Presented as a part of the TLX Prefabs conference on Saturday, May 22, 2021 YouTube video of this talk is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdqVnDuSg5I&t=21683s

1. Experiential Design &
World Building in VR Chat
@KentBye

9. 1. Quality
2. Context
3. Character
4. Story
Four Dimensions of Experience
Fusing Design Disciplines

10. Mental & Social
Presence
Active
Presence
Emotional
Presence
Embodied &
Environmental
Presence

12. Making
Choices
Taking
Action
Emotional
Immersion
Sensory
Experience

13. Air
Fire
Water
Earth
Hot
Cold
Wet
Dry

14. Hot
Cold
Wet
Dry

15. Giving Outward
Receiving Inward
Bonding
Individuating

16. Hot
Cold
Wet
Dry

17. Mental & Social
Presence
Active
Presence
Emotional
Presence
Embodied &
Environmental
Presence

18. CHAPTER #1.1
a1_intro_world
City 17 Skyline
Explore Dark Hall
Skyline & Scale
Explore Room
Liminal Space
Explore
Outside
More Skyline
Message from Eli
Strider
Chat with Woman
Open
Door
Interact Objects
Markers
Light Switches
& First Door
Snark, Camera,
Objects
2nd Chat + Watch
Combine Activity
Woman in stairs
Navigation
Affordances
Flying
Ship
Flying Ships
Captured by
Combine
World Context
Operate Elevator

19. ALL HALF-LIFE: ALYX LEVELS

20. Active
Presence

21. Hook Junkers - Blueasis & Phasedragon

22. Putt Putt Pond - Ostinyo

23. Kitchen Cooks - Jar

24. Active
Presence
Embodied &
Environmental
Presence

25. The Spire - Qyr

26. Syntax Error - Miss Stabby

27. MMD Dance World - Maki

28. A Shelter in Place - Durk@work

29. Hallwyl Museum - Tigerchips

30. Venice Tour atVket5 - Nobel Choco

31. Land of the Spirits - Qyr

32. Active
Presence
Mental & Social
Presence

33. Among Us - Jar

34. Wavelength - Fauxmachine

35. XR Social Club - Immersivist
Kazahana Peak 雪の嵐 -
smead & Legends

36. Crypt of the Spirits - Akalink

37. The Devouring - 4 Poneys
(Lakuza, Cyanlazer, Fionna, Legends)

38. Marble Puzzles - Jar

39. Lakuza Lounge - Lakuza

40. Luxerion World - Lakuza

41. Udon Bird Sanctuary - 1029 Chris

42. Active
Presence
Emotional
Presence

43. Jean-Michel Jarre NYE -VRrOOm

44. The Edge - Mochie

45. Club Gumball - screamingcolor

46. Sketchu Silver Forest - Sketchu

47. Finding Pandora X - Kiira Benzing

48. Kazahana Peak 雪の嵐 - Developed by Legends for smead

49. The Fort - richantario

50. Mental & Social
Presence
Active
Presence
Emotional
Presence
Embodied &
Environmental
Presence

51. 1. Quality
2. Context
3. Character
4. Story
Four Dimensions of Experience
Fusing Design Disciplines

53. Alex McDowell’s World Building Mandala
McDowell, Alex. (2020, January 25). Storytelling shapes the future. Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://www.theantiagency.org/storytelling-shapes-the-future/

54. Scope of Identity & Context
Self
Family
Community
Other
World
Cosmos

55. Koestler's “Holon”: Simultaneously Whole & Part

56. Hardware
& Tech
Architecture
OS Code
App Code
User
Experience
Economy
Laws
Culture

58. Photo by

61. Public
Private
Other
Self

64. Expression of Identity

65. Merch Store at Roblox Concert

66. Early Education

67. https://www.deseret.com/indepth/2020/4/12/21200157/coronavirus-utah-covid-19-family-zoom-group-video-call-apple-facetime-technology

68. Virtual Concert in Fortnite
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/rapper_travis_scott_had_a_virtual_concert_in_fortnite_over_12_million_people_attended_the_event.html

