How do the pros do it? Developers like Owlchemy Labs ( Vacation Simulator ) and the BBC have pioneered several methods:
In a standard movie, you always know where the viewer is looking—straight ahead. In VR, the viewer is the camera. If a character speaks behind you and the subtitles appear in front of you, you lose the spatial connection. Worse, "fixed-to-face" text that follows your head movement perfectly can cause motion sickness for some users. Leading Industry Methods subtitle Oculus
Some games anchor speech bubbles directly to the character speaking. If the character moves, the text moves with them, maintaining a sense of depth and spatial awareness. How to Get Started How do the pros do it