Electronauts can best be described as a virtual reality DJ simulation experience. If that doesn’t immediately spark your interest I don’t know what will. Unlike most rhythm games where you hit certain notes and avoid obstacles to complete a song, receive a high score and move on to the next song -Electronauts puts you in complete control. You are not just playing a song to completion, you’re helping to create it.
This resurgence of VR, now backed up by enough processing power to live up to the failed promises of full immersion made in the 80s and then 90s, has been largely defined by software that requires the player to get physical; swinging their arms, climbing, tossing, shadowboxing, dodging, blocking, turning handles, pulling. It’s really no wonder then, that VR has been embraced by a growing community of health minded enthusiasts for its fitness benefits.
I used snippets of my phone interview with Sprint Vector lead designer/project lead, Andrew Abedian in my feature on the growing VR fitness craze, but during the full half hour interview we touched on a lot of other topics and dove deeper into the development and testing phase of Sprint Vector. Here I present to you, mostly uncut, the full transcript of our interview with this delightful dude.
VR was made with games like Sprint Vector in mind. Right off the bat before you even start a race, you feel like you are in an arena competing in front of an Olympic sized crowd. This is a feeling that most people never get to experience in their lives and it can be yours…
