@omershapira
there's more to it than just SHoving photons in ur face
Virtual Reality is Painful
-
NO.
- PRETENDING IT'S EASY DOESN'T HELP ANYONE.
- THE INTRO LEVEL KNOWLEDGE IS ALREADY THE HIGHEST IN FORMS OF MASS ENTERTAINMENT*.
- THIS IS NOT ALL OF MY BOOKSTACK, IT'S A RECOMMENDED INTRO.
*(fact-check me)
lol but VR is easy
1. Design something good
2. FIGURE the rest OUT
Virtual Reality is like all these things I know
fuck no.
Virtual Reality is not a Medium.
Virtual Reality is an Achieved Result.
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Vision
Each eye
RECEIVES
- LUMINANCE VIA RODS
- COLOR VIA CONES
ADJUSTS W/MUSCLES
- GAZE DIRECTION
- FOCUS ("ACCOMOADATION")
- ADJUST FOR VARIABLE LIGHTING ("ADAPTATION")
- OCULOMOTOR OSCILLATION
Both Eyes?
SENSE FUSION:
- DEPTH PERCEPTION
- ORIENTATION
+ FEEDBACK?
SPATIAL RECKONING:
- MOTION PARALLAX (HEAD MOVEMENT)
- COMPLEMENTING BALANCE
story of the eye
- OUR FOV IS 220°
- HI-RES: 2° CIRCLE AT THE CENTER OF OUR GAZE
We have a Blindspot
Focus in VR is always* AT Infinity.
*in current-gen headsets.
Image: Discovery Magazine
Hearing
Ears Receive:
- PITCH
- AMPLITUDE
Both ears + Brain:
- DELAY BETWEEN EARS
- AMPLITUDE DIFFERENCE
- PHASE DIFFERENCE
=3D Vision!
oh yeah and all of these senses
Touch?!
- HAPTICS
- THERMOCEPTION
Somatosensory System
- HAPTICS
- THERMOCEPTION
Proprioception
This is the most undervalued sense in VR.
VESTIBULAR SYSTEM
(EQUILIBRIOCEPTION)
what Forms Reality?
- SPATIAL RECKONING (EXTERNAL FRAME OF REFERENCE)
- BODY RECKONING (INTERNAL FRAME OF REFERENCE)
- CONTINUITY (TEMPORAL FRAME OF REFERENCE)
Squab Goals
HOMING PIGEONS USE MAGNETORECEPTION TO NAVIGATE.
HOMING PIGEONS DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT YOUR "VIRTUAL REALITY"
The Brain is a Sense Integrator
The McGurk Effect
The Brain Fuses Low-Level Signals
Signal Fusion Helps correct Incomplete Data
WE NEED A FEEDBACK LOOP TO CORRECT COURSE.
Merrell #Trailscape
18 MOTION CAPTURE CAMS
2 FANS
2 HAPTIC TRANSDUCERS
3.5M x 12M SPACE
3 MINUTES LONG
3 MONTHS WORK
0.80
0.90
0.90
1.00
SUNDANCE FESTIVAL, 2015
The Brain Makes Assumptions With Incomplete Data
IF YOU CAN’T EAT A DRESS, AND A DRESS CAN’T EAT YOU, THE BRAIN DID NOT EVOLVE TO GIVE A FUCK ABOUT ITS COLOUR.
@raganwald
Sickness
oh and by the way
simulation Sickness ≠ Motion Sickness
Fixing one may Amplify the other.
This is one way.
this is not the Only Way.
Virtual Reality is an End to a yet-to-be-defined means.
Some stuff that isn't VR:
1. 360 VIDEO
360º Video is an Unhealthy Format FOr VR.
"360º Video is IMMERSIVE"
EVERYTHING IS ANYTHING
WHAT ARE WORDS, ANYWAY
Here, near, far
DESIGNING PERSPECTIVES
VANISHING POINTS CAN BE NESTED, USING TANGENT PLACEMENT.
EVE: Valkyrie
use the goddamn proprioception, luke
Exercise: Design a space without a headset
@omershapira
THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN SHOVING PHOTONS IN UR FACE
By Omer Shapira
