5 Must Know Design Strategies for Better VR Games

1. XEODesign5 Design Strategies for Better VR Games Casual Connect August 12, 2015

2. The Magic Circle Has Always Been VirtualXEODesign ®

3. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved Nicole Lazzaro Expert on Games and Engagement Fun & Emotion Consultant • Game Developer / Designer • Psychology of Emotion • Programmer/Filmmaker • Design Innovation • Analyst Making Games Fun @NicoleLazzar o

7. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved The 4 Keys to FunXEODesign’s predictive actionable groundbreaking model on what makes games fun, carefully dissected players favorite moments to unlock the secret of how games create engagement. Putting Emotion into Play The 4 Keys allows interaction designers the ability to target specific emotions in players and keep them playing. This increases retention, engagement, and social sharing, Leading Model for Gamification The 4 Keys is a proven predictive model for how player action crates what’s fun about games. 100,000 Downloads Leading developers around the world have downloaded the 4 Keys. It part of virtually every game design curriculum. How Games Create Engagement Captures the essence of how games use emotion from action to increase user engagement. “Every designer should learn to read this language.” Will Wright, Creator of The Sims Free download 4K2F.com

9. LUX: a game about forgivenessXEODesign ®

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11. Imagine a virtual world where you the creator have complete control, where the player literally enters the realm of your imagination and you have direct access to their emotions. XEODesign ®

12. Today’s VR headsets stand at intersection of movie like immersion and the compelling interactive agency of games. VR is an empathy machine. XEODesign ® Can VR Become More Emotional than Movies & Games? Rabbids VR Ride, Ubisoft

13. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved We BelieveVR delivers more emotion than movies or traditional games Immersion Interaction Traditional Games Movies VR Mass Effect Bio Shock Halo Inception Schindler’ s List Birth of a Nation

14. XEODesign ® Based on XEODesign’s year of VR development and research it’s emotion that unlocks VR’s unprecedented levels of immersion and presence not 3D art. Hololens IPD = 66, Microsoft

15. XEODesign ® Most people assume that the language of cinema and traditional game tropes port well into VR. However, nothing could be further than the truth. VR Killer App: Middle Seat

16. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved 70% Early Design Locks in CostsMuch of the success potential of a VR experience is also set in early design before the experience is playable. Project Costs (DARPA Study) Early Design

17. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved Platform 36 VR Design Strategies Today we cover 5 Strategies unique to improving VR games Focus AudienceAudience Comfort Feedback Controls Fun UI/UX Emotion PX Balance Social 1 2 3 5 4

18. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved #1 AudienceMatch player expectations and what current VR hardware delivers AudienceAudience 1 VR Traditional Hard Core Game Genres Casual Games $500 HMD $20 Cardboard

19. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved Controls FunPlatform 36 VR Design Strategies Today we cover 5 Strategies unique to improving VR games Focus AudienceAudience Comfort Feedback Emotion UI/UX PX Balance Social 1 2

20. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved #2 ComfortAvoid triggering disgust and phobias. Fast Motion Precise Targeting Fast Turn Around a Point Stairs Comfort Traditional Hard Core Game Mechanics Running 40 MPH

21. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved #2 Not ComfortAvoid triggering disgust and phobias. “I never want to do this again! It’s way more involved, more expensive and makes you feel horrible.” Hard Core Game Player ripping goggles off his face while playing Sky Rim in VR

26. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved FunPlatform 36 VR Design Strategies Today we cover 5 Strategies unique to improving VR games Focus Audience Comfort Feedback Controls Emotion UI/UX PX Balance Social 1 2 3 Audience

29. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved Platform 36 VR Design Strategies Today we cover 5 Strategies unique to improving VR games Focus AudienceAudience Comfort Feedback Controls Emotion Fun UI/UX PX Balance Social 1 2 3 4

40. In VR Whisper Don’t Yell Follow The White R

43. #5 EmotionIn VR Whisper Don’t Yell Emotion Follow The White R

46. XEODesign© 2015 XEODesign, Inc. All Rights Reserved 5 VR Design Strategies 1. Audience: Match player expectations & VR hardware 2. Comfort: Avoid triggering disgust and phobias 3. Controls: Provide direct controls native to VR 4. Fun: Focus game mechanics on VR immersion 5. Emotion: In VR Whisper Don’t Yell 6.