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When I was a kid, sometimes friends would hang out at someone's house, and one person would play a single-player video game, and the others would watch, comment
by Yen 9y ago
When I was a kid, sometimes friends would hang out at someone's house, and one person would play a single-player video game, and the others would watch, comment, offer advice, and generally hang out. Even though it was a single-player experience, with eyes glued on screen, it was "social".
More recently, I saw a group of friends set up, with couches outside the tracking area, and watch each other taking turns at Job Simulator, Accounting VR, or Space Pirate trainer. They just had fun watching, socializing, and taking their turn. Panopticon and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes also offer interesting, asymmetric gameplay.
- retromario 9y agoThis is exactly the sort of 'social' experience we are trying to achieve with our game (http://lateforworkgame.com http://lateforworkgame.com). The VR player controls a giant gorilla and faces off against up to four local friends controlling tanks and planes. I think asymmetric VR games are going to be a big niche within the space. If you like these types of games, there's a big list of them here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/67f9sv/list_of_asymmetrical_local_party_vr_games_vivepc/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/67f9sv/list_of_asymme...