VIP Spotlight: ProPlanty

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Virtual reality attracts a unique mix of gamers, tech enthusiasts, and visionaries–each with a compelling story to tell. We want to know what makes them tick, so we’re featuring top players within the Raw Data community in a series of interviews here on Survios.com.

For today’s VIP Spotlight, we reached out to ProPlanty for his thoughts on VR gaming.

 

What convinced you to become a VR early adopter?

Well, I have always loved the concept and idea behind Virtual Reality. So much to the point that I went out of my way to buy a Nintendo Virtual Boy (and I actually think that device is pretty cool!). Ever since the HTC Vive was announced it looked like an incredibly slim chance for me to experience VR as soon as possible. I started to sell a lot of my belongings and I saved up quite a bit to fork out for a new PC and HTC VIVE! I was absolutely blown away by it. At first I was only going to get the Playstation VR, BUT I literally couldn’t wait!

 

What has been your favorite Raw Data moment so far?

Honestly, getting the duel wielding upgrade as well as quick reload abilities made the game so much more epic and intense! Especially for those harder levels. I was actually blown away by one of the more recent levels that have been made available. The one with all the lasers that blast through the room! It was CRAZY!

 

What other VR games have impressed you?

The Brookhaven Experiment, Space Pirate Trainer, Sword Master VR and Job Simulator have impressed me a lot: scaring me, keeping me on my toes and absolutely wearing me out! I have recently been playing some PSVR games and am enjoying those a lot also even though they are a seated experience! Until Dawn: Rush of Blood was horrifying! The London Heist (Playstation VR Worlds) was epic!

 

Which of your all-time favorite games would you most like to see remade in VR?

I would love to see myself in the Ratchet & Clank universe. First person…imagine all the sweet gadgets and weapons in the palm of your hand, LITERALLY! I also customized my HTC VIVE Home to Super Mario 64 – Princess Peach’s Castle. So I would love to see myself in the Mario universe!

 

What brand new concept would you love to see in VR that hasn’t happened yet?

That’s a tough one, with the current technology I feel like we are limited to what we can do (Hence why there seems to be so many wave shooters) BUT I love what has been done with Raw Data, take that concept and gameplay, get rid of the guns and make some sort of adventure! Take interaction to a whole new level with new peripherals! I want a treadmill to run on while in the VR world! Another cool thing I would like to see is classic 2D games in the Virtual World. See what it feels like to be Mario like the good old days! (Sonic would be cool, but I fear that I would get really sick, haha.)

 

Thanks ProPlanty for taking the time to chat with us! And be sure to stay tuned for more VIP Spotlights. To learn more about the Raw Data VIP program, Tweet at us!

 

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