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I'm shocked that there aren't more multiplayer VR experiences. Yes, sure, there's Pavlov and VR Chat. But unless you have a friend who's into VR Chat, it's rema

I'm shocked that there aren't more multiplayer VR experiences. Yes, sure, there's Pavlov and VR Chat. But unless you have a friend who's into VR Chat, it's remarkably difficult to find a game that can immerse two different people at the same time. It felt a bit ironic that mini golf was one of the most fun multiplayer party games. My wife was like "You should bring over your quest 2!" to our new house -- she already has an Index and some other high end headset. I asked "But why?" and we couldn't think of a good reason. Maybe the epitome of VR is always going to be a bunch of friends sitting around watching one person play it, but it felt like there could be something more. Something like a Star Trek bridge experience or... something.

f0e4c2f7 4y ago
Pokerstars is pretty good as a social experience. Eleven table tennis can be fun too.
xd1936 4y ago
Spending hours in Echo VR[1] playing Zero-G Frisbee was partly what got me through the pandemic. My friends and sister would hang out in the lobby and just talk while throwing the frisbee around, or play competitive games together, and it felt like really radical and transformational gaming experience. I can't recommend it enough. It's even free-to-play. 1. https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2215004568539258 https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2215004568539258
Ancalagon 4y ago
Absolutely it should be. An VRMMORPG will definitely be the way of the future for these consoles
AceJohnny2 4y ago
Tangentially, there's Acron [1], which is an interesting mixed-mode multiplayer game, where the one VR player is the defender, and iOS/Android players are the attackers trying to steal from the defender. It's a pretty fun party game, (though beginners get confused easily). I hope the concept gets expanded. [1] https://www.resolutiongames.com/acron https://www.resolutiongames.com/acron
daviding 4y ago
> Something like a Star Trek bridge experience or... something. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Bridge_Crew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Bridge_Crew It's not great, but it exists and is a multi-player VR game. Fun with three other friends and I think it's cross platform (although do check).
- dmix 4y ago
  Looks like a fun thing you do once and never play again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBk3LnIcRo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBk3LnIcRo
tezzer 4y ago
I play Walkabout Mini Golf weekly with a group of far-flung friends. The courses are interesting, the physics feel right, and the audio is good enough it feels like we're standing around a course having drinks and goofing off. It saved my pandemic, and has been a great way to keep in touch with folks on a regular basis. [1] https://www.mightycoconut.com/minigolf https://www.mightycoconut.com/minigolf
- fredsmith219 4y ago
  That is exactly what I do. It's a great experience.
- jedberg 4y ago
  My brother and I do the same. We live 500 miles away from each other, but in mini-golf it feels like we're just hanging out.
andybak 4y ago
As someone who has little interest in multiplayer, I've always had the opposite impression - there's too many multiplayer VR titles.
intrasight 4y ago
It's early days. The same was true of the web in the early days.
- criddell 4y ago
  The first VR headset I tried was over 30 years ago (I played Dactyl Nightmare). It was just before the release of NCSA Mosaic.
  - intrasight 4y ago
    The first "smartphone" I tried was over 30 years ago (Apple Newton)
atomicnumber3 4y ago
I have a Vive and have played a decent number of hours in VR, and overall like it quite a lot. It's really amazing how readily our brain will "adopt" two floating hands as your own body. I'm bullish on the future of VR gaming. But I do think there's a big hurdle, and that's our inner ear. Teleport-based controls are jank but it seems really difficult to prevent motion sickness when using any kind of movement that translates the camera in 3d space. I tried to play Subnautica in VR, and literally only made it about 10 seconds before I had to pull the headset off and sit on the cool tile floor for a bit. I figured - well, maybe I shouldn't be surprised a sea game gives me motion sickness. And it's not even built for VR anyway. So I tried - I can't remember the name, but it's a game where you fly around building a base in space. Sounded like an awesome idea. I forced myself to play for about 5-10 minutes despite feeling ill almost immediately, and regretted it immensely when I did finally bail out. It seems like this happens to a decent number of people? And why teleport movement is so common? FWIW I don't get particularly bad motion sickness in other, traditional settings. Being a passenger in a car on a windy road will definitely mess me up, but I don't get seasickness, for instance, and also don't mind roller coasters at all.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 4y ago
  Was the space game Adr1ft? One of my favorite VR experiences, and the only one where I was willing to take motion sickness medication to finish the game.
- MetaWhirledPeas 4y ago
  My experience is the same. I thought it would be no problem considering my extensive history with FPS gaming, but my early attempts at joystick navigation within VR were pretty stomach-churning. I'm hoping I can grow accustomed to it, but I doubt we could ever ask this of the more casual crowd. The masses will need to be fed simpler VR-centric games rather than the many hoped-for FPS conversions and sequels.
- tiahura 4y ago
  This. For the good of humanity, I plead with Meta, Valve, Neuralink and whoever it was that just beat Neualink, to join forces to defeat the scourge of mankind - motion sickness! Please!
psyc 4y ago
I play mini golf, regular golf, and poker with my brother in law, who's 2000 miles away.
vlunkr 4y ago
Probably because relatively few people have access two VR headsets at the moment.
wyldfire 4y ago
That one "Keep talking and nobody explodes" game was pretty fun just as a regular planar projection game. I can see it being more fun in VR (and I think they have a VR edition) [1] https://keeptalkinggame.com/ https://keeptalkinggame.com/
- arran-nz 4y ago
  The VR version is one of my favourite party games to play with friends - It's intense.
danparsonson 4y ago
May I humbly recommend Phasmophobia - I haven't played it in VR (I don't have the gear) but it's primarily built for that setup, and even played without it is extremely compelling.
kart23 4y ago
there’s a decent amount if you’re into sim-type games. vtol vr looks awesome, elite dangerous can get you that star trek-like experience, plus various racing games.
MetaWhirledPeas 4y ago
> I'm shocked that there aren't more multiplayer VR experiences. Interesting, I had the opposite experience. While browsing the Quest's store I kept feeling railroaded into multiplayer experiences. Huh. One huge issue, however, is with local "multiplayer". If you've ever tried to observe someone playing Beat Saber on the Quest 2 you'll know what kind of letdown it is: the video stream is delayed, which completely destroys the ability to enjoy watching someone else play. It's impossible to get "pumped up" when someone is doing well. They reaaaally need to release some sort of dongle set to get low-latency observer streaming to the TV. Additionally, watching someone else's VR POV on a standard flat TV can be pretty nauseating. It would be great if there was also a way to add motion stability to the TV feed.
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corytheboyd 4y ago
My friends and I got a lot of fun nights out of taking turns in beat saber, especially after mods. Not saying you're wrong, just a fun anecdote.
skazazes 4y ago
If you have any interest in flight simulators, VTOL VR is a fantastic multiplayer VR flight sim with large multiplayer lobbies. It strikes a good balance between arcade and realism too and is incredibly immersive. Unfortunately (maybe not?) its on steam VR so you will need a PC to handle the rendering but can stream it to a quest using link
abledon 4y ago
This one looks like its going to take the cake: Blade and Sorcery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ZDQnOCTVI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ZDQnOCTVI If they open it up a bit as a base platform for creators to make their own mods/rpgs, wow.
tjs8rj 4y ago
Gorilla tag is a great game, has over a million players. Movement is entirely by moving your arms and is really intuitive + immersive. Lots of games and many concurrent users
phkahler 4y ago
>> It felt a bit ironic that mini golf was one of the most fun multiplayer party games. Echo VR.
ilaksh 4y ago
Eleven Table Tennis, Golf+, Demeo

