Comfort-Led Pathing
Translated the team's VR comfort research into the path through the world, deliberately controlling movement, framing, direction changes, and spatial progression to minimize nausea.
INSOMNIAC GAMES · 2016
Edge of
Nowhere
VR DESIGNWORLD PATHGAMEPLAY MECHANICS
THE WORK
Finding a comfortable
path through VR.
Edge of Nowhere was an Oculus launch title created when comfortable third-person movement in VR was still largely unexplored. The team tested and studied what caused discomfort—and what minimized nausea—throughout development.
I designed the player's path through the world around those findings, shaping routes, sightlines, turns, elevation changes, and pacing to deliver the strongest possible sense of movement while preserving player comfort.
- ROLE
- Designer
- STUDIO
- Insomniac Games
- FOCUS
- VR Comfort · World Path · Ice Climbing
Ice Climbing
Led the design of the ice-climbing mechanic in close collaboration with a programmer, iterating on movement, feedback, and usability until the feature shipped.
GAMEPLAY SHOWCASEComfort, tension,
Comfort, tension,
and ascent.
This gameplay example shows the world path and ice-climbing mechanic working together within the final VR experience.
EDGE OF NOWHERE GAMEPLAYWatch on YouTube ↗
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