking
31. Allow for free movement
32. Move with constant speed
33. Provide multiple points of reference
34. Provide depth cues
35. Avoid text, use audio feedback
36. Use a reticle https://www.google.com/design/spec-vr/
37. ISSUES
38. HARDWARE
40. AVAILABILITY
41. Today
42. Samsung GEAR VR Google Cardboard
43. Q1 2016
44. Oculus Rift HTC Vive
45. During 2016
46. PlayStation VR
47. UNDERDOGS
48. Zeiss VR One
49. A WORD ON AUGMENTED REALITY
50. Google Glass Microsoft Hololens
51. PERIPHERALS
54. http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/
55. TECHNICAL DETAILS
56. The specific device doesn’t matter
57. SOFTWARE
58. SDKs
59. Game Engines
61. http://coherent-labs.com/
62. Performance
63. WebVR
64. WHERE DO I START?
65. 1. Learn 3D basics 2. Get a Gear VR 3. Get Unity 3D 4. Make something cool
68. STATE OF THE UNION
69. The technology is still really, really young.
70. All major players agree on the big questions.
71. There’s a lot of white spots on the map.
72. THANKS! Tero Huttunen & Florian Plank (@polarblau) siili.com