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The Lab, SUPERHOT, More Nominated In D.I.C.E. 2017 ‘Immersive Reality’ Awards

The Lab, SUPERHOT, More Nominated In D.I.C.E. 2017 ‘Immersive Reality’ Awards

Last week we reported that Magic Leap, Oculus, and Insomniac Games were set to talk at the 2017 edition of the D.I.C.E. Summit in Las Vegas. We also took issue with the event’s annual awards ceremony.

Namely, we lamented the lack of a category for VR and AR games at the 2017 iteration of the show, and the small number of these games listed in general. It appears we spoke too soon, though; the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) that runs the ceremony today announced two new categories for it, both of which recognize the best in VR gaming over the past 12 months.

D.I.C.E. has dubbed these nominees as ‘Immersive Reality’ games, likely to allow for entries of titles on other platforms like the mixed reality Magic Leap in the years to come.

First up, we have the ‘Immersive Reality Game of the Year’, which is described as an experience that “best utilizes the attributes of the platform to entertain users.” Included in the list is Ubisoft’s soothing flying title, Eagle Flight [Review: 7.5/10], Schell Games’ mind-bending puzzler, I Expect You To Die [Review: 7.5/10], Owlchemy Labs’ super successful Job Simulator [Review: 8/10], Valve’s VR compilation, The Lab [Review: 9/10], and the manic SUPERHOT VR [Review: 9/10].

That’s a pretty good selection of VR games, and its refreshing to see a ceremony honor titles that didn’t just appear on PlayStation VR, which we criticized last year’s The Game Awards for doing.

The ‘Immersive Reality Technical Achievement’, which celebrates games with the “highest level of technical achievement within an immersive reality experience”, is a very similar category. Eagle Flight, Job Simulator, I Expect You To Die, and SUPERHOT VR are all listed. Joining them is Google’s popular creativity app, Tilt Brush, which is now available on the Vive.

As we mentioned before, other VR and AR games have been recognized in other categories; Driveclub VR is up for ‘Racing Game of the Year’, and Pokemon GO and Thumper both have several nominations. Suddenly these awards are looking like a much better representation of the year VR has had.

The awards take place just under a month from now on February 23rd at The Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

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Eagle Flight, Job Simulator, SUPERHOT VR and More Nominated for 20th D.I.C.E. Awards

Today the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) has announced the nominees for its two new virtual reality (VR) focused categories: Immersive Reality Game of the Year and Immersive Reality Technical Achievement. The nominees feature some of the best known VR video games on the market, across a range of genres.

The Immersive Reality Game of the Year category focuses on the title that best utilizes the attributes of the platform. Elements such as design, direction and narrative are all factored into the title selection, states AIAS.

The nominees for Immersive Reality Game of the Year are:

  • Eagle Flight – Developer: FunHouse/Publisher: Ubisoft
  • I Expect You To Die – Developer: Schell Games/Publisher: Schell Games
  • Job Simulator –  Developer: Owlchemy Labs/Publisher: Owlchemy Labs
  • The Lab – Developer: Valve/Publisher: Valve
  • SUPERHOT VR – Developer: SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o./Publisher: SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o.

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While the Immersive Reality Technical Achievement celebrates the highest level of technical achievement within an immersive experience. Elements like artificial intelligence, physics, engine mechanics, and visual rendering are all taking into consideration.

The nominees for Immersive Reality Technical Achievement are:

  • Eagle Flight – Developer: FunHouse/Publisher: Ubisoft
  • I Expect You To Die – Developer: Schell Games/Publisher: Schell Games
  • Job Simulator –  Developer: Owlchemy Labs/Publisher: Owlchemy Labs
  • SUPERHOT VR – Developer: SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o./Publisher: SUPERHOT Sp. z o.o.
  • Tilt Brush – Developer: Google/Publisher: Google

While these two categories are purely for VR video games, immersive titles do crop up in several other categories. These include Driveclub VR for Racing Game of the Year, Pokémon Go in Mobile Game of the Year and Game of the Year, and I Expect You To Die in Outstanding Achievement in Game Design.

The awards ceremony will take place on 23rd February 2017 in Las Vegas after the 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit, live-streamed from 7:30pm PT/10:30pm ET via live.interactive.org.

VRFocus will continue its coverage of the 2017 D.I.C.E. Summit, reporting back with any further updates.

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‘SUPERHOT VR’ Getting New Challenge Modes in February Update

Superhot VR is one of our favorite Oculus Touch launch titles. Like many of the best VR games so far, the thing we craved the most was more. A new update will extend the replayability of the game with several new modes that amp up the challenge.

In Superhot VR, time only moves when you do. Which means if a bullet is flying at your face and you freeze in place, it will freeze to. That gives you some time to think your way out of the situation—which probably means narrowly dodging the bullet and then making a well-aimed knife throw at the enemy, before pausing again to assess viable solutions to the next most pressing threat. It’s a novel mechanic that uniquely thrives in VR. We gave Superhot VR a 9.1 out of 10 in our full review.

