Dave Boyle Globacore Overview Large scale, untethered roomscale VR is the next frontier in creating immersive virtual reality games and experiences, and it doesn’t get much larger than 30’ x 60’. Come hear the story of how Globacore conceived, designed, and developed Freeroam VR, a multiplayer experience designed to fit such a space. Along the way, Dave will share his learnings from the experience – from the initial rapid prototypes that became the core of the experience, to the art of show floor backtop battery management, to the importance of tricking users into doing the ‘Thriller’ dance at strategic moments. Objective To tell the story of Freeroam VR, and to share what we’ve learned along the way. Target Audience VR artists / designers / developers Five Things Audience Members Will Learn Our approach to wireless tracking in large-scale environments Tricks used in VR to help get users’ attention, or to make the space seem bigger / more complex than it is Importance of kitbashing and rapid prototyping during aggressive timelines Usefulness of in-game “guide players” to help shepherd others around the experience Common problems on a show floor, and how we’ve solved them

1. THE MAKING OF

2. ROAD TO FREEROAM

3. Escape Tomb VR

4. Haunted VR

5. Virtual Code
Battle

6. It was a busy
year

7. WHAT IS THE FREEROAM FRAMEWORK?

8. Network Connectivity Headset Agnostic VR
Network-Based Physics
Interaction System Roomscale Tracking

9. AND NOW THE BIT WHERE WE ACTUALLY START MAKING

12. CAN AWE ACCOMMODATE US TAKING A
60X30 BOOTH SPACE AT THE SHOW?

13. THEY CAN!

14. CAN WE MAKE A BRAND NEW APP
AT THIS SCALE IN 3 WEEKS?

15. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

16. SPRINT 1
3 weeks remain

17. Core Hardware Components

20. Key Learnings
- Happy with the overall art in the project
- Need to focus on engaging user experience

21. SPRINT 2
2 weeks remain

24. “OK, so big zombie dance
finale then, right?”
- Everyone

30. Key Learnings
- Tie scenes together, tell a story
- Networked physics objects are inherently fun, add
social interaction layer

31. SPRINT 3
1 week remains

32. Integrated, positional VOIP Functionality!

33. “Dudes, we have like a few days left and a
lot left to do. Maybe we tackle this in v2?”
- Me

34. Integrated, positional VOIP Functionality!

35. “Host” Client Type

36. This is a metaphor for us doing a lot of polish

37. SHOW TIME

40. HOW’D WE DO?

43. NEXT STEPS

44. 3D Scanned Player Avatars

45. Non-Euclidian Geometry

46. Positional Player Audio

47. THANKS!
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