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Gamescom Interview 2019: Mammossix Discuss a Virtual World for Everyone

When it comes to big open virtual reality (VR) worlds with social features there does seem to be a growing abundance of them, such as Somnium Space, Sansar, OrbusVR: Reborn and Nostos to name a few. Another on that list which is currently in Steam Early Access is Galaxity by Korean developer Mammossix. Launched earlier this year, VRFocus caught up with the team to find out more about the project and their plans for the future.

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Supporting PC headsets like Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Windows Mixed Reality, Valve Index, Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR with cross-platform integration, Galaxity is one of these open worlds all about community and social interaction, completely free to download and start exploring.

The current version allows users to customise their appearance with a variety of hair, skin, clothing and colour options, play various mini-games such as football, baseball car racing and even zombie survival, as well as being able to hang out with friends at a movie theatre and watch YouTube videos. Users can be friendly towards each other or engage in a little duelling when the need arises.

All of this takes place in one singular city at present. One of Mammossix’s goals is to expand the landscape to offer greater exploration opportunities, adding in famous cities like London and Paris. Users will also one day be able to create their own buildings and homes so they can have their own social space to invite friends around.

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Mammossix hasn’t set a timeline of any of these features just yet or how long it plans on being in Early Access. One of the unique benefits of Galaxity is that signing into your Facebook account through the software means your data will be stored to play on any of the aforementioned headsets.

The full interview with Mammossix CEO Charles Yoo can be viewed below. Or take a look at VRFocus’ other interviews from Gamescom including Somnium Space, Pixel Reef, Dark Curry, Carbon Studio, Cortopia Studios and Fast Travel Games. For further updates from Mammossix including the addition of new features to Galaxity, keep reading VRFocus.

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Chinese Developer MammoSix Shows Alpha Footage of Galaxity

The demand for multiplayer virtual reality (VR) experiences continues to grow. As the player base for VR increases, and the technology develops, more people are searching for experiences within VR that are not only social, but also broad-ranging, allowing them to explore and discover a virtual environment. This seems to be what Chinese developer MammoSix are trying to achieve with Galaxity.

The developers have recently released footage of its Alpha2 build of Galaxity, a virtual world where users can create and explore and engage in virtual activities in a colourful and cartoonish environment.

The footage shows a virtual avatar being created and customised before emerging into the virtual world to roam around and engage in social activities such as a football game (soccer to our American readers).

The developers say that the goal when creating this build was ‘Behaviour’, presumably referring to to avatar behaviour, such as movement and animation. MammoSix say that the next build will be the Beta build, and the goal there is ‘Environment’, which is likely to mean polishing the virtual environments, structures and travel.

MammoSix have promised that users will be able to engage in activities such as driving a car and taking it to a virtual drive-through to take in a film. It has not yet been specified if users will be able to choose the content shown on the screen.

Galaxity is said to be coming to Steam and Oculus Store, which suggests that compatibility with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is likely. Publicity images have shown the developers working with Windows Mixed Reality devices as well, which suggests compatibility with those devices is also possible.

A release date has not yet been confirmed, but Facebook posts by the development team suggest a 2019 release window. The video of the alpha2 build is available to view below.

For future coverage of Galaxity and other upcoming VR titles, keep checking back with VRFocus.

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Virtual Ninja VR Is Out Now In Early Access

Enter the shoes of a ninja and defeat waves of enemies with your shuriken and katana in virtual reality (VR) title Virtual Ninja VR.

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Virtual Ninja VR is an arcade title in which players are able to enjoy cutting down waves of monsters with a sword along with taking them down from afar with shuriken. Designed as an entry level title to help get players into VR titles, Virtual Ninja VR is a colorful title that lets players become immersed in the experience and stand against the waves of enemies that are coming for them.

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Those who jump into Virtual Ninja VR right now will be able to enjoy the arcade mode, with its endless waves of increasing difficulty and the single player mode that consists of five different stages with a boss fight at the end. A cooperative mode available as well allowing two players to team up and take down a huge boss monster together. The final version will include more patterns for monsters, more maps, more boss monsters and a player-versus-player mode along with more cooperative gamemodes. The title will remain in Early Access for a few months and though a detailed roadmap has not been released, players can expect a number of content updates throughout the course of its time in Early Access.

Taking a sword into VR is also a fun experience for any player and allows for an accessible entry into the genre. With simple controls and systems at work, Virtual Ninja VR looks to be an easy to pick up and play title all while offering those looking for a challenging a chance to shine within the increasing difficulty. Time you blocks to defend agasint enemy attacks and ensure you don’t become overwhelmed and with online leaderboards, your best efforts will be kept for all to see. If you have what it takes to become the best ninja then you know where to go.

Virtual Ninja VR is currently available in Steam Early Access as part with support for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality.

For more on Virtual Ninja VR in the future, keep reading VRFocus.