DEVELOPING PHYSICS – BASED VR HANDS IN UNITY

by Pierce McBride | Feb 2, 2021 | Game Development, Oculus Quest

DEVELOPING PHYSICS – BASED VR HANDS IN UNITY Written by Pierce McBride February 2, 2021 At Amebous Labs, I certainly wasn’t the only person who was excited to play Half-Life: Alyx last year. A few of us were eager to try the game when it came out, and I...

GARDENING: TAKING THE PHYSICAL INTO THE VIRTUAL

by Amy Stout | Jan 5, 2021 | Game Development

GARDENING: TAKING THE PHYSICAL INTO THE VIRTUAL Written by Amy Stout January 5, 2021 By now, you may have gathered that Loam is a game about gardening. It is one of my favorite activities to do because it a stress reliever and combines creativity with strategy and...

DEVELOPING FOR VR: TOOLS TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING FOR QUEST

by Chan Grant | Dec 15, 2020 | Game Development

DEVELOPING FOR VR: TOOLS TO CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING FOR QUEST Written by Chan Grant December 15, 2020 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...

BUILDING A BETTER (VIRTUAL) WORLD

by Chan Grant | Nov 10, 2020 | Game Development

BUILDING A BETTER (VIRTUAL) WORLD Written by Chan Grant November 10, 2020 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...

LIGHTING FOR MOBILE

by Peter Stolmeier | Nov 3, 2020 | Game Development, Oculus Quest

LIGHTING FOR MOBILE Written by Peter Stolmeier November 3, 2020 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...