Out of Hell
Journey for Elysium, by Mantis Games, is an immersive experience on the Oculus Rift. You can settle into this adventure title in a comfortable space. A local mall, Montgomery Mall, had a virtual reality arcade. Moreover, customers could pay to use HTC’s (High Tech Computer Corporation) virtual game setups in a brick-and-mortar space in the mall. There is nothing wrong with this kind of setup for lighter experiences. However, Mantis Games offers a more focus necessary title for the virtual gamer.
Virtual Perspective
I do not own the Oculus Rift hardware. Nevertheless, I can get access to it. Lansdale Library is home to a solid, STEM Education program, the newest literature, and community programs. Lansdale Library is a hub to all things community support.
Journey for Elysium is a game, while I did play, is more from the perspective of a librarian more familiar with the hardware and software. For example, while the librarian has tried “a couple of games” the Oculus Rift is more helpful at the library “as educational software” meant, for example, “exploring the International Space Station.”
One of the most important things a library can provide, besides access to relevant literature, a safe, focus-driven, space, and community programs, is access to technology. In addition, computers are great to use to get on the internet. However, access to technology that is more inaccessible is a premium. Lansdale Library has the Oculus Rift. This allows this hardware, and software, to be accessible to anyone who visits the library.
The Elysium Report
Journey for Elysium is a virtual reality experience, based in Roman and Greek mythology. Play as a late, nameless hero, trapped in the Underworld between life and death. Players follow the treacherous path to Elysium, and toward redemption. They must solve puzzles, with both your mind and physical skills, to escape the Underworld.
Players use virtual goggles, Oculus Rift’s hand controllers, and their physical attributes to play this title.
The Librarian’s Toll
Journey for Elysium is about “experiencing a story instead of just reading a story.” The player” dives into “the world, and must interact with the world to progress the story.” In this case, this librarian loves to kayak. Rowing the boat, in Journey for Elysium, is “very true” to real life.
The game presents players with a “dull grey” game aesthetic, with “realistic background noises and sound effects.” Portions of the game glow with a “golden” hue to indicate clues to notice or parts of the game that require player interaction. Journey for Elysium acts more “like experiencing a story that you have to interact with” to complete.
The game has “puzzles” that are ”fun to solve” and are “pretty simplistic” as the game leads the player to the answers. In the same way, Journey for Elysium introduces new puzzles and skill tests that can get “too repetitive.” For example, most chapters require the player to constantly climb or solve mazes to get to that next chapter.
Conclusion
Oculus Rift has certain prerequisites. The player must measure the area they want to play in carefully with Oculus Rift’s two cameras. The system’s controller must be in harmony. All the hardware on this virtual reality system must be up-to-date. Soon after, a game like Journey for Elysium surrounds the player. It is good to experience a game that asks for your knowledge and physical attributes. It is a necessity, in my opinion.
This journey for Elysium is a trial for the player. My only other experience, Singularity 5, mimics a real, virtual, world experience. Both games have one thing in common. Everything is manual. For example, a basic video game can have you play through a part of it. If a player has to use the restroom, press a button and you go. With these games, you zoom in on the basic game experience. Virtual experiences duplicate real life. This game asks you to read the game description. This is the first time I would say make sure you know what you are getting in.
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