Slant community chat on DiscourseCon Movement is on rails
Most likely this is due to using Leap Motion as there is no way to be able to use a controller for movement as your hands are required to be used at all times in the game. Being an Oculus game created back when it was still in development also means that it was designed to be played sitting down a...
Pro Makes great use of the users hands as a game mechanic
The core gameplay revolves around the players hands and being able to see through time with them. Each hand is a window, the left a window into the past and the right a window into the future. Both hands will be required at times to solve puzzles in the game by looking for clues or information in...
Pro Auto movement is done well
Many VR games that auto move the player can result in motion sickness if done poorly. Luckily Aboard The Lookinglass does not suffer from this problem as the auto movement is fluid and smooth.
Aboard The Lookinglass is a virtual reality game that utilizes the Leap Motion Controller where in you are tasked in completing a rescue mission gone wrong in a sci-fi themed universe that deals in dimensional time. The game plays out in first person, where your hands are used as controlling mechanisms that let you see through time. Utilizing your hands to solve puzzles by either looking into the past or into the future in the game will allow you to progress the story.
Con Not really a game
More an app or experience as there is no objective, it is meant as a way to experience manipulating objects in a weightless environment. Somewhat a sandbox, so will provide some entertainment, just not in the same way most videogames are understood to deliver.
Con Limited experience
Basically you can hit a few buttons and play around with a few objects as they float in a weightless environment. While interesting to play around with, it may loose its appeal pretty quickly.
Pro Allows for a full range of head movement
Weightless is recommended to be played in a swivel chair or while standing as the VR environment of a space station goes in a full 360 degrees. This allows the player to completely turn their heads in any direction while still being immersed in the games environment.
Con Current information on the game is dated
The game appears to have been greenlit on Steam and plans have been announced for ports on consoles as well. There is a gamejam demo available for free on Steam Greenlight as well as the Immersive Learning Center, but any beta version seems to be absent at this time. All info on the game seems to...
Pro Relaxing freeplay gameplay
There is no set task from the outset of the game, it is up to the player where they would like to go and what they would like to do. Luckily there is a lot to explore thanks to the open world. You can hunt and gather for survival as well as play mini game or collect items. As you explore the world...
Con Setup may be a pain
The camera that controls tracking for the Oculus will need to be mounted above the player or to one side as the players hands may interfere with the Oculus tracking when being used in the suggested way of waving in front of the Leap Motion camera, which will be mounted on top of the Oculus headset.
Pro Intuitive gameplay that is controlled completely through motion
The ship is controlled with the players head, lean the head left and the ship goes left, lean right and the ship goes right, this frees up the hands to do the shooting in the game. With the Leap Motion mounted on the Oculus headgear, the user can wave each hand in front of the Leap Motion camera in
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