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Tiny Bull Studios Release New GIFs For Upcoming VR Title Blind

Tiny Bull Studios’ upcoming virtual reality (VR) title Blind has been on the radar for some time now. The title invites players to navigate an unfamiliar world without the traditional visual complexity and instead, users must tap their cane in order to emit sound wave which reflect off – and therefor highlight – surrounding objects. Now Tiny Bull Studios’ have released a number of new GIFs that show the title off in action.

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The narrative-driven psychological adventure will require players to forget what they know about sight and relay on echolocation in order to progress through the title. Playing as a young women who wakes up in a strange room with little memory of how she got there, only able to know for sure that she has lost her sight. With a sinister presence called the Warden lurking around the mansion players will need to explore, solving puzzles as they adventure deeper into the building all while trying to uncovering the mystery of what’s happened.

Born out of the Global Game Jam in 2014, which had the theme of “we don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are,” the team behind Blind won the award for Best Game at the Turin (Italy) jam site with the entry Come to See My House. Since then Tiny Bull Studios have been working hard to bring the prototype into a full title with the support of their publisher Surprise Attack Games.

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The new GIFs show the echolocation in action in a number of different situations. This includes walking around the building with a hand reached out so to feel for surroundings. Solving puzzles, picking up skulls and even approaching a still figure in the middle of a room. All of these showcase just how effective the echolocation gameplay system looks to work and it is sure to make for a immersive gameplay experience when the title finally releases.

There is no official release date for Blind yet other than the Q2 2018 listen on the titles official Steam page. It is confirmed to be releasing with support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive along with a PlayStation VR release planned for later this year, published by Surprise Attack Games. There is no word on Windows Mixed Reality compatibility at this time. The PlayStation VR release will also be getting a retail release thanks to publisher Perp Games and is available to pre-order via Amazon and Play Asia at this time though again, no release date is mentioned.

VRFocus will be sure to bring you all the latest on the title moving forward so make sure to stay tuned for more on Blind.

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Blind Sets Sights on PlayStation VR Retail Edition

Tiny Bull Studios’ Blind has been on the radar for some time. With a PC release for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive expected soon, the development team had already confirmed that a PlayStation VR edition was set to follow later in the year. Now however, it appears that Tiny Bull Studios has entered into a publishing agreement with Perp Games for a retail edition of Blind.

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An interesting and surreal interpretation of echo location, Blind challenges users to navigate a virtual reality (VR) environment without the traditional visual complexity; instead, users must tap their cane in order to emit sound waves which reflect off – and thus highlight – surrounding objects. The player must use this asset to solve puzzles as they explore the mansion in which they are held captive by a mysterious puppet master.

VRFocus has met with Tiny Bull Studios on numerous occasions, most recently at Gamescom, Cologne, last year. CEO Matteo Lana revealed during an interview that Blind was borne as part of 2014’s Global Game Jam, suggesting that four years of the team’s lives have been invested in this intriguing VR experience.

Blind doesn’t yet have an official release date, however Tiny Bull Studios has confirmed that an Oculus Rift and HTC Vive compatible edition will be launching ‘this spring’, with a PlayStation VR release to follow later in the year, published by Surprise Attack Games. There’s currently no word on the suggested Windows Mixed Reality compatibility, and while many may suggest it’s safe to assume the Steam release will support this range of head-mounted displays (HMDs) also, there’s no indication of this on the videogame’s official Steam page.

The retail edition of Blind, set to be published by prolific retail-packagers Perp Games, does not have a release date currently. It’s not yet known whether the retail edition of Blind will coincide with the videogame’s digital release via the PlayStation Store, however pre-orders for a European edition are already available via Amazon and Play Asia. VRFocus will of course continue to keep you updated with all the latest details on Blind and other forthcoming PlayStation VR releases.

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Psychological VR Thriller ‘Blind’ Coming to Rift, Vive and PSVR – Teaser Trailer Here

Blind is an upcoming psychological thriller that puts you in a world of darkness. Given a special cane, you use echolocation to find your way through the game’s mysterious narrative.