69. Virtual Medicine

70. Virtual Dates

71. Virtual Dia de los Meurtos

72. Higher Education / Conferences

73. Workplace Telepresence
https://twitter.com/DennyCloudhead/status/1324798554536378368

74. Hanging Out with Friends

75. duenos.net
Combating Isolation

77. Alex McDowell’s World Building Mandala
McDowell, Alex. (2020, January 25). Storytelling shapes the future. Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://www.theantiagency.org/storytelling-shapes-the-future/

78. Five Skies - Juice

79. Jobcon2021 - Karl Kroenen

80. SXSW 2021 -VRrOOm

81. Virtual Market 5 -Virtual Market

82. VRCon 2020 Day -VirtuaLilly

83. Prefabs TLX - Orels1

84. Aquarius - Fins Nostalgia Nights - Lucifer
The Fort - richantario
Kazahana Peak 雪の嵐 - smead (Legends)

85. 1. Quality
2. Context
3. Character
4. Story
Four Dimensions of Experience
Fusing Design Disciplines

86. “True character is revealed in the choices
a human being makes under pressure -
the greater the pressure, the deeper the
revelation, the truer the choice to the
character's essential nature.”
― Robert McKee

87. Protagonist
Placed in a
Context with
Pressure
Make
Choices &
Take Action
Essential
Character is
Revealed
+ =

88. https://thesyncmovie.com/2015/09/synchronicity-and-the-story-of-our-lives/

89. Moral Virtue as Character

90. Virtue Continuum

92. Character Temperament
Isidore de Séville, De Natura Rerum (On the Nature of Things)

93. Big Five Personality Characteristics

94. Sacharin, V., Schlegel K., & Scherer K. R. (2012). Geneva Emotion
Wheel Rating Study. Swiss Center for Affective Sciences
Feelings Needs

95. Protagonist
Placed in a
Context with
Pressure
Make
Choices &
Take Action
Essential
Character is
Revealed
+ =

96. The Devouring - 4 Poneys
(Lakuza, Cyanlazer, Fionna, Legends)

98. The Collider - Anagram Group

99. 1. Quality
2. Context
3. Character
4. Story
Four Dimensions of Experience
Fusing Design Disciplines
Design Analysis of VR Chat Worlds

100. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero%27s_journey
Joseph Campbell Hero’s Journey

101. https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/downloads/story-circle-template/
Dan Harmon’s Story Circle

102. Alex McDowell’s Brief History of Storytelling
McDowell, Alex. (2020, January 25). Storytelling shapes the future. Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://www.theantiagency.org/storytelling-shapes-the-future/

103. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
http://ffden-2.phys.uaf.edu/webproj/212_spring_2014/Abdel_Abouhaib/101559128653564b3256663/uploads/2/8/6/1/28617611/1047737_orig.jpg
Story Authorship

104. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Spectrum of Story Authorship
No Agency or
Impact on Story
Maximized Agency &
Expression of Will

105. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Whose Character is Revealed?
Character of an Event, Person,
Culture, or Place is Revealed
Character of the
Interactor is Revealed

106. Are You a Ghost or an Embodied Character?
Does You Have Impact on the Story?
https://voicesofvr.com/292-the-four-different-types-of-stories-in-vr/

107. Lebowitz, Josiah and Klug, Chris. "Interactive Storytelling forVideo Games." Focal Press. 2011
Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Lebowitz & Klug’s Interactive Storytelling Spectrum

108. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
http://www.kateforsyth.com.au/images/Blog%20January%202013/ThreeActStructureFlat.jpg
Fully Traditional Stories

109. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Riedl, Mark. "Incorporating Authorial Intent into Generative Narrative Systems," Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 2009.
Interactive Traditional Story

110. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Chooseco LLC, Journey Under the Sea
Branching Path Stories

111. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Mateas, Michael. "Interactive Drama,Art, and Artificial Intelligence." PhD Thesis.Technical Report CMU-CS-02-206. School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, December 2002.
Interactive Drama Manager

112. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
https://i0.wp.com/www.raphkoster.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/CASlide7.jpg
Open-Ended Stories

113. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Emily Short, Spirit AI, Game Developers Conference “Narrative Innovation Showcase” 2017.
Fully Player-Driven Stories

114. Lebowitz, Josiah and Klug, Chris. "Interactive Storytelling forVideo Games." Focal Press. 2011
Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Lebowitz & Klug’s Interactive Storytelling Spectrum

115. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Whose Character is Revealed?
Character of an Event,
Person, Culture, or Place
Your Character

116. Finding Pandora X - Kiira Benzing

117. Scarecrow - Sngmoo

118. The SeveranceTheory:Welcome to Respite -
CoAct Productions & Ferryman Collective

119. 1. Quality
2. Context
3. Character
4. Story
Four Dimensions of Experience
Fusing Design Disciplines

122. Authored
Narrative
Generative
Narrative
Spectrum of Story Authorship
No Agency or
Impact on Story
Maximized Agency &
Expression of Will

124. Linear Film Production Phases

125. Alex
McDowell’s
Visualization
of the Film
Production
Process
+
Different
Roles.
McDowell, Alex. (2020, January 25). Storytelling shapes the future. Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://www.theantiagency.org/storytelling-shapes-the-future/

126. Silver, A. (2019, June 10). Organizing complexity: How architects collaborate to build the world around us. Retrieved March 03, 2021,
from https://medium.com/swlh/organizing-complexity-how-architects-collaborate-to-build-the-world-around-us-2a508aeb83a1

127. Why commission an architect? – koru architects explains the process. (n.d.). Retrieved March 03, 2021, from http://www.koruarchitects.co.uk/architectural-process/

128. Design phases - hmh modern architecture + interiors - boulder, co. (2017, November 17). Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://hmhai.com/design-phases/

129. Game Design
is a
continuously
Iterative
Process

130. Software
development was
a catalyst for
agile & lean
Iterative Process

131. Zahra, Z. (2017, October 07). Scrum methodology. Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://zaynabzahrablog.wordpress.com/2017/10/07/scrum-methodology/

132. Combining design thinking, lean startup, and agile development - everyone misses the point of continuous innovation. (2020, July 08). Retrieved March 03, 2021,
from https://shiftup.work/combining-design-thinking-lean-startup-and-agile-development-everyone-misses-the-point-of-continuous-innovation/

133. Elements of User
Experience from
Web Design
World are Broken
Down into
Distinct Phases &
Iterated on.
Garrett, J. J. (2011). The elements of user experience: User-centered design for the Web and beyond. Berkeley, CA: New Riders.

134. Holcolmb, S., Klebahn, P., Segovia, K., & Utley, J. (2017, September 17). d.bootcamp 25 Take Off Presentation. Retrieved March 03, 2021 from;
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57c6b79629687fde090a0fdd/t/59bc54422aeba555ff0041fe/1505514587533/MASTER+DECK_2017+Sept+25+Bootcamp.pdf

135. Both, T., & Roumani, N. (2019, October 05). Strategy + design: A programmatic strategy investigation. Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://dschool.stanford.edu/resources/strategy-design

136. Gray, D. (2017, July 14). Empathy map. Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://gamestorming.com/empathy-mapping/

137. Mental & Social
Presence
Active
Presence
Emotional
Presence
Embodied &
Environmental
Presence

138. Rodrigo Narcizo Follow. (2018, December 27). Empathy field guide - stanford dschool. Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://www.slideshare.net/RodrigoNarcizo2/empathy-field-guide-stanford-dschool

139. Feelings Needs
Sacharin, V., Schlegel K., & Scherer K. R. (2012). Geneva Emotion
Wheel Rating Study. Swiss Center for Affective Sciences

140. Purpose,
Teleological Impulse,
Intention
Blueprint,
Math Structure,
Design, Shape
Agents &
Manifestation of
Knowledge
https://historeo.com/web/?p=3918
Material Cause Efficient Cause
Formal Cause
Final Cause
Aristotle’s Four Causes
Source Material
out of which
it’s made

141. Holcolmb, S., Klebahn, P., Segovia, K., & Utley, J. (2017, September 17). d.bootcamp 25 Take Off Presentation. Retrieved March 03, 2021 from;
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57c6b79629687fde090a0fdd/t/59bc54422aeba555ff0041fe/1505514587533/MASTER+DECK_2017+Sept+25+Bootcamp.pdf

142. World Leaders in Research-Based User Experience. (n.d.). Design thinking 101. Retrieved March 03, 2021, from https://www.nngroup.com/articles/design-thinking/

146. 1. Quality
2. Context
3. Character
4. Story
Four Dimensions of Experience
Fusing Design Disciplines