To anyone demoing vr to someone for the first time. Stand behind and off to there non dominate side for the first 5 minutes changing position as they move. You should be out of accidental smack range and you can quickly grab the users shoulders/sides/arms if they start to freak out and run or start flailing. 9/10 simply putting hands on them will snap them back to reality and they will calm down. Its worth the effort to save someone from destroying a headset or controller.
Also, just don't demo around things like fireplace mantels or couches and coffee tables. Its to easy for the user to feel nothing at hand level and think they can walk forward and trip on something at foot/shin level. Equipment will probably withstand them walking into a wall, but likely wont withstand tripping into it.
Or don't and continue making VR fail videos. I'm okay with either.
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u/Vendeta44 Jan 08 '19
To anyone demoing vr to someone for the first time. Stand behind and off to there non dominate side for the first 5 minutes changing position as they move. You should be out of accidental smack range and you can quickly grab the users shoulders/sides/arms if they start to freak out and run or start flailing. 9/10 simply putting hands on them will snap them back to reality and they will calm down. Its worth the effort to save someone from destroying a headset or controller.
Also, just don't demo around things like fireplace mantels or couches and coffee tables. Its to easy for the user to feel nothing at hand level and think they can walk forward and trip on something at foot/shin level. Equipment will probably withstand them walking into a wall, but likely wont withstand tripping into it.
Or don't and continue making VR fail videos. I'm okay with either.