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# Awesome VR

A curated list of articles, videos, and more on VR for developers/designers. Updated every weekend!!!



- [Awesome VR](#awesome-vr)

	- [AR](#ar)

	- [Audio](#audio)

	- [Best Practices](#best-practices)

	- [Design and UX](#design-and-ux)

	- [Film](#film)

	- [Frameworks and Libraries](#frameworks-and-libraries)

	- [Future of VR](#future-of-vr)

	- [History](#history)

	- [Human Physiology, the Body, and VR](#human-physiology-the-body-and-vr)

	- [Misc](#misc)

	- [Psychology](#psychology)

	- [Keynotes](#keynotes)

	- [Tech](#tech)

	- [Tools](#tools)

	- [Tutorials](#tutorials)

	- [Usability](#usability)



## AR



Hololens Design Patterns - [link](http://www.hololensfocus.com/design-patterns-1/)



## Audio



2014 Oculus Connect - Introduction to Audio in VR - ([link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6wSEMh8nR8&feature=youtu.be), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/2014%20Oculus%20Connect%20-%20Introduction%20to%20Audio%20in%20VR.md))



##Best Practices



Oculus Best Practices - [link](https://developer.oculus.com/documentation/intro-vr/latest/concepts/book-bp/)



Google Cardboard Best Practices -  [link](https://www.google.com/design/spec-vr/designing-for-google-cardboard/a-new-dimension.html#)



Leap Motion Best Practices - [link](https://developer.leapmotion.com/assets/Leap%20Motion%20VR%20Best%20Practices%20Guidelines.pdf)



##Design and UX



Exploring Methods for Conveying Object Weight in Virtual Reality - [link](http://www.roadtovr.com/b-reel-simulating-object-weight-mass-virtual-reality-motion-controllers/)



Building 3D Dimensional UI For VR - [link](http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1023652/Building-3-Dimensional-UI-for)



Hovercast VR Menu: Behind the Design - [link](http://blog.leapmotion.com/hovercast-vr-menu-behind-design)



Get started with VR: user experience design - [link](http://www.vrinflux.com/the-basics-of-virtual-reality-ux/)



Buttons in virtual reality - a UI/UX design approach - [link](http://realityshift.io/blog/buttons-in-virtual-reality-a-ui-ux-design-approach)



UI/UX design for WebVR with Josh Carpenter - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOaOYTOpwyM)



A Short Discusson on Font Choice in VR - [link](https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/45w3am/vr_fonts/)



Designing for VR: Environments and Interactions - [link](https://channel9.msdn.com/blogs/misslivirose/Designing-for-VR-Environments-and-Interactions)



Designing for VR: Input, Planning, and Testing - [link](https://channel9.msdn.com/blogs/misslivirose/Designing-for-VR-Input-Planning-and-Testing?ocid=EntriesInArea)



Lessons Learned at The Vive Game Jam - ([link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQQPuZPWCN4), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Lessons%20Learned%20at%20The%20Vive%20Game%20Jam.md))



VRID: A Design Model and Methodology for Developing

Virtual Reality Interfaces - [link](http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~jacob/papers/vrst01.tanriverdi.pdf)



Everything I Needed to Know About Good User Experience I Learned While Working in Restaurants - ([link](https://www.nngroup.com/articles/ux-learn-in-restaurants/), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Everything%20I%20Needed%20to%20Know%20About%20Good%20User%20Experience%20I%20Learned%20While%20Working%20in%20Restaurants.md))



Mike Alger - Visual Design Methods For VR - [link](http://aperturesciencellc.com/vr/VisualDesignMethodsforVR_MikeAlger.pdf)



Mike Alger - VR Interface Design Pre-Visualisation Methods- ([link](https://vimeo.com/141330081), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/VR%20Interface%20Design%20Pre-Visualization%20Methods.md))



Mike Alger - VR Interface Design Manifesto - ([link](https://vimeo.com/116101132), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Mike%20Alger's%20VR%20Interace%20Design%20Manifesto.md))



Dan Gilmore of Develop - Designing UI For VR: Develop 2015 - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lRhTPQroi0)



