Concept
A Virtual Reality(VR) application for building a fun pizza or a crazy pizza.
Context
This work was an individual assignment for the module called Design for Emerging Technologies.The assignment brief included the following constraints:
- Hand Tracking
- Exploring Interactions of Oculus Integration SDK
- Feedback : Visual and Audio
Technology
The hand-tracking assignment was primarily executed using the Unity game engine.
The Meta Quest 2 headset was used and hand-tracking in VR was implemented using the Oculus Integration SDK.
Interactions
The app explores the following interactions:
- Poke - for interacting with the VR Buttons, on the floating menu and on the table
- Raycasting - To change the music on the audio player
- Grab - To pick, place and manipulate objects
Timeline & Mentorship
Conceptualised, planned, designed and developed between 27 Jan 2023 and 8 Feb 2023.
The project was mentored by Maurice Schleussinger.
Outcome
Potential value provided:
- Playground with pizza making as a channel for creative experimentation
- Example of VR as a medium for learning a physical craft
- Development of hand-eye coordination
Learning
The significant take-aways were:
- Importance of Visual and Audio feedback
- Signifiers and Affordances need to be considered
- The craft, medium and the interactions, impact each other