These are the supporting slides from my talk at UX Australia 2017. The talk focuses on some of the challenges that experience designers now face in designing for social VR and the responsibilities of designing content which encourages positive social behaviours using immersive technologies.

1. No Pressure. . .
We just want you to design reality.
Greg Saxton
@pseudophonic

2. Photo Credit
Photo Credit: https://infinitefreetime.com

3. We shape our tools
and, thereafter, our
tools shape us. ”
— John Culkin (1967)
American Academic
“

4. The Block Chain &
Crypto Currencies,
Autonomous Vehicles,
Chatbots & IoT,
Robots & AI
Immersive Technologies
(Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality).
CRISPR Genome Editing
Commercial Space Craft
Drones & Flying Cars
HyperLoops
Quantum Computing. . .
Hyper-Change

5. What we need is not more
technology driven
experiences but experience
driven technology.
“
— Monika Bielskyte
Founder: ALLFUTUREEVERYTHING
”

6. The Invasion of personal
space or being surrounded
Teleport stalking
Disturbing Sounds like Heavy
breathing behind your ear
Inappropriate Gestures
and Touching
Trolling*
Sexual and Age
Inappropriate Behaviour*
Virtual Criminality*
Harassment
Anti-Social Challenges

7. Increased empathy for people
with Disabilities,
Bridge the gap with Foreign
Language & Literacy
Constraints
Raise Self Awareness &
Emotional Intelligence
We can Engender Racial
Sensitivity and Respect for
the Environment
Further Increasing peoples
Intellect and Willingness to
Help Others.
Developing confidence and
overcome phobias
Social Empowerment

8. The Future is not a place
where we are going to go. . .
It’s a place that you get to
create.
“
— Nancy Duarte
American Writer
”

9. Thank You!

10. EXTRAS

11. Body Language including:
Stance and body position
Facial Expressions
Hand Language and Point
Gestures in communication
Attentiveness
Voice Modulation expressing
excitement, sadness, energy
etc
Social Etiquette
Personal Space
Staring & Eye Gaze when
talking
Acknowledgement -
Nodding etc
Non Verbal Communication

12. www.suzanimator.com
www.blog.google/products/google-vr/daydream-
labs-positive-social/
Experiments in discouraging
Anti-Social Behaviour