--- title: Rethinking VR interaction design in Dimensional Double Shift description: Owlchemy Labs rebuilt VR interaction design from the ground up for Dimensional Double Shift by removing controllers entirely and embracing hand tracking. The... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/rethinking-vr-interaction-design-in-dimensional-double-shift-5hzoic2pt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Rethinking VR interaction design in Dimensional Double Shift | daily.dev og:description: Owlchemy Labs rebuilt VR interaction design from the ground up for Dimensional Double Shift by removing controllers entirely and embracing hand tracking. The... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/rethinking-vr-interaction-design-in-dimensional-double-shift-5hzoic2pt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5hzoiC2pt.png og:image:alt: Rethinking VR interaction design in Dimensional Double Shift og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Rethinking VR interaction design in Dimensional Double Shift **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 11 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Owlchemy Labs rebuilt VR interaction design from the ground up for Dimensional Double Shift by removing controllers entirely and embracing hand tracking. The team developed a systematic approach to grab detection based on human-factors research, creating multiple grip types (corner, clump, cylinder, hilt, wand) and introducing concepts like "self-haptics" (tactile feedback from fingers touching each other) and "bubble pass" (intuitive object sharing). Key challenges included handling hand size variability, platform gesture conflicts, camera occlusion, and balancing natural motion with intuitive interaction. The result prioritizes accessibility through simplicity, allowing one-handed play and adaptive sensitivity thresholds while making interactions feel instinctive rather than taught. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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