Polygon.com plays GOLEM

Great piece from Ben Kuchera where he talks about GOLEM and the rest of the gang at Highwire Games as we explore new adventures... Read it here!   

"In Golem, you play as an adventurous kid who has been seriously injured," the game's official website states. "You are stuck at home in your bed, dreaming of exploring the outside world. You gradually develop the power to create and control stone creatures known as golems. You see through their eyes, direct their movements, and use them to explore beyond the confines of your room. At first, you can only build small doll-sized golems to send around your room ... but eventually your powers will grow, until you can send enormous 15-foot tall giants to explore an ancient abandoned city."

And that's the secret of movement. The game's lead character is sitting up in bed, just like you're sitting in your chair. You can look around the room and you can move by leaning the top half of your body.

Virtual reality can make people sick, and that sickness can come from a few different places. The latency has to be low and the frame rate high so the motion of your head matches what you experience in the game world, but also your eyes and brain may think you're moving while your inner ear is saying you're staying still. Golem's approach, which is achieved by using the sensors in the PlayStation VR headset to track when you lean in any direction even a tiny bit, means your body moves along with the character in the game.

We're so proud of this project, I can't even begin to express my excitement. https://lnkd.in/ep5yuNj

-Vic