A good VR experience is always awesome, but actually making one can feel like a Herculean task. One wrong move, and you end up with a hot mess.<\/p>\n
Relax. Here are a few of the hard-learned lessons we\u2019ve picked up building quality VR experiences for the education space.<\/p>\n
Follow these golden rules, and you\u2019ll set yourself up for success.<\/p>\n
Think Big. Build Small.<\/strong><\/p>\n VR experiences can be behemoths. And with large-scale projects, the number one problem is always momentum. It starts with a roar, but as the initial excitement starts to wane, people can lose interest.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":426,"id":426,"title":"heading","filename":"heading.png","filesize":1217650,"url":"https:\/\/clleancode.xyz\/nuccobrain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/heading.png","link":"https:\/\/clleancode.xyz\/nuccobrain\/vr-for-learning-best-practice-guide\/heading\/","alt":"Arizona State University || Burning The Gaspee VR","author":"1","description":"Arizona State University || Burning The Gaspee VR","caption":"Arizona State University || Burning The Gaspee VR","name":"heading","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":424,"date":"2019-12-15 08:35:17","modified":"2019-12-15 08:35:26","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/clleancode.xyz\/nuccobrain\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1400,"height":700,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/clleancode.xyz\/nuccobrain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/heading-150x150.png","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/clleancode.xyz\/nuccobrain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/heading-300x150.png","medium-width":300,"medium-height":150,"medium_large":"https:\/\/clleancode.xyz\/nuccobrain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/heading-768x384.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":384,"large":"https:\/\/clleancode.xyz\/nuccobrain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/heading-1024x512.png","large-width":1024,"large-height":512,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/clleancode.xyz\/nuccobrain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/heading.png","1536x1536-width":1400,"1536x1536-height":700,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/clleancode.xyz\/nuccobrain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/heading.png","2048x2048-width":1400,"2048x2048-height":700}}},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","post_text":" In our recent work with Arizona State University<\/a>, we\u2019ve found it\u2019s better to set achievable goals with tangible milestones to keep momentum. That means starting out small and building iteratively.<\/p>\n Not only does it keep the project moving forward, but it gets to a basic working version faster \u2013 and it gives you more opportunities to test and refine your ideas.<\/p>\n Keep the main thing the main thing<\/strong><\/p>\n It\u2019s important to keep the core learning objectives at the heart of every decision.<\/p>\n At every stage, you should be asking \u201cis this going to help make the learning objectives clearer or not?\u201d If the answer is no, it\u2019s a good sign you\u2019re heading down the wrong (and potentially costly) road.<\/p>\n Collaborate with experts<\/strong><\/p>\n No matter how much you get into your subject matter, you\u2019re not going to have the same expertise as people who have been studying it for 20+ years.<\/p>\n By working with subject experts, you get the best of both worlds \u2013 their deep knowledge of the subject and your skill in developing the experience.<\/p>\n Match the medium with the message<\/strong><\/p>\n VR\u2019s no silver bullet solution. As much as we\u2019d like it to be, it\u2019s not always the right technology for every subject matter. And considering the expense of developing a quality VR experience, it\u2019s important to make sure it\u2019s the right tech for the learning objectives.<\/p>\n For more abstract concepts, like algebra, VR could be a colossal waste of both time and money.<\/p>\n