The VR PLAY Guidelines include 5 categories and 33 principles intended to help developers, designers, and user researchers create more usable and playable VR games and experiences.

Virtual reality, in comparison to traditional console and PC games, introduces several unique playability and usability challenges. Each VR PLAY Guideline includes a short summary suggesting how designers and researchers can apply certain principles to effectively meet those challenges as a result of our insights. 

Additionally, each section provides examples of published VR titles that adhere to or violate the principles as a demonstration of how a heuristic may be used.

The VR PLAY Guidelines are referred to in the following publications and journals:

• Are game design and user research guidelines specific to virtual reality effective in creating a more optimal player experience? Yes, VR PLAY

Product details: Access to the VR PLAY website with 5 categories of heuristics

1. Usability

2. Playability

3. VR Immersion

4. Creative VR

5. New Player Experience

The website includes 33 principles in total. They are identified in the first person, along with explanations. In addition, each guideline includes examples of when it is being adhered to and when it is being violated to demonstrate its use.

This purchase includes an introductory “How to Use and Apply the Heuristics in Your game to optimize the player experience ” PDF