_stratus-vr-collaboration

Overview

Stratus is Kinemagic's flagship VR collaboration product. I led the redesign of both world-space and screen-space UI, making the tool more user-friendly and competitive. Implemented a novel point-of-view system for saving and navigating first-person camera positions, and led development of a VR training simulation for pipeline maintenance for a top 3 oil and gas client.

Key Features

• ▹Complete UI/UX redesign for improved usability and competitiveness
• ▹World-space and screen-space interface systems
• ▹Point-of-view tool for saving and traveling between camera positions
• ▹Tablet-based UI for navigation and tool selection
• ▹VR training simulation for pipeline maintenance procedures
• ▹Multi-user collaboration features

Technologies Used

Unity 3D, C#, VR interaction systems, UI/UX design, collaborative VR architecture

Challenges & Solutions

Redesigning an existing product's interface while maintaining backward compatibility and user familiarity required extensive user research and iterative testing to ensure the new design improved usability without alienating existing users.