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naive recreation of reality is often misleading trying to achieve realism often emphasizes the gap VR is an over-promising name for a creative medium yet it is still so easy to forget it a short story about the realism trap. full post in the vr presence newsletter: link in bio

Now I think of how could it go deeper.. Would love to get your thoughts on this one!

The video shows a very basic solution, and it’s mostly about sound. Game audio is shifted towards a unique boundaries sound. The visuals also adapts: the view becomes white, telling you to go back. People like it, even spend some time playing with it, going in and out of it.

I feel immersion is breaking when seeing the VR boundaries. The blue grid says watch out, while the game still behaves completely normal. Players need to think outside of the game, about the real world. I thought I need to make boundaries an in-game mechanic... #VR #gamedev

@tovanbo @RtoVR @LaserDanceGame well deserved! I wish more games put natural locomotion at the center like you did. Obviously there’s a price to pay since you can't rely on regular VR conventions, but that’s probably why it’s such a rare find, and what makes those game so fresh & unique.

"The successful ‘adapt to any room’ design, quick setup, and ease-of-play make Laser Dance a perfect game to share with friends." Huge thanks to @RtoVR for giving @LaserDanceGame the 2025 "Design Excellence in Mixed Reality" award!

XR is not about directly recreating reality- it can never compete with it. Our job as XR designers is to embrace the medium, work with its constraints, and craft experiences that feel natural inside VR- experiences that couldn’t exist anywhere else. 5/5

The solution: * Pinch to pick up a virtual pin * Drop it on the map and name with a virtual keyboard that pops in on placement * Move pins around like objects on a desk * Toss away to delete or tap to rename * Subtle hints, smooth animations, and sound feedback 4/5

I’m always excited about re-designing real-world actions into VR interfaces, because VR ≠ Real life. The key is understanding limitations- knowing what to let go of, and what to add. An example: Marker Map. 1/5 #vr #madewithunity #xr

@tovanbo @CubismVR Cubism will always be a true classic. Thanks for making it

@CubismVR release 5 years ago today🎉 In 5 years, players have: ⌛️ collectively played for 25+ years 🧩 solved over 5M puzzles 😤 and rage quit over 3M puzzles! Thanks to everyone who played over the last few years! Here's to another 5 years🙌

@OuttaHandVR What is it doing there in the end of the video?

What even is Outta Hand? #gamedev #indiegame #steam #metaquest #outtahand #vr

@KnollYaniv I think i need a more personalized solution to track very specific player behaviors, not the ready-made tables.. but I admit i haven't looked deep enough :)

@tmzip_ Have you tried gameanalytics.com

Who would have guessed that there is no simple out of the box solution for saving game analytics in a table that can be queried to display my own custom dashboards for free Anyone with a better idea than unity—>supabase—>metabase self hosted with docker? #indiegamedev #gamedev

Im thinking on how to incorporate boundaries, or play-area limits, as an inherent component of my game. Boundaries as a game mechanic.

@MattPfeiffer Looks good!

RealityKit experiment #76 (gist in the replies) LowLevelMesh blob from meshing the smooth-min of animated sphere SDFs with marching cubes. Glassy ShaderGraphMaterial is based on Apple's "Implementing adjustable material" sample

I had a ton of fun building this. Let me know if you want to implement it in your projects or if you want to try the demo apk!

Just touch + grab → objects stick and release smoothly. I found out its surprisingly fun. There’s something deeply satisfying about objects simply attaching and detaching from your hand. Only after you try it you realize how much of extra friction the trigger adds.

Am I the only one who is always afraid of throwing my controller when throwing objects in #VR? Every time I let go of the trigger, I’m reminded that - I’m holding a controller. It's a tiny but stubborn immersion breaker. So I re-designed grabbing - works without buttons.

@Volorf Love your work and also those toggles! I agree with the take on 3d ui but I also like 2d ui that is made of shapes aligned in a 3d space. It can feel nice and minimalist, keeping the cues with smart animation and composition. I guess both might good, it depends on the usecase.

Added pressing states, toggle group processing, sounds, and pointer/direct touch support to my VolumeUI library (will release once it's finished). A few people asked if there are benefits of using 3D over 2D UI. I believe that using 3D interfaces for spatial interactions that involve the human body allows you to utilize additional visual cues, such as shadows, highlights, and reflections. These properties help increase spatial awareness of UI elements, thereby enhancing the accuracy of body movement and aiming. UX that leverages these 3D properties makes spatial interactions feel more "based" / "grounded" since it relies on our knowledge of real-world interactions.