Created by developer Tiny Bull Studios and indie label Surprise Attack Games, Blind puts you in the shoes of a young woman who has just gone blind. Led by the disembodied narrator Warden, you navigate a sprawling mansion, solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of your predicament.

Gramophones and other objects that make sound become lighthouses in the all-encompassing blackness.

Blind was inspired by Tiny Bull Studios’ prototype PC game Come to See My House, which won The Best Game award at the Turin, Italy jam site for the 2014 Global Game Jam. Tiny Bull later partnered with Australia-based indie label Surprise Attack Games to produce Blind.

The narrative-driven puzzle adventure game is said to contain “four to five hours” of gameplay and will be releasing in spring on all major PC-based VR platforms, with a version for PSVR releasing later in 2018.

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Blind Is A VR Thriller About A Sightless Woman For Rift, Vive, And OSVR

Blind Is A VR Thriller About A Sightless Woman For Rift, Vive, And OSVR

VR has the magical power to put people directly in someone else’s shoes. When wearing a VR headset you can not only see what experiences are like from someone else’s point of view, but you can really feel and experience them as well. For a primarily visual medium then, you’d think it’d be difficult to convey blindness — but that isn’t stopping Tiny Bull Studios and Surprise Attack Games from trying.

Blind, which launches in Q2 of this year for Rift, Vive, and OSVR, follows the story of a woman that loses her sight. Using echolocation, you must explore a twisted mansion as you view the environment through sound waves and reverberation. It’s a narrative-driven puzzle game that’s sure to present unique challenges for viewers/players.

Interestingly enough this isn’t the first VR experience we’ve seen to address the topic of blindness. Most notably is the appropriately titled series of vignette stories, Notes on Blindness, that does a wonderful job of communicating the feeling. On a more gaming-centric route there’s Stifled, which is an absolutely terrifying and creative survival horror game that uses your voice and sound to display visuals.

We still don’t know a whole lot about Blind, but it looks like something worth keeping our eye on. There are a few more details on the official website and Steam store page.

Blind is releasing this Spring on Rift, Vive, OSVR, and all other major PC-based VR platforms with a future PSVR release coming later in 2018. Let us know what you think down in the comments below!

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VR Thriller Blind Finds its way out of the Darkness This Spring

Having first encountered virtual reality (VR) thriller Blind during Gamescom 2017, when VRFocus caught up with Matteo Lana, CEO of Tiny Bull Studios, it’s now been revealed that the title will be coming to head-mounted displays (HMDs) this Spring.

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Blind is a narrative-driven psychological adventure where you are blind and must explore your surroundings using echolocation. In the story you play a young woman who wakes up in strange surroundings, finding she has lost her sight. With a sinister presence called the Warden goading you, you must explore the mansion, solving puzzles along the way whilst uncovering the mystery of what’s happened.

To do this players can create soundwaves with a cane, illuminating rooms and objects for brief moments, so while Blind isn’t designed as a horror experience it’ll still keep players on their toes.

Born out of the Global Game Jam in 2014, which was themed “we don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are,” the Blind team won the Best Game award at the Turin (Italy) jam site with their entry Come to See My House. Tiny Bull Studios took this prototype to the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2014 in San Francisco, catching the eye of then fledgling indie label, Surprise Attack Games.

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Deciding to take the concept and develop it as a VR-only title, the teams expanded the experience to offer around four to five hours of gameplay. The Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and OSVR version of Blind are due to launch this Spring with a PlayStation VR version also in the works, expected to arrive later this year.

This isn’t the first time VRFocus has come across a VR developer experimenting with blindness and echolocation. Last year  Gattai Games launched Stifled for PlayStation VR, where players could throw objects or use the headset’s built in mic to make sounds. Stifled however is a horror experience, and those sounds could be heard by others.

As VRFocus learns more about Blind including a more precise release date we’ll let you know.