f0e4c2f7 4y ago

Pokerstars is pretty good as a social experience. Eleven table tennis can be fun too.

xd1936 4y ago

Spending hours in Echo VR[1] playing Zero-G Frisbee was partly what got me through the pandemic. My friends and sister would hang out in the lobby and just talk while throwing the frisbee around, or play competitive games together, and it felt like really radical and transformational gaming experience. I can't recommend it enough. It's even free-to-play. 1. https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2215004568539258 https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/2215004568539258

Ancalagon 4y ago

Absolutely it should be. An VRMMORPG will definitely be the way of the future for these consoles

AceJohnny2 4y ago

Tangentially, there's Acron [1], which is an interesting mixed-mode multiplayer game, where the one VR player is the defender, and iOS/Android players are the attackers trying to steal from the defender. It's a pretty fun party game, (though beginners get confused easily). I hope the concept gets expanded. [1] https://www.resolutiongames.com/acron https://www.resolutiongames.com/acron

daviding 4y ago

> Something like a Star Trek bridge experience or... something. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Bridge_Crew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Bridge_Crew It's not great, but it exists and is a multi-player VR game. Fun with three other friends and I think it's cross platform (although do check).

dmix 4y ago
Looks like a fun thing you do once and never play again https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBk3LnIcRo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwBk3LnIcRo

tezzer 4y ago

I play Walkabout Mini Golf weekly with a group of far-flung friends. The courses are interesting, the physics feel right, and the audio is good enough it feels like we're standing around a course having drinks and goofing off. It saved my pandemic, and has been a great way to keep in touch with folks on a regular basis. [1] https://www.mightycoconut.com/minigolf https://www.mightycoconut.com/minigolf

fredsmith219 4y ago
That is exactly what I do. It's a great experience.
jedberg 4y ago
My brother and I do the same. We live 500 miles away from each other, but in mini-golf it feels like we're just hanging out.

andybak 4y ago

As someone who has little interest in multiplayer, I've always had the opposite impression - there's too many multiplayer VR titles.

