The Gallery: Oculus Rift Adventure Game KICKSTARTER LIVE!

Post by **LordJuanlo** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:19 am

Another Kickstarter project I will pledge in!

Post by **Diorama** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:43 am

This looks fantastic. The trailer gave me a feeling I haven't had since maybe Myst IV.

Post by **Kirito** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:07 am

when will the kickstarter start? its march ^^

Post by **Bishop51** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:04 am

Kirito wrote:when will the kickstarter start? its march ^^

This March!

Seriously though, we're just putting the final touches on our campaign right now. We'll make an announcement here as well as the front page of MTBS and a few other gaming news outlets once we've got everything in place. Getting much closer now though, so it shouldn't be too much longer.

Post by **Neil** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:20 am

Nice!

Regards,
Neil

Post by **Kirito** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:34 am

Bishop51 wrote:
Kirito wrote:when will the kickstarter start? its march ^^
This March!

Seriously though, we're just putting the final touches on our campaign right now. We'll make an announcement here as well as the front page of MTBS and a few other gaming news outlets once we've got everything in place. Getting much closer now though, so it shouldn't be too much longer.

nice i love to see a kickstarter oculus ready game :p

Post by **Dakor** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:16 pm

Kirito wrote: nice i love to see a kickstarter oculus ready game :p

it's not Oculus ready.. it's desigend for oculus that's a big difference ;D
just like TVs that are HD-Ready and those that are Full HD..
Oculus ready would mean it was designed as an regular game and got Oculus support afterwards. At least in my interpretation

In those words, The Gallery would be a full Oculus game

Post by **geekmaster** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:50 pm

Dakor wrote:In those words, The Gallery would be a full Oculus game

A "Fully Oculuscious" game, eh?

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictiona ... ]lus·cious adjective \ˈlə-shəs\
...
2: sexually attractive : seductive, sexy
3a : richly luxurious or appealing to the senses[/quote]

Post by **Dycus** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:09 am

I've got some Oculust for this game.

Post by **geekmaster** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:54 am

Dycus wrote:I've got some Oculust for this game.

Too Funny!

Post by **3dcoffee** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:05 am

Bishop51 wrote: BE SURE TO WATCH IT IN HD

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPtfvqxYhxU[/youtube]

Very cool indeed, I am waiting in anticipation, with money in my hand

Post by **oculusfan** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:34 pm

I'm ready to play now! How many years away is this?

Post by **virror** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 9:57 am

Any plans for binaural audio to give extra depth to the VR experience?

Post by **Bishop51** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 11:26 am

oculusfan wrote:I'm ready to play now! How many years away is this?

We'll be offering Oculus users a special tier which gives them early access to beta episodic content as we move through production. No one wants to wait for Oculus content! (us included).

virror wrote:Any plans for binaural audio to give extra depth to the VR experience?

Its been talked about quite a bit actually. The real problem with binaural audio is that it is resource hungry when implemented into real-time 3D space. Its something still on the table but we can't openly commit to it until we find a way to keep it lightweight.

Just a general update for anyone following: We are in the final push to our Kickstarter reveal. You can expect more news about that next week! Exciting times ahead and we can't wait to share!!!

Post by **GeraldT** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:19 pm

nice picture - are those clouds volumetric?

and looking forward to your kickstarter reveal

Post by **defactoman** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:56 pm

I like that you can see the body when looking down, very nice!

Post by **Steinsholt** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:06 pm

GeraldT wrote:nice picture - are those clouds volumetric?

and looking forward to your kickstarter reveal

Hey, they dont call themselves Cloudhead Games for nothing

Post by **Bishop51** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:43 pm

defactoman wrote:I like that you can see the body when looking down, very nice!

That's a huge focus in our game. No 3rd person, no breaks in immersion. Body persistence and scale with options of motion control support for gross motor interactions in the arms, hands.

Post by **Parallaxis** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:51 pm

Bishop51 wrote:
oculusfan wrote:I'm ready to play now! How many years away is this?
We'll be offering Oculus users a special tier which gives them early access to beta episodic content as we move through production. No one wants to wait for Oculus content! (us included).

virror wrote:Any plans for binaural audio to give extra depth to the VR experience?
Its been talked about quite a bit actually. The real problem with binaural audio is that it is resource hungry when implemented into real-time 3D space. Its something still on the table but we can't openly commit to it until we find a way to keep it lightweight.

Just a general update for anyone following: We are in the final push to our Kickstarter reveal. You can expect more news about that next week! Exciting times ahead and we can't wait to share!!!

It's really looking great. So nice to see someone making a dedicated Rift game.

Post by **Hermit** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:35 pm

please take my money.

Post by **twofoe** » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:53 pm

Looking at that screenshot gives me vertigo even on my 2D monitor. Can't wait to try it on the Rift

Post by **Leahy** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 10:59 am

To repeat Hermit, 'Just take my money!'

Post by **Marulu** » Sat Mar 09, 2013 11:35 am

Looks great, I am sooo going to back this.

Post by **phillypro** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:27 am

i feel its my duty to back this game....since its the first true rift title ive seen

and as a community we gotta support....doesnt hurt that it also looks awesome!

start that kickstarter ill throw in 50

Post by **RABID** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 4:19 am

phillypro wrote:i feel its my duty to back this game....since its the first true rift title ive seen

and as a community we gotta support....doesnt hurt that it also looks awesome!

start that kickstarter ill throw in 50

This!

