This is where I post updates (usually monthly) on game development stuff I'm working on, including my job as a game programmer but especially personal projects.
-Joe Hocking
author of Unity in Action
Not a ton to report this month. I released Demolo last month, which allows me to reflect on it. Meanwhile I’m gearing up to resume working on my first-person dungeon crawler. And then I’ve also been considering a little video project, so I’ll describe that too.
Demolo hasn’t been a huge hit, whic…
This is a very short update given I already said most of it last post:
Demolo is now out for Oculus Go!
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/go/1836211156444019/
Well Demolo is currently being reviewed by Oculus, so that’s certainly forward progress. I’m hoping to release on Oct 31 but don’t know if that’s feasible. Shortly after last month’s update I submitted Demolo to their store for review, and it’s still not ready to release, so that’s very frustratin…
Man, there was a lot more to do than expected to prepare Demolo’s submission to the Oculus Store. However I’ve prepared the mass of promotional images and videos they need, so I’ll submit the game very soon, possibly this weekend.
Indeed, I probably could have submitted it the day after I finished…
As laid out last month, there are 3 main tasks in order to port Demolo from the web build to work on Oculus Go: HMD controls, adjusting the UI, and replacing mouse with tracked controller. Well, I’ve done all three, so all the main tasks are done!
Now there’s just assorted polishing left to do (mo…
