EKTO BOOTS VR EXPERIENCE
Traverse unknown planets, complete missions, and enjoy space walking in VR without motion sickness.
VektoR is a single-player gamified tutorial specifically designed and developed for EKTO VR boots first-time users.
(Sound on recommended)
Platform
Ekto Boots + HTC vive + Unity3D + Ekto SDK
My Role
Timeline
The Team
3D Artist
UX Designer
Jan - May 2023
(4 months)
Ray Xie, Minkyung Shin, Abhijeet Singh Malhi, Jingyuan Fang, Yuchan Wu, Hsuan-Ju Wang
Project Goal
Developing a 5-minute interactive VR tutorial for first-time users of EKTO boots in expo or trade show settings.
1. Aid users in achieving a seamless and intuitive walking experience, ensuring their comfort.
2. Highlight the boots' key benefit of minimizing motion sickness for users.
3. Craft captivating and immersive moments that left a lasting impression on trade show attendees, fostering engagement.
Design Restrictions
Hardware: Ekto Boots + HTC vive + vive tracker
Software: Unity 3D + Ekto SDK (Maya, Houdini, Zbrush, Substance 3D Painter&Designer, Ps, Ai, Figma...)
Work with EKTO ONE
EKTO ONE’s motorized footwear enables movement in all directions, making it easy for beginners to feel comfortable during their stay in the virtual world.
The key features for the Ekto boots are:
Avoid Motion Sickness and disorientation, intuitive to walk in VR, and Prevent bumping into obstacles.
The Tech
Make sense of the boot's weight
Time limitation (5-8min)
Avoid additional motion sickness
Spaceship - Scene Rendering in Maya
Spaceship - in Game Art & UI
Planet - in Maya & in Game
Procedural Tools
Rock Generator and Coral Generator - Need for rapid layout and environment changes
High poly models - Need for baking to low poly models and remain realistic details
Skybox generating in Spacescape and editing in Photoshop - Need for the special style of alien planet
