IndieCade East 2016

Virtual reality is finally here and it is amazing!  And VR is especially amazing for games, but there are fundamental differences as compared to standard 2d displays.  VR provides a sense of presence that enables entirely new games that leverage the scale and space cues that are lost with a 2d display.  VR also has a set of new challenges related to locomotion and interaction.    This talk explores a wide variety of techniques and game mechanics for VR, some which work well and others which do not, and provides a technological explanation for why this is the case.