Post by **STRZ** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 5:00 am

twofoe wrote:Looking at that screenshot gives me vertigo even on my 2D monitor. Can't wait to try it on the Rift

It would be cool if you could jump past the platforms into the clouds, little bit of free falling

Post by **brantlew** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:55 am

That screenshot is the best thing so far I've seen from this game. Excited about this game more than any upcoming titles that I know about....(and I know a few that haven't been announced yet.)

Post by **Kirito** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:59 am

yeahhh kickstarter this weekkk

Post by **MSat** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:43 pm

brantlew wrote:...(and I know a few that haven't been announced yet.)

*shakes fist*

Post by **Pingles** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:51 pm

Kirito wrote:yeahhh kickstarter this weekkk

I keep opening this thread every time there's new activity hoping it's the Kickstarter announcement.

Post by **MSat** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:58 pm

Maybe it's better to hold off on the kickstarter until people start getting their hands on the dev kits - that way people will be itching for "Made for Rift" games?

Post by **Kirito** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:03 pm

MSat wrote:Maybe it's better to hold off on the kickstarter until people start getting their hands on the dev kits - that way people will be itching for "Made for Rift" games?

kickstarter shipping stuff takes long anyway

Post by **MSat** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:06 pm

Kirito wrote:
MSat wrote:Maybe it's better to hold off on the kickstarter until people start getting their hands on the dev kits - that way people will be itching for "Made for Rift" games?
kickstarter shipping stuff takes long anyway

It's not about the shipping date, but generating interest during the fund raising period.

Post by **STRZ** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:22 pm

Kirito wrote:
MSat wrote:Maybe it's better to hold off on the kickstarter until people start getting their hands on the dev kits - that way people will be itching for "Made for Rift" games?
kickstarter shipping stuff takes long anyway

Not really, because if not on Kickstarter those games would take the same amount of time for producing them, if not longer due to no expectations from the customers because they wouldn't even know about the games beeing developed. The gap from announcement to shipping the game would only be shorter when using traditional methods. Many of the games on Kickstarter wouldn't even exist without funding the development because it's hard to convince publishers funding non mainstream games!

Post by **Pingles** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 1:33 pm

Of the things I've kickstarted the Rift will be the first I receive.

I hope.

Post by **eidahl** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:38 pm

+1 backer here as well.

This is great timing though, right before & during everyone receiving their rifts (in the next 30-days of the Kickstarter). I can definitely see many people backing it just to test out the beta on their new Rifts (especially if it's immediately available).

Post by **greenknight** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 2:48 pm

brantlew wrote:That screenshot is the best thing so far I've seen from this game. Excited about this game more than any upcoming titles that I know about....(and I know a few that haven't been announced yet.)

You mean the new skyrim/fps open world shooter RPG that is oculus ready from CliffyB?

Cliff is kind of a Jerk, but we love him. But I still want to support indie developers even more than the first triple A title that is rift enabled.

Post by **Bishop51** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:19 pm

brantlew wrote:That screenshot is the best thing so far I've seen from this game. Excited about this game more than any upcoming titles that I know about....(and I know a few that haven't been announced yet.)

Thank you so much for the kind words Brantlew. That means a lot coming from you and given what you have access to. You are on the Alpha team!

The Gallery for us is an opportunity to explore a wide range of worlds and possibilities in VR. Kind of a "VR sampler" in an interesting way.

RABID wrote:
phillypro wrote:i feel its my duty to back this game....since its the first true rift title ive seen

and as a community we gotta support....doesnt hurt that it also looks awesome!

start that kickstarter ill throw in 50
This!

That's really great of you to say guys! You get extra special treatment! lol. But seriously, word of mouth support is going to be just as important as funding.

All available limbs are crossed

MSat wrote:
Kirito wrote:
MSat wrote:Maybe it's better to hold off on the kickstarter until people start getting their hands on the dev kits - that way people will be itching for "Made for Rift" games?
kickstarter shipping stuff takes long anyway
It's not about the shipping date, but generating interest during the fund raising period.

Timing our Kickstarter with the release of the Rift works for us but I can see both sides of the equation to be honest. That being said, we aren't really in a position where we can comfortably delay our launch either. This is a full-time job for us and we need this to get underway so that the bottom doesn't fall out. Little mouths to feed and all that

Speaking of, here's a small tease from our Kickstarter page. We're just in the final submissions process and tying up loose ends this week. Very, very close now!!!

head_immersion.jpg

Post by **MSat** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:21 pm

Bishop51 wrote:
Timing our Kickstarter with the release of the Rift works for us but I can see both sides of the equation to be honest. That being said, we aren't really in a position where we can comfortably delay our launch either. This is a full-time job for us and we need this to get underway so that the bottom doesn't fall out. Little mouths to feed and all that

I hear ya. Gotta do what you gotta do. I hope your KickStarter is a big success - ya know, partially for selfish reasons

Post by **mattyeatsmatts** » Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:34 pm

As a guy who fantasizes of having secret rooms and crazy tunnels to explore beneath my house then this game is right up my alley. Keep up the good work and I cannot wait to explore the world you have created.