Vision Pro Gaming Weekly - #2

Web Shooting, Voxels, Piano Fun, and Android comes for Apple Vision Pro!

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VisionProGamingGuy
July 01, 2024

Vision Pro Gaming Weekly - #2 - Web Shooting, Voxels, Piano Fun, and Android comes for Apple Vision Pro!

Jun 24, 2024 - July 2, 2024

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New Games!

Live out your Spiderman Fantasies! Spatial Web Shooter!

We’ve played this and met the developer. This app is definitely worth your time!

‎Spatial Web Shooter

‎Ever imagined shooting webs with your hands? Now it visually comes true! Dive into Spatial Web Shooter and experience the thrill of interacting with your real environment using virtual webs. Engage in one Free Play mode and 2 challenges. - Free Play mode: Embrace your freedom and explore the endl…

apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-web-shooter/id6484270637
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Voxel Party, have fun with this fun new voxel game!

We’ve played it and totally worth a play! Plus it’s FREE! We also chatted with the developers and they are super awesome. They are so passionate about their game!

Fun rythm game with Balloons!

‎Bossa Nova Bounce

‎Everyone knows the rules – don't let the balloons hit the ground! Bossa Nova Bounce was designed from scratch as a spatial-first game that will get you moving and grooving. As always, please be aware of your surroundings – best played where you have some space to move around safely. See if you c…

apps.apple.com/us/app/bossa-nova-bounce/id6504735295

Pixelity Games releases rolling buddy, a voxel platformer game.

Looks interesting. has anyone tried it?

‎Rolling Buddy

‎Our protagonist, Buddy, a golf ball-sized sphere, rolls around, observing the stars above. Suddenly, a falling star catches their attention. Intrigued, Buddy follows its path and discovers a faintly glowing portal. Within, they find a fading star on the brink of transformation. Fueled by compassion,…

apps.apple.com/us/app/rolling-buddy/id6480593200

Piano Practice just got FUN!

‎Piano Master Quest

‎Transform your piano practice with Piano Master Quest, the ultimate AR companion app designed to elevate your musical skills through the timeless pieces of Mozart, Beethoven, and more. Ideal for both beginners and intermediate players, our app offers a structured learning journey, enhancing your abi…

apps.apple.com/us/app/piano-master-quest/id6494989458

Turning your Living Room into a trick shot arena!

‎XR Trick Shot

‎We've harnessed the power of Vision Pro to deliver mind-blowing physics. Get ready to turn your living room into a Trick Shot arena! XR Takes Center Stage: Say goodbye to virtual tables! This is true mixed reality where the game adapts to YOUR space. Physics That Impress: Experience the most realist…

apps.apple.com/us/app/xr-trick-shot/id6504303751

Spatial Boxer has been updated and now you have to avoid the bombs!

‎Spatial Boxer

‎Dance with the rhythm, use your hand to block all incoming obstacles, and do not hit the bomb!  You are now a space boxer! You can pick your favorite music from the list, then, the app uses the rhythm of the song to throw random obstacles to you.  You have to use your hands to touch those obstacles…

apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-boxer/id6477150664?ign-itscg=30200&ign-itsct=apps_box_link

News

First Android competitor to Apple Vision Pro and it has controllers!

This headset spec wise looks like a serious competitor for Apple Vision Pro! And since it will support hand tracking AND controllers, could this be the ultimate MR platform for gaming!?

Developer Interview: Puzzling Places CoFounder gave thoughts on Vision Pro

Summary:
He somewhat negative about Vision Pro for gaming, but remember he’s a VR game developer that’s coming from other platforms

  • Mixed Reality Co-location leads to players cooperating more!

  • Adding Spatial Sounds make game more immersive

  • Spatial Computing is very different than VR, aren’t transporting users to another world

  • had to convert it from Unreal to Unity for AVP

  • Can’t get Hand Tracking if using a Shared Space app (not immersive)

  • Quest and PSVR are game consoles, AVP is designed as a general purpose computer

  • the grab the pieces from space involved adding smarts so the pieces would interpret your placement intent and place themselves

  • Chose unity over SiftUI/Swift because they don’t know swift and already knew Unity

  • Advice to developers:

    • “AVP is a glorified dev kit, not many units out there, don’t spend too much, will be a while to make money”

    • Not a lot of games on AVP have a lot of content, so if you do it’s a good opportunity for you

    • or make something new designed for this platform

    • great learning experience

    • some existing games from other platforms just won’t work as ports to Vision Pro

    • Hand tracking doesn’t work for some games like shooters

    • You can do cool stuff but AVP isn’t ideal for gaming

  • hasn’t seen the real value of Spatial Computing yet

Our thoughts:
The key take away for everyone should be VR port games are going to be challenged on Vision Pro, Vacation Simulator was a good example of this. That game actually made me HATE my Vision Pro for a minute. Games need to be consider the strengths of the platform and design for it! VR developers coming from past devices may struggle with AVP.

See our Vacation Simulator video here

Nice job XR AI Spotlight! keep the dev interviews coming!

That’s it for this week! More Vision Pro Gaming news next week!

Game on!

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