inXile Entertainment has decided to go for the tried and tested
teleportation method of movement for this VR experience.
You can either move around normally or you can use
a teleportation method, and both of these do take a little while to get used to.
In 2007 Ashton Bradley of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Quantum - Atom Optics in Brisbane proposed
another teleportation method, tapping another Einstein insight, a state of matter called a Bose - Einstein condensate, or BEC, which is one of the coldest substances in the entire universe.
Not exact matches
Researchers have long known that this obstacle can be finessed by a process called
teleportation, but they had only demonstrated this
method between light beams or between atoms.
Similar to the brainstorming
method of
teleportation, students may be asked how they would prevent World War II, solve the California drought, or treat HIV.
Some games use
teleportation, others use hand movement control and neither
method feels entirely intuitive — but Golem, from Highwire Games, has introduced something new.
Earlier this year, 3DRudder released a companion app for its foot - based input device called VR Unleashed, which enabled you to play room - scale games from a seated position without using
teleportation locomotion
methods, such as Blink.
Wishing to present players with more choice and offer player comfort to those more sensitive to motion sickness, the developers are planning to include multiple locomotion
methods, including controller - based movement, room - scale movement and
teleportation, all of which will be available as options so the player can pick whichever suits their preferences.
Apart from the standard practice of
teleportation for movement, DOOM VFR now utilizes the HTC Vive's left D - Pad as a short dash in any direction; this doubles as both a proper evasion mechanic, and an alternate
method of movement that ceases to break the pace of the game.
Many developers prefer the
teleportation by default because it doesn't cause nausea for most players, but giving players the option to choose the movement
method is a good practice in my opinion and we already see many games offering the player the option to choose which type of locomotion to use or offering both in - game.