Fundamentals of a Fun VR Game (Jet Island Pt. 1)

Eric Tereshinski (commonly known under his YouTube alias MasterIndie) has been creating game development tutorials and participating in game jams for a long time. For the past years, he has been exploring the possibilities that VR offers for interactive games. He self-published two well received action VR games on Steam, the latest one being Jet Island, a title where players fly around an open world on a hover board. We had a very long discussion on the topic of VR game development, hence this episode was split into two parts. In the first, we focus on how to get started in virtual reality game development, the tools that you need and the differences between headsets. We also discuss his approach to game design and inspirations for his latest game, which takes a very unconventional approach to VR game design and ignores the threat of motion sickness. For me, it was a very eye-opening discussion on the possibilities in VR and the different design challenges involved for this new medium. Get Jet Island on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/587220/Jet_Island/ The Job Simulator Interview mentioned in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peVuqvB7RPQ&t=566s Follow Eric: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Master_Indie- Discord: https://discord.gg/jMUSH2j- Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Master%20Indie&snr=1_5_9__2000- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ETeeskiTutorials- Website: http://www.masterindie.com/ Follow Moonlight Game Devs: - Website: https://moonlightgamedevs.com/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/devs_moonlight - Discord: https://discord.gg/rfcYJJB - Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MoonlightGameDevs - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrGAw9i5HoaByeiQAV5FaLA

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