Finding browser window after exiting Immersive mode can be difficult.

[caseyyee]

Hardware

Oculus Go

Steps to Reproduce

1. Enter immersive mode on any WebVR site.
2. Turn around to look behind (180deg), hit back button to return back to browser window.

Current Behavior

After looking at immersive content, looking around, and exiting back to the browser at a different orientation than I started at, I have to "find" my way back to the browser window. Especially using the Void background environment.

Possible Solutions

• Have browser window "meet" me at my current gaze direction when exiting immersive mode.
• Guide me back to browser window. Could be some arrows or indicators in the environment or on controller to point me back.
• Provide some kind of gesture that allows the user to easily rotate the world back towards a desired forward orientation.

Context

I was viewing panos and often found myself looking for the browser window. You can get lost in those things and easily lose your sense of direction!

[MortimerGoro]

I think the easiest way is do a reset pose when the user exits VR

Provide some kind of gesture that allows the user to easily rotate the world back towards a desired forward orientation.

You can already do that holding the recenter button on the remote controller.

[caseyyee]

Ah yes, good tip @MortimerGoro. Doesn't occur to me in the moment though.

[cvan]

Samsung Browser shows text, Tap touchpad to reposition screen., after a few seconds of staring at the top:

Or the bottom:

[philip-lamb]

needed-by #635

[larsbergstrom]

@gfodor Mentioned that this is one of the biggest things he & the Hubs team would like to see addressed.

[MortimerGoro]

I created a PR that resets the pose when the user exits immersive mode #1342. Oculus browser implements the same behavior.

[jvonitter]

QA- can you verify this is fixed?

[Softvision-GeluHaiduc]

I have verified that this issue is no longer reproducible with the latest Firefox Reality 1.4-32352315 installed on the Oculus Go and Quest headset.
Now, when exiting immersive mode the browser window is shown in front of the user.