Storyboarding for Mixed Reality Enterprise Solutions

There is a lot happening in the high-paced world of mixed reality technology lately. Between the mixed reality glasses like Microsoft Hololens 2 or Meta Quest Pro and ambitious upcoming projects such as Apple Vision Pro or Meta Quest 3, it is an exciting time to be designing and developing virtual and augmented reality solutions. As part of <a href="https://blogs.sap.com/2021/02/04/mixed-reality-solutions-at-sap-whats-it-all-about/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">SAP’s Mixed Reality Solutions team</a>, I have the pleasure of working and experimenting with the latest mixed reality technology. Our team develops mixed reality applications for enterprise contexts in close involvement with our customers. Because mixed reality is still a relatively new technology for many of our customers, visualizing the concept through storyboarding is an essential part of our process. <h1>Storyboards should be part of your mixed reality toolkit</h1> Storyboards are visual representations that depict how a user will interact with the mixed reality application within their physical environment. They are a crucial component of designing and developing mixed reality solutions because they: <ul> <li>Help to better visualize and plan mixed reality experiences</li> <li>Support iterative development and testing</li> <li>Enable effective communication among teams</li> <li>Identify and solve design issues early</li> <li>Allow for user testing and feedback</li> <li>Gain client and stakeholder approval</li> </ul> Below, I’d like to take you through one of the methods we use to visualize immersive experiences. But before I go into details, let me start with the end result: The storyboard! <a href="https://medium.com/sap-design/storyboarding-for-mixed-reality-enterprise-solutions-88f0a1700c13">Learn More</a>