Axton McGoran

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the first time you climb a tower and the whole map unrolls under you. In a flat game it's a camera pan. I think in a headset your stomach actually drops, and that's the moment I'd pay to stand inside. Building REFRACT SDK toward games like this.

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

REFRACT SDK works on Unity only right now. Unreal and Godot are coming soon, not done, and I'd rather say that than fill the site with engine logos. I think a studio wants to hear exactly what it touches on their engine. Got a finished Unity game you'd want in VR? DMs are open.

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

New OMVION video. Watch what happens to the menus first, they stop being a flat sheet on your face and sit in the room. Then watch the hands, that's what I care about most. I think it sells the whole thing, idk. Building REFRACT SDK toward this.

https://t.co/GNU21xjK2v

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

Every dev I know has a folder of finished games they swore they'd get to VR someday. Honestly I think that's most of us right now, the games are done, it's just life. Building REFRACT SDK so that folder doesn't have to stay closed forever.

https://t.co/GNU21xjK2v

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@rllstudio learning a raycaster from a 1999 book is so cool, honestly that's the best way to actually get how 3D works. now I just wanna see one in VR lol

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@SteinvarGame love the premise, a magician on a forgotten island with way more work than he expected lol. an island like that would be SO fun to walk around in VR

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@NicksLewdSpirit swimming animations are so underrated, getting that first stroke to feel right is half the battle. diving and underwater swimming next sounds SO good, that would feel wild in VR too

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@family_devs Ancient Egypt survival to legacy sounds SO good, and a dad and his sons making it together is honestly awesome. Good luck with it 😊

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@JohannChobriat a quest build system is SO good to see in a devlog, and Capharnaum looks great, love the pixel art style

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@WarpzoneWhisper yes exactly, I honestly think a short list of tested modes like snap turn and vignette tells me way more than a vague comfort badge, tbh it's the first thing I check before loading in

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@Brutalnoobi @Steam ngl same, playing flat games in real VR is SO good. that's exactly what we're building with the REFRACT Injector

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@WarpzoneWhisper yes this, being able to try snap vs smooth turn before you commit is SO nice, tbh I think half the people who bounce from VR games just never found the comfort options

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@cyannick Gibs particles fixed and a VR integration coming together in one day, that's SO good. Good luck with the release tomorrow 😊

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

Steam wants AI disclosure, editors write the first draft of code, and one-person studios ship what used to need a team. Making things keeps getting cheaper BUT a game players love doesn't. Years of taste can't be generated back. Which AI shift changed your work most?

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

OpenXR just got a cross-platform spatial multitasking API, and I think that's good for flat games. A game stepping into VR doesn't have to be the only thing in the room anymore. No idea how many studios will actually use it, it's SO new, idk.

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

Made a short film for OMVION about stepping into the games you already love. Watch the menus and the hands, that's the part I care about most. 113 sound effects placed by hand, honestly it was SO worth it. Building REFRACT SDK toward this.

https://t.co/GNU21xjK2v

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

Hot take: most flat games that feel bad in VR aren't failing at graphics, they're failing at menus. If the pause screen is stuck to your face and you can't point at anything, nothing else matters. I think fixing that first beats any redesign. Argue with me.

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@ParadiseDecay @YouTube @MetaQuestGaming @MetaVR_Official @Flat2VR @DOOM @ELDENRING flat games turning into real VR experiences is SO good, Doom and Elden Ring in a headset is the dream tbh

[Axton McGoran @bestdoom20]

@bozoid Forza Horizon 2 running on Android is wild, that open world driving feel is SO good. a VR version of it would be insane, sitting in the cockpit on those roads