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I would say that spatial controllers are a new* form of HCI, but not necessarily the VR viewer. Although I would concede that there are a few experiences that

I would say that spatial controllers are a new* form of HCI, but not necessarily the VR viewer. Although I would concede that there are a few experiences that track what you're looking at to interact, it's really mostly focused on the controllers. Many VR gamers who use traditional dual-analog style controllers concede that it's not really different in terms of HCI model. * = "new" meaning unconventional and/or untapped in the current mindshare of HCI. Obviously this stuff has existed for decades.

mustacheemperor 10y ago
I think the usability of spatial controllers is pretty tightly linked to use of a VR viewer, since it's the HMD that constructs the "space" for the controllers to work in. I don't think Tilt Brush would translate well to a regular monitor with spatial controllers. I can see some potential with 3D displays, but I think if spatial control enough was a paradigm shift then the motion controllers we've seen in gaming applications previously would have translated to professional applications the way VR is now. VR gamers using traditional dual-analog style controllers aren't leveraging the full spatial immersion of VR, so they don't report a spatially immersive experience. When I describe "VR as HCI" I mean everything involved in immersing someone in an altered reality, and the HMD is only part of that. I think it's more apt to say "XR is a new form of HCI," to include tech like the Hololens, but that terminology hasn't really entered the common lexicon yet. VR and XR as a whole give unprecedented access to the primary I/O pathway of the human: our eyes and our hands.
- majewsky 10y ago
  > I think the usability of spatial controllers is pretty tightly linked to use of a VR viewer I see what you're getting at, but remember that the first wildly successful spatial controller was released over 10 years ago: the Wiimote.

mustacheemperor 10y ago

I think the usability of spatial controllers is pretty tightly linked to use of a VR viewer, since it's the HMD that constructs the "space" for the controllers to work in. I don't think Tilt Brush would translate well to a regular monitor with spatial controllers. I can see some potential with 3D displays, but I think if spatial control enough was a paradigm shift then the motion controllers we've seen in gaming applications previously would have translated to professional applications the way VR is now. VR gamers using traditional dual-analog style controllers aren't leveraging the full spatial immersion of VR, so they don't report a spatially immersive experience. When I describe "VR as HCI" I mean everything involved in immersing someone in an altered reality, and the HMD is only part of that. I think it's more apt to say "XR is a new form of HCI," to include tech like the Hololens, but that terminology hasn't really entered the common lexicon yet. VR and XR as a whole give unprecedented access to the primary I/O pathway of the human: our eyes and our hands.

majewsky 10y ago
> I think the usability of spatial controllers is pretty tightly linked to use of a VR viewer I see what you're getting at, but remember that the first wildly successful spatial controller was released over 10 years ago: the Wiimote.