Tvori creates story prototypes such as animatics & previews, prototype XR apps, and complete animated films. Prior knowledge of 3D content creation is not required to get started creating in Tvori. It provides a library of simple shapes, props, and effects. You can also import 3D models, images, videos, and sounds. Export your work as videos, 360 videos, photos, 360 photos, VR experiences, and 3D models with animations.
The primary goal of this test is to explore the capabilities of simple modeling, set design, and action staging through the creation of an animated storyboard
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Our pod has jointly agreed that because this is a production product, there is no significant stimuli that is relevant in this title.
Users experienced a medium level of control and agency in their virtual experience. A good level of control and responsiveness to interaction, but a slightly lower level of immersion, was observed. The characteristics of the title, in which the user does not log in or follow a story, but rather uses creative tools, may have prompted a perception of decreased control and protagonism.
Realism was perceived as regular, who report somewhat reduced naturality and consistency. This may be explained by the characteristics of the title, where the absence of a narrative that guides the experience and an unrelatable environment could be generating a greater sense of artificiality.
As can be observed, the visual aspects of the title were evaluated from fair to good, which is consistent with its focus on design and visual experience. On the other hand, the auditory experience was evaluated rather poorly, having a lot of potential for improvement.
The results show that level of focus was affected by the device, with the Oculus Rift model performing slightly better. The lowest indicator is related to controls, which would be expected since design and editing options require a constant awareness of the controllers’ physical inputs.
To summarize, on a scale of 1 to 7, the sense of presence when using Tvori is rated a 4.51, which can be considered regular. The strengths of the experience with this title are the sense of agency and control over distractions from the outside physical world, which is largely related to the features of the device and the software. On the other hand, its weakest aspects are the evaluation of realism and of sensory information. The former can be explained by the mechanics of the interactions within the experience, which are unnatural and not related to a story or narrative to guide them; the latter can be related to a low relevance of the auditory program to the overall experience.
It can be observed that in this experience no linkage or appropriation of the virtual body is achieved. The evaluators assign a value close to -2 (disagree) to most of the indicators related to identification with the virtual body. This can be explained by the fact that Tvori is an application in which the user does not have an avatar, and instead only displays virtual controllers and information about input parameters.
This software title sits within the design and production category, so there isn’t a single significant stimulus that is relevant to its analysis. The results show – again – that identification with a virtual body was not achieved. The indicators are closely related to the sense of touch, and all of them were evaluated negatively, which may be related to the mechanics of interaction within the experience.
To summarize, the sense of embodiment was not achieved when using Tvori. The main factor that could explain this is the absence of a virtual body or avatar and an emphasis on usability and functionality of creative tools.
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Tvori is a VR application for design and production, where the user does not need to log in or follow any story. Instead, they need to use the function to create or ideate objects or animations that represent a real-world experience or virtual experience. Thus, no story element is present in this software.
Visual effects include indicators of visual phenomena, attention capture, specific moods, color, and layout and design. There are no prominent visual elements in this title, only thae neutral, pale color scheme and fading grid to create a sense of scale in the virtual space.
Enhancement of Presence / Narrative
“There is no narrative.”
Emotional Response
“The pale neutral tones are calming.”
Visual Phenomena
“Not part of a narrative, but are special FX you can use aspart of your creation like flames.”
Attention Capture
“Lighting points attention to the focal scene in the emptyspace, this is default and can be customized.”
Mood Support
“Linear grid with vanishing lines, combined with color andlight creates the illusion of a space.”
Color
“A subtle color scheme to reinforce idea of blue sky aboveand pink floor grounds you in the otherwise endless space.”
Set Design and Layouts
“This is dependent on which scene is selected. The default scene is intentionally very neutral to create a backdrop for creation. The architectural grid is there to support and ground you.”
No data. This title involves no acoustic effects, as it focuses on the activities of creation.
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No physiological reactions were reported to have occurred during the experience. While this may seem negative or against engagement, given that Tvori is a workspace, it could be seen as positive not to take the user's focus away from the task at hand.
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While no affective reaction linked to a specific event or task was reported, users described a general feeling of calmness, neutrality or relaxation during the experience. Such affective reactions may again, when taking into account Tvori's purpose, make it easier for the user to focus on the task at hand rather than on a narrative. However, the affective effects linked to its continuous or recurrent use should be explored.
“Calm / Relaxation”
“Joy / Happiness”
“It was fun to collaborate with colleagues on learning Spatial and our design challenge, also the selfie cam stick.”
“The space is a neutral backdrop, intentionally, to enable activities such as presentations or brainstorming.”
“The combination of the minimal environments and the lack of other players in many environments made the experience quite serene.”
It refers to readying a virtual object for interaction, without yet committing to taking that action. It is carried out by the input device controls, with multiple selection options by swiping, selection box and line select. Testers indicate none or little effort to accomplish the actions.
Using the control devices a number of actions can be carried out involving the grip button, pressing and releasing of select mechanism; single trigger button for a single object; to select multi-objects by drawing a virtual object by pressing and releasing the trigger button or by drawing a line that touches desired objects, and releasing it to commit.
It is possible to modify the position, rotation, scale, properties and effects of selected objects by direct manipulation using the input device or by the virtual tool both co- and non-co-located, monomanually using either hand in a synchronous way.
To confirm your input, the system uses shaders, haptic pulses and showing the gizmo and bounding box around the object.
To indicate options that are unavailable, Tvori displays shaders, text annotations and non-diegetic sounds.
