Edgelord Samurai
Designing a Mixed Reality sword-training experience through spatial UI, gameplay and physical interaction.
Edgelord Samurai explores how Mixed Reality can turn physical sword movement into an intuitive learning experience.
The experience introduces users to three basic sword-swing techniques, then challenges them to apply those movements in a reactive gameplay environment.
Learn the Movement. Then React.
A simple learning arc: technique first, pressure second.
Users begin by learning three basic sword-swing techniques. Once the movements feel familiar, objects appear in the room and the user must react, cutting them with the correct technique.
Designing the Interaction
My contribution sat on the design side of the project: the basic gameplay flow, user flow, spatial UI, interaction structure, and the learning sequence.
The technical implementation was built in collaboration with an international developer. I shaped how the experience should feel, how feedback should arrive, and how the interface should stay out of the way.
- ▪Basic gameplay flow
- ▪User flow
- ▪Spatial UI
- ▪Interaction structure
- ▪Learning sequence
Interface Beyond the Screen
The UI lives in the room, not on a flat plane.
The interface was designed to support the user without interrupting the physical interaction. Instructions and feedback had to remain readable while the user stayed focused on the environment and the sword.
Designing Around Physical Movement
The experience was developed for Meta Quest 3 and explored a physical sword-handle setup containing the controller to make the interaction feel closer to holding a sword.
The physical setup was part of the development exploration, not fabricated by me. My focus was the interaction and spatial UI design that made that movement meaningful inside the game.
The Final Experience
Learned movement, spatial interface and reactive gameplay in one MR session.
What this project taught me
“The best spatial interface is the one the user forgets they are reading. In this project, the lesson was not about adding HUD elements, but about removing them until only the sword, the target, and the next movement remained.”
Explore the Full Project
See the complete project, development process and additional visuals on Behance.
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