{"id":1133,"date":"2016-02-19T21:22:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T21:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/?p=1133"},"modified":"2016-02-19T21:24:22","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T21:24:22","slug":"chat-a-lightweight-tool-for-interacting-with-others-in-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/2016\/02\/19\/chat-a-lightweight-tool-for-interacting-with-others-in-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"chat &#8211; A lightweight tool for interacting with others in virtual reality."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chat allows users in a virtual reality (VR) homespace a quick, easy, and fun way to send voice messages, stickers, and even presents to other VR users.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than copying traditional messaging interfaces into a VR homespace, I will explore and execute upon methods that have emphasis on light and natural forms of communication.<\/p>\n<p>The following examples show mockups for a four different types of communication that could work in VR:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Voice<\/b> &#8211; Allows a user to capture a voice message and quickly send it to another user.<\/li>\n<li><b>Text<\/b> &#8211; Allows a user to either choose from predefined responses or use voice-to-text.<\/li>\n<li><b>Emoji<\/b> &#8211; Allows a user to select from pre-defined emojis or stickers in a quick way.<\/li>\n<li><b>Present<\/b> &#8211; Allows a user to send a virtual gift to instantiate in the other user\u2019s scene.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/files\/2016\/02\/chat-Concepts-01.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1134\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1134\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/files\/2016\/02\/chat-Concepts-01.png\" alt=\"chat Concepts-01\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Mockup showing voice, including a microphone button that will allow them to record their voice.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/files\/2016\/02\/chat-Concepts-02.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1135\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1135\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/files\/2016\/02\/chat-Concepts-02.png\" alt=\"chat Concepts-02\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Mockup showing text, including a predefined message.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/files\/2016\/02\/chat-Concepts-03.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1136\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1136\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/files\/2016\/02\/chat-Concepts-03.png\" alt=\"chat Concepts-03\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Mockup showing emoji, allowing users to pick from a grid of reactions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/files\/2016\/02\/chat-Concepts-04.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1137\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1137\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.discovery.wisc.edu\/projects\/files\/2016\/02\/chat-Concepts-04.png\" alt=\"chat Concepts-04\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Mockup showing present, including a 3D model of a dog to be sent to another user\u2019s space.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Talking Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Traditional 2D interactions versus rich 3D experiences<\/li>\n<li>Implement a system of basic chat and simple 2D games across players<\/li>\n<li>Explore different methodologies<\/li>\n<li>Scaling from 2 people in a chat to a whole group of people and what that entails<\/li>\n<li>How to share information and resources<\/li>\n<li>How can people collaborate differently in VR compared to in what we have today?<\/li>\n<li>Potentially measure the effectiveness of simple chat experiences vs. full 3D experiences<\/li>\n<li>Does a \u201c2D\u201d social experience feel natural in VR?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Existing VR social spaces: <a href=\"http:\/\/altvr.com\/\">AltspaceVR<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vrchat.net\/\">VRChat<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.convrge.co\/\">Convrge<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/vtime.net\/\">vTime<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.roadtovr.com\/oculus-social-alpha-now-available-worldwide\/\">Oculus Social (Alpha)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Deliverable: A collaborative social application (in Unity) (\u201c2D\u201d) that can run with two or more players and a short study on how people respond to the application and what steps can be taken to improve the application.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chat allows users in a virtual reality (VR) homespace a quick, easy, and fun way to send voice messages, stickers, and even presents to other VR users. 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