Virtual settings produce an accurate impression of size and proportion. This is very important in the theatre where objects are not always rendered realistically. In a traditional sketch or model it is difficult to convey the preciousness of undersized furniture or the monumental quality of towering scenery. Immersive interfaces like a HMD, however, appropriately allow virtual scenery to loom over an observer or set pieces to charm with their daintiness. To heighten this effect, it is important that the designer place a human figure within each virtual setting to serve as a measurement standard.
Lighting is a another production element greatly enhanced through the use of virtual settings.
Traditionally, a lighting designer's concepts are communicated through a series of sketches, known as a lighting storyboard. Virtual settings allow the designer to concentrate directly on lighting, without having to redraw the scenery over and over again. Light sources within virtual settings can be moved, colored and focused with considerable accuracy and the effects are immediately evident within the virtual world. Each lighting effect can then be saved for future reference and shared with other members of the production team. Virtual reality provides, understandably, excellent means for communicating.