How I Accidentally Reinvented VR Locomotion by Remaking Space Invaders

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Published on April 29, 2025 5:56:31 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSDYMDImOSA

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I was just remaking Space Invaders in VR—until I accidentally unlocked a new movement hack. By lerping your virtual head position just a bit more than your real lean, a tiny 10 cm shift becomes 2–10 m in-game—no teleport or joystick needed, you just need to use your head, literally and figuratively!

In this video I talk about:
How I stumbled on this spatial-scaling trick
The simple lerp code that expands your playspace
Why it feels more natural, lets you explore far more, and slashes motion sickness

I plan to put the code on Github, but current version in the video needs A LOT more work before I can do that :)