Goran Adrinek, Lead gameplay programmer

Introduction

This article explains the work it took to implement mixed reality into our game using our own engine. Apart from using the approaches already taken by some other teams, we have developed some new techniques that work great to solve latency issues as well as make camera calibration really simple for the user. We haven’t found anyone describe such solutions to these common problems, so our implementation should be interesting both to people new to the subject and to the people who already did mixed reality and want to improve their approach. 

How it all started for us

Minigun in action

Mixed reality was already found to be a great way to demonstrate VR experience outside of VR. Naturally, we also wanted to use mixed reality for promotion of Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope. We started implementing mixed reality two weeks before the EGX 2016 show so we could be featured on the Vive stand, capture some promotional footage as well as show off our game in all its glory featuring the physical minigun controller.  [Read More]

Attention, recruits!

We’re celebrating the recent Early Access release of Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope on Steam and we’re giving away four Radeon RX 480 cards!

To further bolster the morale of our troops fighting against the relentless Mental’s hordes, we’re throwing in two codes for the Serious Sam’s VR simulator AND T-shirts signed by the Earth Defense Force scientists and staff (including some members of Croteam).

Already have the game and a Radeon card? Add another Radeon RX 480 to your setup to enable smoother gameplay and eye-popping visuals as Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope now supports AMD LiquidVR Affinity Multi-GPU setups. Enter the competition here:

Additionally, we’re activating a week long discount on ALL things Serious Sam on our merchandise store, including the brand new Serious Sam bundle. Check it out: merch.croteam.com

To enter the competition click here.

Oh yeah!

Hello guys. We are having a lot of fun at Reboot InfoGamer so come and join us at our booth. We are presenting Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope on both HTC Vive and Oculus so this is your chance to step into the game and become a true hero Sam “Serious” Stone at least for a day.

Show is open until Sunday, November 13th.

Hello folks. Serious Sam VR is LIVE on Twitch right now. Check it out below and feel the atmosphere from Reboot InfoGamer 2016.

Watch live video from croteam on www.twitch.tv

Show has started and we are having a blast here. Visit us at our booth and immerse yourself into the Serious Sam universe.