Interactions and embodiment in Virtual Reality – Part 1
I’m planning on creating a few posts detailing my informal experiments with embodiment in virtual reality. The aim is to come up with an immersive, high fidelity setup that is […]
Blockchain-based ‘Decentraland’ community in uproar
It’s not all good news for the virtual world of Decentraland. Having secured millions of dollars in investment, their community is feeling rather bitter about how everything was handled. When […]
Sansar Open Beta: Deserving to Succeed
I‘m writing this post in recognition of the efforts by Linden Lab, the creators of Second Life, to bring multi-user 3D environments to content authors in a form that is […]
Diagetic Gaming Interfaces
Imagine flying a modern passenger aircraft but without the complex array of instruments you’d expect to see informing you of air speed, altitude and heading. All you have at your […]
The Narrative of Weather in Gaming
The chaos of a raging storm or the tenderness of a falling snowflake both have the ability to evoke an emotional response. They set a scene and prepare the audience […]
Beyond Inventory Systems
Going on an adventure means, at some point, having to look through your pockets for those all important bits of kit. Whether it’s a map, compass or gauntlet of power, […]
Cartography in Gaming
To this day, I continue to get excited whenever I see a game map. I feel the urge to explore and my imagination goes into overdrive, creating stories for the […]
Demonstrating Virtual Reality at the University of Hertfordshire
It’s not often that we get the chance to demonstrate what we’re working on as, in education, it’s more about the finished product and conclusions. Nevertheless, during the HEaTED East […]
The HTC Vive in a smaller space
Granted, there are plenty of videos showing how the Vive works in large, open environments but few of them deal with the real-world scenarios faced by many when it comes […]
HTC Vive Commercial Release – First Impressions
Shortly after receiving our HTC Vive, I rushed to set everything up in a bid to sample the delights of the virtual reality applications available through Steam. For those of […]
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