VR Projects – Johannes Ambrosch

Poltergeist Bootcamp

admin — Sun, 09 Jun 2019 08:32:00 +0000

This semester, I worked in a team of in total 12 people to create an arcade-style VR Multiplayer game called “Poltergeist Bootcamp”. We had a blast making it and even more so testing. The game has already been presented at various events within the university. To read more about the game, and to watch a … Continue reading →

First semester: done

admin — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 18:56:00 +0000

I finally finished my first actual VR solo project! Everything from modeling, game design, development, to audio was done by me! The project also concludes the first semester of my Master’s studies in Augmented and Virtual reality.

In my usual fashion, I procrastinated on the project quite a bit, but in the end managed to complete it in a truly Herculean effort (it’s funny if you read the description).

Head over to the Portfolio Page, to watch a gameplay video and read more!

Global Game Jam 2019

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2019 13:38:38 +0000

This weekend I took part in the Global Game Jam 2019. As a team of four, we set out to create an immersive VR game in only 48 hours.

The topic of this year’s Global Game Jam was “What home means to you” and we created a cute game, where you are the caretaker spirit of a little planet and its inhabitants. Read more about the game (and possibly download and try it) on the GGJ website: https://globalgamejam.org/2019/games/my-little-planet-vr

Our project team:

Demo video:

Innovation award

admin — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 08:49:01 +0000

Today, my project Pixel VR (virtual showroom for office furniture) received a recognition prize at the Lower Austrian Innovation Awards (NÖ Innovationspreis).

My colleague Huang and I were invited to Perchtoldsdorf castle to receive the award, which was given to various innovative industrial and scientific projects carried out in Lower Austria in the last year.

Check out the Pixel VR project here.