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rmukalian
10 years agoExplorer
GearVR and user email/input
I've been pondering the best way of getting a user's email address in a GearVR based experience. From a conceptual perspective, the experience I have in mind would take place at a public event (so th...
g4c
10 years agoExplorer
Text entry in VR, yes it's a pain right now.
I am using gamepad with on-screen keyboard to allow users to name their ship and create and name multiplayer server sessions:

yes it's somewhat clunky :? . The key cursor is controlled by the DPAD ( as is all of the GUI ). The cursor wraps in horizontal and vertical directions, but not many people explore or use that feature unprompted.
Another option in your case would be to incorporate a simple survey into the end of the experience, maybe 6 or so simple questions with binary answer or maybe even 5 position gaze slider. If a fun animated character talked the questions, then that could be really engaging.
PROS:
:arrow: That is the time when the persons "true" perceptions of the experience are strongest.
:arrow: No chance of duff email addresses being given, nobody wants more stuff in their inboxes nowadays.
:arrow: Probably a higher percentage of surveys taken.
CONS:
:arrow: Limits the survey complexity ( but then the survey ought not to be complex anyway ).
:arrow: You don't get to gather a potential client list ( but that should only bother a Ferenghi anyways :D ).
P.S.
When everyone is chipped this will be dead simple, just pop up a dialog: "Chip scan required to start, authorize Y/N?".
I am using gamepad with on-screen keyboard to allow users to name their ship and create and name multiplayer server sessions:
yes it's somewhat clunky :? . The key cursor is controlled by the DPAD ( as is all of the GUI ). The cursor wraps in horizontal and vertical directions, but not many people explore or use that feature unprompted.
Another option in your case would be to incorporate a simple survey into the end of the experience, maybe 6 or so simple questions with binary answer or maybe even 5 position gaze slider. If a fun animated character talked the questions, then that could be really engaging.
PROS:
:arrow: That is the time when the persons "true" perceptions of the experience are strongest.
:arrow: No chance of duff email addresses being given, nobody wants more stuff in their inboxes nowadays.
:arrow: Probably a higher percentage of surveys taken.
CONS:
:arrow: Limits the survey complexity ( but then the survey ought not to be complex anyway ).
:arrow: You don't get to gather a potential client list ( but that should only bother a Ferenghi anyways :D ).
P.S.
When everyone is chipped this will be dead simple, just pop up a dialog: "Chip scan required to start, authorize Y/N?".
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