intrasight 4y ago

It's early days. The same was true of the web in the early days.

criddell 4y ago
The first VR headset I tried was over 30 years ago (I played Dactyl Nightmare). It was just before the release of NCSA Mosaic.
- intrasight 4y ago
  The first "smartphone" I tried was over 30 years ago (Apple Newton)

atomicnumber3 4y ago

I have a Vive and have played a decent number of hours in VR, and overall like it quite a lot. It's really amazing how readily our brain will "adopt" two floating hands as your own body. I'm bullish on the future of VR gaming. But I do think there's a big hurdle, and that's our inner ear. Teleport-based controls are jank but it seems really difficult to prevent motion sickness when using any kind of movement that translates the camera in 3d space. I tried to play Subnautica in VR, and literally only made it about 10 seconds before I had to pull the headset off and sit on the cool tile floor for a bit. I figured - well, maybe I shouldn't be surprised a sea game gives me motion sickness. And it's not even built for VR anyway. So I tried - I can't remember the name, but it's a game where you fly around building a base in space. Sounded like an awesome idea. I forced myself to play for about 5-10 minutes despite feeling ill almost immediately, and regretted it immensely when I did finally bail out. It seems like this happens to a decent number of people? And why teleport movement is so common? FWIW I don't get particularly bad motion sickness in other, traditional settings. Being a passenger in a car on a windy road will definitely mess me up, but I don't get seasickness, for instance, and also don't mind roller coasters at all.

sjsdaiuasgdia 4y ago
Was the space game Adr1ft? One of my favorite VR experiences, and the only one where I was willing to take motion sickness medication to finish the game.
MetaWhirledPeas 4y ago
My experience is the same. I thought it would be no problem considering my extensive history with FPS gaming, but my early attempts at joystick navigation within VR were pretty stomach-churning. I'm hoping I can grow accustomed to it, but I doubt we could ever ask this of the more casual crowd. The masses will need to be fed simpler VR-centric games rather than the many hoped-for FPS conversions and sequels.
tiahura 4y ago
This. For the good of humanity, I plead with Meta, Valve, Neuralink and whoever it was that just beat Neualink, to join forces to defeat the scourge of mankind - motion sickness! Please!

psyc 4y ago

I play mini golf, regular golf, and poker with my brother in law, who's 2000 miles away.

vlunkr 4y ago

Probably because relatively few people have access two VR headsets at the moment.

wyldfire 4y ago

That one "Keep talking and nobody explodes" game was pretty fun just as a regular planar projection game. I can see it being more fun in VR (and I think they have a VR edition) [1] https://keeptalkinggame.com/ https://keeptalkinggame.com/

arran-nz 4y ago
The VR version is one of my favourite party games to play with friends - It's intense.

danparsonson 4y ago

May I humbly recommend Phasmophobia - I haven't played it in VR (I don't have the gear) but it's primarily built for that setup, and even played without it is extremely compelling.

kart23 4y ago

there’s a decent amount if you’re into sim-type games. vtol vr looks awesome, elite dangerous can get you that star trek-like experience, plus various racing games.

MetaWhirledPeas 4y ago

> I'm shocked that there aren't more multiplayer VR experiences. Interesting, I had the opposite experience. While browsing the Quest's store I kept feeling railroaded into multiplayer experiences. Huh. One huge issue, however, is with local "multiplayer". If you've ever tried to observe someone playing Beat Saber on the Quest 2 you'll know what kind of letdown it is: the video stream is delayed, which completely destroys the ability to enjoy watching someone else play. It's impossible to get "pumped up" when someone is doing well. They reaaaally need to release some sort of dongle set to get low-latency observer streaming to the TV. Additionally, watching someone else's VR POV on a standard flat TV can be pretty nauseating. It would be great if there was also a way to add motion stability to the TV feed.

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corytheboyd 4y ago

My friends and I got a lot of fun nights out of taking turns in beat saber, especially after mods. Not saying you're wrong, just a fun anecdote.

skazazes 4y ago

If you have any interest in flight simulators, VTOL VR is a fantastic multiplayer VR flight sim with large multiplayer lobbies. It strikes a good balance between arcade and realism too and is incredibly immersive. Unfortunately (maybe not?) its on steam VR so you will need a PC to handle the rendering but can stream it to a quest using link

abledon 4y ago

This one looks like its going to take the cake: Blade and Sorcery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ZDQnOCTVI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ZDQnOCTVI If they open it up a bit as a base platform for creators to make their own mods/rpgs, wow.

tjs8rj 4y ago

Gorilla tag is a great game, has over a million players. Movement is entirely by moving your arms and is really intuitive + immersive. Lots of games and many concurrent users

phkahler 4y ago

>> It felt a bit ironic that mini golf was one of the most fun multiplayer party games. Echo VR.

ilaksh 4y ago

Eleven Table Tennis, Golf+, Demeo