Designing For Virtual Reality - ([link](https://ustwo.com/blog/designing-for-virtual-reality-google-cardboard/), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Designing-For-Virtual-Reality.md))



From Product Design to Virtual Reality - ([link](https://medium.com/google-design/from-product-design-to-virtual-reality-be46fa793e9b#.35inq8qh3),  [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/From-Product-Design-To-Virtual-Reality.md))



Immersive Design - Learning to Let Go of the Screen - ([link](https://medium.com/backchannel/immersive-design-76499204d5f6#.h7myyf7az) , [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Immersive-Design-Learning-To-Let-Go-Of-The-Screen.md))



Google I/O 2015 - Designing for virtual reality - [link](https://youtu.be/Qwh1LBzz3AU)



VR Design: Transitioning from a 2D to 3D Design Paradigm - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjnHr_6WSqo&feature=youtu.be)



The Fundamentals of User Experience in Virtual Reality - ([link](http://www.blockinterval.com/project-updates/2015/10/15/user-experience-in-virtual-reality), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/The%20Fundamentals%20Of%20User%20Experience%20In%20Virtual%20Reality.md))



Ready For UX In 3D? - ([link](http://www.blockinterval.com/project-updates/2015/10/27/ux-moves-to-3d), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Ready%20For%20UX%20In%203D.md))



Taking Motion Control Ergonomics Beyond Minority Report - ([link](http://blog.leapmotion.com/taking-motion-control-ergonomics-beyond-minority-report/), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Leap%20Motion's%20Best%20Practices.md))



Build-a-Button Workshop: VR Interaction Design from the Ground Up - ([link](http://blog.leapmotion.com/build-button-workshop-vr-interaction-design-ground/), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Build-a-Button%20Workshop:%20VR%20Interaction%20Design%20from%20the%20Ground%20Up.md))



Voices of VR Podcast #276: VR Interface Design Insights from Mike Alger - [link](https://overcast.fm/+BnTpq6J7g)



##Film

What I learned making my first VR journalism video - [link](https://medium.com/@tseymat/what-i-learned-making-my-first-vr-journalism-video-397ac1744b64#.5bfts4r2r)



The Swayze Effect - [link](https://storystudio.oculus.com/en-us/blog/the-swayze-effect/)



First-person perspective cinematic virtual reality content — dos and dont’s - [link](https://medium.com/@ashokbania/first-person-perspective-cinematic-virtual-reality-content-dos-and-dont-s-f2c7b986302f#.xyvvv4y65)

##Frameworks and Libraries



A-Frame - HTML Framework For Creating Web VR Experiences - [link](https://aframe.io/)



A Journey To Virtual Reality With React - [link](https://medium.com/@clayallsopp/a-journey-to-virtual-reality-with-react-6e3b86140a63#.rvps81eev)



Primose - HTML/JS Framework for Web VR - [link](http://www.primrosevr.com/)



three.js - [link](http://threejs.org/)



Hover VR Interface Kit - [link](https://github.com/aestheticinteractive/Hover-VR-Interface-Kit)



Vrui VR Toolkit - [link](http://idav.ucdavis.edu/~okreylos/ResDev/Vrui/)



##Future of VR



a16z: The Present State and Future Possibility of Virtual Reality - [link](https://overcast.fm/+BlzGapn4Y)  



Jesse Schell - Lessons From Game Design - [link](https://vimeo.com/142191776)



Virtual Reality Predictions For 2016 & Beyond - ([link](https://medium.com/@shawnfromportland/virtual-reality-predictions-for-2016-beyond-c4d9adf9f13e#.m9exhgfvb), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Virtual-Reality-Predictions-For-2016-%26-Beyond.md))



## History



Seeing Is Believing: The State of Virtual Reality - ([link](http://www.theverge.com/a/virtual-reality/intro), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Seeing-Is-Believing-The-State-Of-Virtual-Reality.md))



A Brief History of Oculus, from Day Zero to Day One - [link](https://medium.com/kickstarter/a-brief-history-of-oculus-from-day-zero-to-day-one-8878aae002f8#.wu4u38ewe)



## Human Physiology, the Body, and VR



AR / VR Teleportation Concepts By Albert Hwang - [link](http://www.albert-hwang.com/blog/2016/5/ar-teleportation-concepts)



