https://youtu.be/e0FxXNoD_NE Let’s talk about the current state of the Meta Quest Store in 2023! A recent newsletter was released by Simon Carless exploring the current state of Quest 2 VR games and it shines a light on certain aspects of the VR market as it pertains the the Quest 2. If you don’t know about […]
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It’s time for something new on the blog! I’ve been doing tutorials for months now and it’s time to dive into other aspects of VR development. Throughout this post I will have affiliate links to different products that I’ve used or researched, so if you want to help support this blog without any additional cost
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https://youtu.be/1JZ62Us3RI0 One of the most compelling experience I have had in VR was when I walked up to a ladder in Half Life Alyx. When grabbing onto a bar, I thought it would just teleport me to the top. Instead, I began to float up in the air as I climbed the ladder. I felt
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2021 is in the rearview mirror and now it’s time to sally forth and conquer new challenges. With a new sense of optimism and the constant weight of imposter syndrome, I’m ready to list out the goals I have for FFOS this year. Serving the VR Community My favorite saying for 2022 is “2022, it’s
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2021 was a year of high expectations and lofty goals. Plans shifted as I learned more about myself and about game development. Starting out, I had no idea what I was doing… and I still don’t, but at least I have focus and direction now! Take my mistakes in the following paragraphs and learn to
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Game: Pixel Pub Release Date: 5/5/2021 Platform: Android Length of Development: 11 Months Development Tools: Unity, Aseprite, Audacity Introduction It has taken me a long time to write this postmortem. It has taken me a long time to write anything… Developing Pixel Pub made me realize I was more optimism than substance. I did not
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This post is a cautionary tale of stretching yourself beyond acceptable capacity. Starting out this blog, I set out to publish a game a month, post a blog every week, move to a new place, contribute to an open source project and study for and pass certifications in AWS. It was a long list of
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“Oh look, another devlog. Hey, weren’t you supposed to publish the game and not do more devlogs?” Yes I was. That is correct, but I didn’t do that so… take that. Donde El Game? I have been sucked into learning AWS and just recently passed my first certification offered by Amazon. This continues to take
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I said that I would try and produce a game every month. That was an ambitious goal and I’m proud to say today that I am not going to be able to meet that. What Is Slowing Me Down? I decided to learn AWS Cloud Solutions and I’m studying for different certifications that they offer.
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Getting Started So you’ve tracked down your first Open Source Project and now it’s time to figure out how to contribute. The best place for guidance is reading the README. Every Open Source Project should have a well made README that helps explain what the project is and how you can contribute. Unity Station goes
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