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GameDevVR

You can now finally step into the shoes of a virtual reality game developer! GameDevVR is a goofy and fun simulation-based in the 90's where you become a VR game developer. In your basement, you are free to do whatever you like but you will still need to eat and drink to keep playing. Buy Now!

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May 14, 2020
6 years and 80 days ago
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Mixed15 reviews66.7%

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About the Game



Welcome to GameDevVR!
Now you can finally experience the thrilling parts becoming a game developer! GameDevVR is a goofy and fun virtual reality simulation based in the 90's where you become a VR game developer. This game won’t restrict you, this means you can do whatever you want making the player feel free and letting them experience GameDevVR at their own pace. Eating, drinking and sleeping is a big part of this simulation so you will need to balance this with the rest of your tasks.

Game Making System
One of the main features in GameDevVR is having the player create a game. To make the Game Making experience as fun as possible for the player this simulation has cut out all of the boring and tedious work, leaving you only with the fun parts.
GameDevVR's "Game Making System" uses pre-made game stages so the player can test and experience the key points of the game's development up until the game is completed.


Interaction System
Every object in GameDevVR is intractable which makes the world a lot more immersive and keeps the player happy. Lots of fun is to be had interacting with all of the different objects in this world.


Survival System
GameDevVR uses a survival system to make sure you: Eat, Drink and Sleep. This system ensures that you always have to think about your health making the game more fast paced.

Key Features

- Game making system

- Survival system (Eat, Drink and Sleep to survive)

- Interaction system (Interact with different objects like toys, food and the computer)

- Different Locomotion types (Zone Based, Smooth, Teleportation)

- Snap turning

- Realistic and immersive Day / Night cycle

Future Proofing
GameDevVR uses the SteamVR interaction system making the game compatible with every headset and controller that is supported by steamvr, this means that GameDevVR should always support future controllers and headsets as long as those controllers are supported by steam.
This system also allows GameDevVR to have finger tracking when used with Valve Index Controllers or Oculus Touch, there is even basic finger tracking when using Vive Wands.

WMR is currently not supported!

If you are interested in GameDevVR consider buying it:)