Developer shows spectacular VR dives

A solo developer creates graphically elaborate underwater experiences for a VR game. Soon, anyone who wants to will be able to dive using VR.

Some impressive water animations are currently causing a stir on Twitter. The dives in the realistically murky water come from an as yet unnamed VR game by Khena B: The solo developer is working on a diving trip on an alien planet in the Unreal Engine.

Nobody should expect an accurate diving simulator, because the developer enjoys his artistic freedom.

Fascinatingly realistic diving excursions

As early as late summer 2022, the developer experimented with a water shader for virtual reality, a particle waterfall and various effects such as an authentic spray.

A recent video on Twitter presents the latest work. In the video, the developer shows the undulating, reflective surface and the bottom of a body of water. Some stones picked up on the ground sink to the ground in a decelerated manner, even if their movement still seems a little too fast. Depending on the planetary physics, the accelerated fall might also be intentional.

The game, which is initially only planned for PC-VR, revolves around exploring the underwater world. Players glide forward with natural arm movements. The arms move faster than in real water. After all, there should be no unnecessary delays that would take players out of the immersion. You can also push yourself off rocks and branches while diving. A smartwatch on the virtual wrist monitors the time under water.

The developer is still keeping quiet about further details, a publicly playable demo is currently not planned. Perhaps some will find a way with ChatGPT developed ideas make their way into the game. Khena B published a few screenshots of a brainstorming session with the chatbot.

In the meantime, another studio has also become aware of the progress: Wevr co-founder Anthony Batt has already expressed interest in using the brilliant technology in his revived underwater experience theBlu.

If you want to do some real diving or snorkelling and combine it with VR, you can do it in Männedorf at the indoor swimming pool, for example. We have already written about this twice reportsas well as from other places in Germany where this is also possible.

Source: Mixed