In Virtual Reality, user interfaces do not exist in a void but within a 3D environment. When designing user interfaces for VR, UI designers have to stretch our skillset to include environment design, because now the UI is an extension of the environment or vice versa. It can be a…

One UI pattern from web design that has been widely adopted in Virtual Reality user interfaces is the ever popular Carousel. In this tutorial we will go over how to build a UI Carousel for your VR application. If you are new to VR UI and Unity, get started with…

(If you’ve missed part 1 and 2 of our tutorial, check it out here: How to Build VR UI’s with Unity and Oculus Rift Part 1, Part 2) Previously, we’ve completed setting up our scene with Oculus prefabs and Unity’s UI Canvas so that they are able to interact with…

(If you’ve missed part 1 of our tutorial, check it out here: How to Build VR UI’s with Unity and Oculus Rift, Part 1) In the previous blog post, we went over how to set up your Unity project with the Oculus SDK. The next step to creating your own…

If you’ve ever wondered about how to build a user interface for VR, you have come to the right blog. Today we will go over some basics to get you started creating your own virtual reality UI. …

A startup, in the service of large enterprise clients, once it reaches a certain size has to shift the way that it does business. And this shift is also reflected in the design process. No longer is it acceptable to ship rapid prototypes and design iterations, as young startups wont…

UX Design I’m a practitioner of Goal-Directed Design and my design process starts with user research and the crafting of personas. This is a crucial first step towards understanding the users’ goals and pain points, and to ensure that our designs address their needs. A reality of working in a small startup…

We generates a lot of data everyday. From Google searches, to Foursquare check-ins, an entire industry of Big Data has sprung up because of our online activities. It seems everyone stand to profit from our data. Everyone except us. A company can use your data to target you for contextual…

UX is a burgeoning field. If current design job listings are any indication, you are likely to find UX precedes and emphasized above the other design disciplines (UI, graphic, etc.) …