AAA VR Dev Bought By Sony, Space Pirate Trainer DX Dev Q&A - VR Gamescast
73Join Jamie, Ian & Zeena for the VR Gamescast, live @ 9am PT / 5pm BST every Thursday! This week, before we got into the news Dirk Van Welden of I-Illusions joined us with fellow developer Patrick Hackett (who previously co-created Tilt Brush) to talk about the launch of Space Pirate Trainer DX and arena scale consumer VR.
0:00 Starting Soon:
1:53 Space Pirate Trainer DX Dev Q&A: How long did this take?
3:49 Can Patrick Hackett talk about leaving Google's Tilt Brush and deciding to work with I-Illusions?
7:10 Will arena-scale VR be as big as paintball or laser tag?
11:35 Ian stops cats fighting
13:05 How many lawyers did you talk to during development?
15:13 Will one copy of Space Pirate Trainer work on two Quests?
16:54 When did you decide to add Arena as an update rather than separate it?
22:01 Can you use the mobile hotspot from your phone to play Space Pirate Trainer multiplayer?
23:53 Who is going to have the space for this?
25:14 How did you decide to focus on building Space Pirate Trainer's arena mode?
31:26 How does arena customization tool work?
35:00 Do you expect people to map their playspace to a physical environment?
37:39 What happens when you step into virtual walls?
41:19 Does Space Pirate Trainer arena mode work on the original Quest 1?
42:30 How flat does the ground need to be for Space Pirate Trainer Arena mode?
45:21 How common is sprinting in Space Pirate Trainer arena mode?
49:42 Is there an easy way to test co-located arena mode is synced up right?
51:57 Can I play SPT regular 'versus' as a co-op mode?
53:33 Is there commercial licensing for Space Pirate Trainer's arena mode?
55:17 Five years from now will we have VR bowling alleys where people can bring their own VR headset or rent one out to play a game like Space Pirate Trainer DX with friends?
58:00 Do you want to see SPT running on other standalones?
58:59 Space Pirate devs exit studio
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