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SOCIAL ANIMALS:
WEREWOLVESWITHIN AND THE
VIRTUAL TABLETOP
Justin Achilli
Lead Social Systems Designer,
Red Storm Entertainment
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I. DEFINING SOCIAL VR
II. DESIGNED FOR SOCIAL VR
III. FINDINGS FROM USER TESTING
IV. TAKEAWAYS
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DEFINING SOCIAL VR
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ACHILLICON ‘16
A day of board games and
socializing at my house
(Please bring a drink or dish
to share)
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…[C]onsumer VR that can induce
presence marks… a phase change in
the relationship between humans,
computing, and information.
…I predict that VR will be the most
social medium ever.
― Michael Abrash, Carnegie
Mellon University 2014
…[V]irtual reality can potentially
connect people around the world
and let them inhabit the same
immersive digital world, more closely
replicating actually being together in
real life.
― Popular Science, 2015
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A virtual world in which the sense of presence is enhanced when
shared with other actual individuals
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DESIGNED FOR SOCIAL VR
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An Inherently Social Activity
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Core Gameplay: A Social Endeavor
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Intuitive, Familiar Movements
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Heightening Awareness
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Conveying Emphasis
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Seating Arrangement
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Stylized Avatars
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FINDINGS FROM USER TESTINGPARIS USER RESEARCH LAB + RSE USER RESEARCH LAB
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When they were unaware of each other’s names, players referred to each other by the features of their avatars
“…a digital mask to hide behind…”
OBSERVATIONS
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Informed minority wins more frequently than uninformed majority
Difficult to win with the (solo) Deviant role — rewards are commensurately valuable
OBSERVATIONS
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Appreciation
After 3 Games After 6 Games
As familiarity grew, so did appreciation
Appreciation also grew the more the player understood the game roles and the nuances of the victory conditions (Mastery)
OBSERVATIONS
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The French are either guileless and without secrets or they are MASTERS OF
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OBSERVATIONS
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Fun Useful
While the emotes were fun, participants felt that they served no strategic purpose. (9/24)
Whispering is used to communicate information privately – it is inherently useful, but it is noteworthy to see it considered almost as equally fun
OBSERVATIONS
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Fun Useful
Emotes that communicated information or direction were perceived as both more fun and useful than the purely expressive emotes.
OBSERVATIONS
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TAKEAWAYS
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SOCIAL VR IS FOUNDATIONAL
PRESENCE BUILDS RELATEDNESS
THE ACTIVITY PROVIDES THE IMPETUS
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THANK YOU!