There nothing inherently social about VR.
In fact, putting on a headset and entering your own world can be a fairly isolating experience.
But Survios& latest offering is looking to turn that truism on its head.
Electronauts is designed to deliver a social experience, in which players can create music for their surroundings.
The new title is immersive, but designed to be played in a social setting, like a party.
Players inhabit a kind of Tron-like world, remixing tracks by popular acts like Steve Aoki and D.J.
Shadow in real time.
It a group experience the company envisions as something similar to Rock Band or Guitar Hero.
Electronauts is an impressive title from the California VR studio that also developed the addictive first-person shooter, Raw Data.
Formed in 2013 by a trio of University of Southern California students, Survios is among the most compelling VR studios around.
Before co-founding the company, President Nathan Burba served as the director of Project Holodeck, a USC project aimed at creating a full-body 360-degree VR experience.
The Oculus-based project took its name from Star Trek well-known virtual experience.Since launch, Survios has generated plenty of notice from entertainment big wigs.
Back in 2016, the company raised $50 million in a round led by MGM.
Burba will be joining us at TC Sessions: AR/VR on October 18 at UCLA.
The one-day event combines onstage conversations about augmented and virtual reality with in-person demos and networking.
Purchase your Early Bird tickets here for just $99 and you&ll save $100 before prices go up! Students get a special rate of just $45 when they book here.