Intern Astronaut – Boston FIG Hands-On Preview

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>Developer &&num;8211&semi;<&sol;strong> Broken Door Studio<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Publisher &&num;8211&semi;<&sol;strong> TBD<br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Location &&num;8211&semi;<&sol;strong> Somerville&comma; Massachusetts<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">&NewLine;<hr &sol;>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>What is it&quest;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;After they received an A for their student project at Worcester Polytechnic Institute&comma; these small groups of developers decided to form their own business and market their creation&period; <em>Intern Astronaut<&sol;em> is a Mobile VR game played via the Samsung Gear VR headset&period; You play as an unskilled&comma; untrained&comma; and possible unwilling astronaut who must flip switches&comma; turn knobs&comma; and push buttons to pilot a seemingly experimental and highly unsafe spacecraft&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;112952" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-112952" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-112952 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;09&sol;12124658&sol;download&period;png" alt&equals;"Intern Astronaut&comma; Broken Door Studios " width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-112952" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;<em>Intern Astronaut<&sol;em>&comma; Broken Door Studio&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Why should I care&quest;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;<em>Intern Astronaut<&sol;em> is not a big game&period; The entire experience takes place in a small cockpit and pretty much consists of you trying to follow simple instructions in an ever increasingly stressful situation as your ship breaks down around you&period; However&comma; <em>Intern Astronaut<&sol;em>’s simplicity is its strength&period; Not only is it a capable&comma; functioning VR title&comma; it requires nothing but a Samsung phone and headset to play&period; Granted&comma; you probably won’t be playing it on the bus&comma; but since you can play without cables&comma; extra controllers&comma; or some beefy PC nearby&comma; it’s a true mobile VR experience&period; Honestly&comma; who hasn’t wanted to pilot a spacecraft from the comfort of their own toilet&quest; Furthermore&comma; as the game keeps you stationary in your pilot seat&comma; the nausea that results from many other VR experiences is not an issue&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><iframe src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;RHoyoxQZFp8" width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" frameborder&equals;"0" allowfullscreen&equals;"allowfullscreen"><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>When can I play it&quest;<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;The final price for <em>Intern Astronaut<&sol;em> has not yet been set but the team hopes to have it commercially available on all mobile VR platforms by the end of the year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;