DEVELOPING FOR VR: TOOLS TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING FOR QUEST
Virtual Reality (VR) is a rapidly rising, growing, developing field in technology, and video games in VR are being developed. From ports of famous PC games such as Skyrim and Superhot to the modern classics like Beat Saber and Job Simulator, we see the growth and rise...
CREATING TEXTURES FOR VIRTUAL REALITY
Half the fun of being a multimedia artist is playing around with different media. While I love using a traditional medium like colored pencil, I've had a blast exploring the digital art space. At Amebous Labs, I've adapted my practices for virtual reality (VR). There...
THE ARRIVAL OF NEW HARDWARE PUSHES GAMES FORWARD
Last week we saw the successful release of three new models of video game consoles to the market; the Xbox Series X and S models and the PlayStation 5. Both are joining their respective console families, which were last released back in November of 2013. This lines up...
BUILDING A BETTER (VIRTUAL) WORLD
One of the most dynamic and effective yet simple things that a game developer can do to create a sense of immersion within a game, is to make a suitable environment for the player. Whether it be the sprawling fields of an adventure or the dark, tight corridors of an...
LIGHTING FOR MOBILE
Working on a video game can be challenging in the best of times, but it gets significantly harder in virtual reality (VR) or when using the mobile platform's limited power. So, when we decided to make a video game in VR on a mobile platform, we had many challenges to...
OCULUS QUEST 2 REVIEW
The biggest news to come out of this year’s Facebook Connect event was the release of the Oculus Quest 2. Like the original Oculus Quest, it’s a standalone, inside-out, 6-degrees-of-freedom virtual reality headset that runs on a fast-growing platform with a vast...
MOSS REVIEW
Moss is a beautiful VR puzzle-adventure game created by Polyarc Games that features a mouse that knows sign language! If you’ve played it, let us know why you love it, and if you haven’t, check out this review from Jane. Community Manager Jane reviews Moss on...
COOK-OUT REVIEW
Amebous Labs Community Manager, Jane Nguyen serves up some reviews and playtime in Resolution Games Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale for Oculus. 🍞🥪 See what she has to say about this fun frenzy of a game. ...
TECHNICALLY CREATIVE
Originally published by Georgia Tech Arts. I was recently invited for a virtual fireside chat with Dr. Aaron Shackelford, Director of Georgia Tech Arts. We got an opportunity to discuss my experience at Georgia Tech and how I'm leveraging both creative and technical...
