An experimental VR game with innovative movement mechanics. Use physical actions to navigate dangerous chambers and save an alien race.


Dimensional is an exclusive VR game coming to the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. This experimental game was designed to present solutions to VR issues, discover ways to evoke a sense of presence and make full use of this new breed of hardware.

Features

• Standing, nausea-free gameplay
  
• Encourages real-life movement to complete challenges
  
• Works in small spaces and minimises cable issues
  
• Interactive (physics-enabled) puzzles and environments
  
• Dangers that evoke a sense of presence
  
• Characters see and hear you (using built-in mic)
  
• An engaging story with lots to discover
  
• Optional FPS-style controls for those not prone to nausea

Yes, you can physically walk and move around with the Oculus Rift.

A four level demo is available to download right now for the Oculus DK2. This pre-alpha demo will give you a good idea of the type of gameplay and variety you can expect from the final game.

To download go to: www.DimensionalGame.com/download

Back in the days of the Oculus Kickstarter I tried to give away ideas for VR games. I decided that no-one was going to write the games I longed to play, so by Feb 2015 I'd got my DK2 and started creating my own VR projects full-time. I'm new to game development but have 27 years software development experience.
As a solo-developer I need the support of an enthusiastic community - together we can explore the possibilities of VR and see what's possible.

VR is all about feeling part of another world. I want you to be so immersed that you feel compelled to move out of harms way.

1. locomotion
The key to a nausea-free, immersive gaming experience is to use physical movement. You need to be able to turn around, walk around, duck, lean and explore the world as you would in real life. Dimensional allows this and only requires 1.2m x 50cm of space to play. Room-scale is also supported.

2. Playing with your subconscious
The most effective way to evoke a sense of presence, is to connect with your subconscious. A sense of danger does the job well. We're not talking jump scares though. Dimensional places you in situations where you need to think and move carefully or face the consequences of falling or being struck.

3. Physics-enabled interactions
Seeing objects move and behave as you expect them to helps to strengthen immersion. In Dimensional you can choose to control your droid (Digby) with precision and care, or a destructive intent. Use him to complete puzzles and challenges that require precise manipulation in a realistic physics-enabled world.

4. Dual presence
We mark a focal point (position of tracking camera for Oculus) and an irregular shaped grid on the floor permanently marks where it's safe to physically move. As you turn away from your focal point, arrows indicate where it is. These subtle features help you keep an awareness of your orientation in the real room without breaking the immersion of the virtual one. Confidence in your real-life position helps you to relax and be more immersed.

5. Reduced cable issues
Teleporting and other actions often encourage you to turn back towards your focal point in a natural way. Having a dominant direction helps to prevent you from getting tangled up in cables.

A trans-dimensional race was being hunted to extinction. Many years ago humans helped them build hidden chambers on Earth to safely hide their offspring. Now the hunters have built machines to smash their way into the chambers.

Can you rescue their offspring before it's too late?

The chambers are filled with traps and challenges that can only be completed by a human working together with an alien droid.
Discover the truth about the aliens and the company that built the chambers to protect them, and even about Digby the slightly peeved droid.

21 people played Dimensional at Sky. None felt any nausea.
Dimensional won the VRTGO VR competition last November.
See our videos for testimonials from nDreams (creators of The Assembly) CEO Patrick O'Luanaigh and people who played our game at Sky in the UK, Leeds.


I'm constantly looking for ways to improve immersion and have lots more ideas. I want Dimensional to continue to evolve after being released, to become the game you show your friends to prove that VR isn't just playing games in 3D - it's about feeling part of another world.

Tracked controllers are high on my list of enhancements - but I need the hardware first :)

DK2 demo has much lower requirements
NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
8GB+ RAM


I'm looking for someone to help me give Dimensional the bold and unique style it deserves. If you have experience creating compelling art styles and can help with modelling assets, textures, lighting and particle systems. I want to hear from you. I need someone who is as excited about VR as I am, someone who wants to help create a unique and uncompromising game. Visit www.DimensionalGame.com/artist for more details.