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Watch the First 10 Minutes of ‘Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality’

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality (2017) is finally here, launching today on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. And yes, it’s all the wonderful weirdness of the show mixed in with some seriously fun object interaction courtesy of the game’s spiritual predecessor, Job Simulator (2016).

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality was created by Owlchemy Labs and Adult Swim Games. Voiced by show creator Justin Roiland, the VR game is everything Rick and Morty fans need to calm their nerves before the rest of season 3 comes out later this summer.

*insert ‘blaze 4/20’ joke here*

If you’re looking for an extended look at the game or more information, check out our full review here to find out why we gave it a 9/10.

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‘Rick and Morty’ VR Game is Releasing on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive April 20th

Rick and Morty are finally making their way to VR in Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. Coming to HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets on Steam and Oculus Home, you can take part in the dimension-hopping adventure starting Thursday, April 20th for for $29.99.

Created by Adult Swim Games and Owlchemy Labs, makers of the tongue-in-cheek VR game Job Simulator (2016), Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality is said to be a “fast-paced, chaotic VR adventure.” So expect plenty of puzzles and multi-dimensional missions as you, a clone of Morty, navigate and rummage through Rick’s garage and the Smith house for interactive items abound.

Road to VR‘s Michael Glombicki got a hands-on with an early version of the game, saying it’s “full of the same absurdist sci-fi humor that fans of the acclaimed Rick and Morty show know and love.”

In the game, you take control of a Morty clone, ostensibly created for the sole purpose of doing chores for Rick. The first task Rick gives you is to wash his dirty laundry by placing it in the washing machine and turning it on. It’s a very simple task, but everything about it, from placing the dirty underwear in the machine to turning the knobs, felt like a activity in Job Simulator. The reason for the similarity is that Owlchemy built the game using version 2 of their VR interaction system and so they were able reuse a lot of the same technology that powered Job Simulator.

 

image courtesy Adult Swim Games

Show creator and principal voice actor Justin Roiland has already published a VR experience through his newly created studio Squanchtendo that’s delivered a mix of his signature brand of bizarre and absurdity called Accounting.

Roiland has however had his eye on VR since at least late summer 2015 as he and Owlchemy Labs’ studio head Alex Schwartz (via the official Owlchemy Labs twitter) exchanged a few choice tweets discussing the possibility of collaboration.

Owlchemy Labs has developed and published over 20 games spanning desktop and mobile, including Aaaaaculus! (2011), one of the first games with Oculus DK1 support on Steam. As a launch title on HTC Vive, PSVR and Oculus Touch, the motion control-focused Job Simulator has not only garnered critical acclaim since release, but has reportedly surpassed over $3million in sales earlier this year and making it one of the most financially successful VR games to date.

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image courtesy Adult Swim Games
image courtesy Adult Swim Games
image courtesy Adult Swim Games
image courtesy Adult Swim Games

“We really believe fans are going to lose their minds at what we’ve developed,” says Owlchemy Labs CEO Alex Schwartz. “It’s been an incredible experience to develop for one of our favorite shows and see the joy on players’ faces when they get to explore Rick’s garage in VR, physically step through portals, and interact naturally with their hands in the world they’re already so familiar with. Players are interacting with the world of Rick and Morty in a way only possible in virtual reality, and they love it!”

Check back for a full hands-on with the Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality game on April 20th.

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Co-Creator of Rick & Morty and Accounting Justin Roiland Confirmed as Keynote Speaker for VRLA

This April will see the annual Virtual Reality Los Angeles (VRLA) event return for 2017, and today organisers have announced Justin Roiland, creator of Rick & Morty on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim, will deliver Saturday’s keynote address.

While Roiland is most synonymous with the aforementioned cartoon he’s also dived into the VR industry establishing studio Squanchtendo, and launching Accounting on HTC Vive created in collaboration with Crows Crows Crows. For the keynote he’ll discuss the surreally funny possibilities of VR. “What does the future of VR hold? Will there be more wizard games? Are grandmas real? What IS a wizard really? Are there wizard grandmas? How does this factor into VR? I did all this (simple) math and then made a power point presentation that I **think** maaaayyybe has these questions (and more) all figured out,” comments Roiland in a statement. “Please come to my incredible keynote address on the state of VR! You juuuust might learn something, maybe, I don’t know. I can’t make any promises on that because you may already know everything.”

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Registrations have now opened for the VRLA, with the business-focused 2-Day Pro Pass at $299 USD and a 1-Day Pass for Saturday priced at $40.

“This is the third year of VRLA, and with each event we’ve grown in size and scope. It’s so exciting to serve both the industry and developers who make this whole thing go, as well as the VR-curious enthusiasts who want to see what it’s all about. That we can put Justin Roiland on the same stage as some of the industry’s greatest technical thinkers is a treat, and a testament to the support the community has shown us,” said event co-founder John Root.

The expo will take place 14th – 15th April, 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, and will include demos, educational sessions, experimental work and presentations. For further updates on the event keep reading VRFocus.