Locomotion in Virtual Reality - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8o71UycDa0)



Locomotion in VR: Overview of different locomotion methods on HTC Vive By Bumble - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0YxzgQG2-E)



Virtual Gateways and Event Boundaries - ([link](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/2014%20Oculus%20Connect%20-%20Introduction%20to%20Audio%20in%20VR.md), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Virtual%20Gateways%20and%20Event%20Boundaries.md))



Mike Alger - Designing VR for Humans - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEMDo-SBO1g&feature=youtu.be)



Samsung Developer Conference - The Human Perceptual System in Virtual Reality - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx1oaRCGC1s)



The user is disabled: solving for physical limitations in VR - ([link](http://vrinflux.com/the-user-is-disabled-solving-for-physical-limitations-in-vr/), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/The%20User%20is%20Disabled:%20Solving%20For%20Physical%20Limitations%20in%20VR.md))



The critical problem with optical body and hand tracking in VR - [link](http://vrinflux.com/the-critical-problem-with-optical-body-and-hand-tracking-in-vr/)



Why You Want (But Won't Like) A Minority Report-Stytle-Interface - ([link](http://www.kickerstudio.com/2010/11/why-you-want-but-wont-like-a-minority-report-style-interface/), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/WHY%20YOU%20WANT%20(BUT%20WON%E2%80%99T%20LIKE)%20A%20MINORITY%20REPORT-STYLE%20INTERFACE.md))



Testing In VR - ([link](http://www.properqa.com/#!vr-testing/c69b), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Testing%20In%20VR%20Has%20Unique%20Challenges.md))



Standing vs. Seated: The VR Community Weight In - [link](http://www.blockinterval.com/project-updates/2015/9/30/standing-vs-seated-the-vr-community-weighs-in)



2015 SVVR - Space To Think (Jody Medich) - [link](https://youtu.be/ziVoJaYwYNY)



Vergence-accommodation conflict is a bitch—here’s how to design around it. - ([link](http://vrinflux.com/vergence-accommodation-conflict-is-a-bitch-heres-how-to-design-around-it/), [notes](Vergence-Accomadation-Conflic-Is-A-Bitch-Here's-How-To-Design-Around-It.md))



Resolving the Vergence-Accommodation

Conflict in Head Mounted Displays - [link](https://www.cs.umd.edu/sites/default/files/scholarly_papers/Kramidarev.pdf)



Vergence–accommodation conflicts hinder visual performance and cause visual fatigue - [link](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2879326/)



## Misc

Virtual Microscopy UI: Speculative Brainstorm and Prototype - [link](http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artmay16/js-photomicro-VR.html)



## Psychology

Virtual gateways and event boundaries - ([link](http://www.vrinflux.com/virtual-gateways-and-event-boundaries/), [notes](https://github.com/thejourneydude/awesome_vr/blob/master/notes/Virtual%20Gateways%20and%20Event%20Boundaries.md))



## Keynotes



Oculus Connect 2 Livestream - [link](http://www.twitch.tv/oculus/v/17538854) (starts at 00:33:15)



## Tech



Projection Properties of and Scale Issues with Oculus Rift - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKuGUYXHa4)



Magic Leap Plans (Date unknown) - [link](https://cdn1.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/4296725/61845907_1_.0.pdf)



## Tools



Unity - [link](https://unity3d.com)



Unreal Engine - [link](https://www.unrealengine.com)



Blender - [link](https://www.blender.org/)



Adobe After Effects (prototyping) - [link](http://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects.html)



Wwise (audio) - [link](https://www.audiokinetic.com/products/wwise/)



## Tutorials



DevUp: "VR Guitar" Development Updates - [link](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmUZ4l5SqKXxVdI8GNld1-YZRClvu-ljw)



Unity’s UI System in VR - [link](https://developer.oculus.com/blog/unitys-ui-system-in-vr/)



Principles of VR with Unity Examples - [link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyspqEIuWyk)



## Usability

Conducting User Tests With an Oculus Rift - [link](https://www.twentymilliseconds.com/post/user-testing-oculus-rift/)



# License

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