VR Speaker

VR Speaker Presentation: Ink Stories

VR Game:

• 1979 Revolutionary Game:

Interactive/Gestural agency

You will be asked questions

To answer them, nod yes/no

You can youse connect (Xbox?) to do animation/motion capture for avatars

Goals for VR Experiences

• Immersive VR perceptually surrounds the user, increasing his/her sense of presence or actually being within it
• Interactive VR gives participants agency within the immersive world–so they can make valuable choices that have an impact on the world and the others within it. Creating a deeper connection between participants and the story.

Fail states without death → received lots of criticism

• 4D multi sensory & location based:
  • Textured floors
  • Vibration platform
  • Foam particle machine
  • Air vortex cannon
  • Heat lamps
  • Sensory scent machine
  • Realtime prop tracking:
  • Balls, fire extinguisher
  • Planks, walls, varied props
  • Live actor performance
  • Perimeter nets
  • 32-channel open-air sound system

• Blindfold
  • 7 stories simultaneously unfolding in real time
  • Controller becomes a virtual phone (text/zoom into apartments/play videos)
  • Story replay-ability
  • (3) 20 min episodes
  • Synopsis: peer into private lives of 8 diverse New Yorkers from fire escape to discover suspicion & deception–all unfolding in real time
• VR as a medium is only 3 years old!
• VR projects: 1979 Revolutionary, BlindFold, Fire Escape
• AR = Augmented Reality becoming the next biggest thing