Genesys: A Virtual Reality scene builder

Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer technology which simulates real world environments and a user's interactions within it. Current trends in VR, however, are focused on the gaming industry with limited work on VR creation tools. Thus, we propose a VR application that allows users to create 3-dimensional scenes in virtual reality named Genesys. Scenes created are viewed with the use of VR head mounted displays which provide the user with a more immersive work environment compared to traditional 2D monitors. Interactions within this workspace are done through motion controllers that allow users to manipulate with objects and spawn more from an online repository. Scenes created can be shared to the Genesys community of artists, creators and users through an online website. This feature widens the project's applications in education, business, and entertainment as a world builder and presentation tool. To measure the effectiveness of the application, a scene composition test was conducted at the end of the experiment. The results showed that Genesys is generally easy to use for people with limited experience in VR. However, improvements can still be made on the object manipulation controls such as rotation and scaling.