As VR adoption increases, schools have also started looking into how VR can benefit children’s education. This is great to hear. That said, there is one very important thing to consider if you’re thinking about creating VR content for children under the age of 12.
As VR adoption increases, schools have also started looking into how VR can benefit children’s education. This is great to hear. That said, there is one very important thing to consider if you’re thinking about creating VR content for children under the age of 12.
Let’s dive a little deeper into the challenges with bifocals and progressives in XR. Featured experience: Wrench Game VR by Missing Digit Credits: Background music – “Break Free” by jonahb Microsoft HoloLens press footage Sample data visualization scene by Microsoft Maquette HTC VIVE product lines Magic Leap Magic Leap prescription inserts from Frames Direct Learn more:
Let’s dive a little deeper into label sizing and placement of important information for immersive data visualization and collaborative spaces. Featured experience: Noda by Coding Leap LLC Credits: Background music – “Break Free” by jonahb Microsoft HoloLens press footage Sample data visualization scene by Microsoft Maquette Learn more: 3 Tips For Text Labels In VR by
Let’s dive a little deeper into how you can help prevent eye strain by designing solutions with proper text scaling and legibility. Featured experience: Type in Space on the Microsoft Store Wrench Game VR by Missing Digit House Flipper VR by Frozen District Credits: Background music – “Break Free” by jonahb Billboard video by George
Let’s dive a little deeper into how you can help prevent eye strain by designing solutions with comfortable viewing distances. Featured experience: Wrench Game VR by Missing Digit House Flipper VR by Frozen District Credits: Background music – “Break Free” by jonahb
Problem to solve The current lenses in XR headsets are fixed focus — kind of like the aged eye. Only instead of taking a longer amount of time to shift focus, it’s unable to shift the focus at all. This causes eye strain as our actual eyes are working harder to try to shift focus
When designing or assessing solutions in XR, you need to ensure that people who wear corrective lenses are able to have a quality experience. This includes people who wear reading glasses, bifocals or progressive lenses. Not all headsets on the market allow room for prescription glasses, so it is important to look at both the
In some XR cases, such as data visualization or multiplayer collaboration, the user will need to have an easy view of any labels or contextual information associated with that data. If the labels are facing different directions, the user will have to walk around or manually adjust their view to access the information. This can
Traditional font sizes that are used in 2D screen UI elements (generally 12–32pt) are pretty small in AR and VR environments when placed within the comfortable viewing distance of 2 to 3 meters. As mentioned before, we can take examples from print posters and signage as guidance for font sizes in virtual environments. TL;DR Do’s