The development of narrative has always been closely linked to the evolution of the medium. The emergence of Virtual Reality (VR) as a new medium has brought new dynamism to interactive narrative, but also poses many design challenges. Due to the complexity of the VR environment and the user’s freedom, attentional guidance in VR interactive narratives is particularly challenging. Thus, it is crucial to enable users to immerse themselves in the virtual world while focusing on the narrative content that the creator intends to convey, which is the pressing issue addressed in this paper.
　　Cues, which take the form of visual or auditory perceptual feedback, are often utilized in traditional game or film production to guide users’ attention. Based on the analysis of information cognitive processes, this paper proposes a human-computer interaction model for VR interactive narratives, which includes a set of design principles for guiding cues. These principles include the prominence principle, robustness principle, narrative principle, matching principle, and revelation principle.
　　Using these design principles, a VR interactive narrative experience called “Take Her Eyes” was developed, and a design process for guiding cues in VR interactive narratives was summarized and refined. Finally, a portion of the design practice was used as experimental material to evaluate the effectiveness of the design principles through a design intergroup experiment. A total of 40 participants were recruited to experience the experiment, and the results showed that the design principles were well validated in terms of naturalness and functionality. The guided cues designed were effective in directing users’ attention and enhancing their narrative experience. These findings validate the guiding cue design principle and process based on the information cognitive process, which can assist VR interactive narrative content creators in their design practice and help VR users to further enhance their narrative experience.