Now the developers have announced the ‘Forever update’, coming next month, which will extend the replayability of the game with new challenge modes, and some undisclosed “Secrets” for players to explore:

  • Test your aim where only headshots take out enemies
  • Race against your best score in bullet time and real-world time
  • Try to complete the game without shooting
  • Get hardcore with faster enemies and less reaction time

There’s also the 10-minute challenge, which tasks players with completing the entire game in 10 minutes (we mentioned we craved more content from this game, right?).

As this information comes from an entry on the official Oculus Blog, it seems Oculus may be working more closely with the developers to expand the game’s offering. According the post, the above is “just a taste of what the update has in store,” and further implies that there will be more updates to come.

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SUPERHOT VR Forever Update Includes 10-minute Challenge

Yesterday VRFocus reported on Oculus releasing a teasing tweet announcing an update for SUPERHOT VR. The tweet revealed very little but Oculus hasn’t made players wait too long for further info, with a blog posting today going into greater detail.

So what’s in store for fans of the first-person shooter (FPS)? Oculus has unveiled some of the challenges that player will have to face, which the company claims will add hours more gameplay. These challenges include taking out enemies using only headshots; racing against a players best score in bullet time and real-world time; completing the video game without shooting and a hardcore challenge where enemies are faster and reaction times are reduced. That’s not all though, for true SUPERHOT VR experts there’s the ten minute challenge, simply complete the entire title in that time.

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Talking about the inspiration behind the new content, lead designer Cezary Skorupka said: “The community is awesome at this game—way better than us! We need to keep them happy, so we looked for ways to make SUPERHOT VR even more challenging.”

While this news certainly does answer one of the bigger questions about the Forever Update, there’s still no confirmation on when its likely to be available, or what secrets players are likely to uncover.

As VRFocus learns more about the SUPERHOT VR update, we’ll let you know.

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What Can You Expect In SUPERHOT VR’s Forever Update?

What Can You Expect In SUPERHOT VR’s Forever Update?

Like a lot of Oculus Touch owners, SUPERHOT VR [Review: 9/10] was one of our favorite games at the controllers’ launch last month, but there’s no denying it was on the short side.

The game, which adapted the ‘time moves only when you do’ mechanic from the original non-VR release, lasted less than two hours in total. We were dying for more content when the credits started to roll and, fortunately, it looks like we’ll be getting some, or at least some new ways to play what’s already there.

Both the SUPERHOT VR development team and Oculus itself are teasing a ‘Forever Update’ for the VR FPS. While there’s no news post to go along with the Twitter messages, the GIF above does have its own set of hints. Set in the game’s hub world, the disk the player’s hand holds seems to have a list of what to expect in the update.

It’s a little blurry, but Reddit user Leviatein seems to have uncovered the code: challenges, achievements, bug fixes, and secrets.

Achievements and bug fixes are simple enough; Oculus games recently started rolling out the company’s in-game rewards system, and there are always imperfections to iron out in any title. Challenges, meanwhile, are a little more exciting, as they suggest you’ll be able to tackle the levels you’ve already mastered with a new set of restrictions or goals to reach for. We’d love to try some of the game’s more challenging missions by perhaps only using melee weapons or firing a certain number of bullets.

Secrets, meanwhile, could obviously mean anything, but the game’s ambiguous story leaves plenty of room for cracks to explore. Hopefully they’ll lead to some brand new levels, though maybe that’s hoping for a little too much.

No date for the new features yet, but be on the lookout for them.

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Oculus Teases SUPERHOT VR Forever Update

For Oculus Touch owners who’re fans of first-person shooter (FPS) SUPERHOT VR, Oculus has teased an upcoming update with a Tweet today.

Called ‘FOREVER UPDATE’ the only details the tweet conveyed were through a short GIF showing some very old computers and CRT monitors. The GIF shows a floppy disc (remember those) being inserted into the central computer, doing so momentarily changes the screen to ‘Updating SUPERHOT’.

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It’s whats written on the disk itself that holds the most info. In a hand written note style you can just make out what’s on the label, saying SUPER HOT UPDATE, Challenges, Achievements, Bugfixes and Secrets.

Further details have yet to be released on what challenges these might just be, but as its called the ‘FOREVER UPDATE’ there’s a good chance an endless mode for hardcore SUPERHOT VR fans could be included.

The update hasn’t gone live on Oculus Home (at time of writing) so this does look to be a early tease at present.

Last week the developers behind SUPERHOT VR teamed up with Mod DB, alongside with IMGN.PRO, Oculus, Nvidia, Intel for a #MAKEITSUPERHOT competition. It challenges modders, game designers, artists and other creative types to make stuff inspired by the video game.

As VRFocus learns more about the update, we’ll let you know.