“Raw Data” Takes Over GDC 2016
After GDC 2016, it’s official: the future is here, and it’s VR.
To everyone who stopped by the Epic Games/Unreal Engine VR Showcase to demo Raw Data on Vive–thank you so much! We were honored to be featured among such an awesome group of innovative games on bleeding-edge technology.
Throughout the entire show, we were floored by the amount of awesome tweets, comments, and accolades we received from everyone who played the game, ranging from top gaming media to gaming legend Tim Schafer to Rick & Morty creator Justin Roiland (see him in action below!). And their faces say it all: VR is fun (although when playing Raw Data, players’ faces tend to run the gamut from “Oh god no!” to “I got this!”).
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Here’s a quick rundown of what they had to say about the experience:
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- Tom’s Guide: Best VR Game of GDC 2016: “When you think about the future of VR, you may imagine things like creative multiplayer, gameplay that mimics real-world actions and concepts that simply wouldn’t be as much fun with traditional controllers. Raw Data is one of the first games to check all of those boxes.”
- WIRED: Our 10 Favorite VR Moments of GDC: “It’s tough to imagine a better use case [of tracked controllers] than Survios’ co-op shooter Raw Data, in which Vive controllers become everything from laser pistols to crossbows to shotguns.”
- Polygon: The Promise of VR Gunplay: “Raw Data…is intuitive, it’s challenging and it’s an incredible amount of fun. I even worked up a decent sweat.”
- GameInformer: Viva la Vive: Hands On with Five Exciting VR Experiences: “One of the more promising shooters we’ve seen in VR.”
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And if you loved what you played, there’s a whole lot more coming in the full game. Want to be among the first to play Raw Data when it’s available? Add it to your Steam wishlist now!
Oh, and one last thing–we’re taking Raw Data to the East Coast next month. That’s right…
We’re going to be guesting in Intel’s booth at PAX East, April 22-24! So, now that Boston’s finished rebuilding itself after Fallout 4, it’s time for us to take it down with some robot and katana action. More details coming soon–we’ll see you there!
