Incarnnez un explorateur urbain chargé d'enquêter sur la disparition d'un garçon dans une villa abandonnée au cœur d'une sombre forêt allemande. Cette aventure d'horreur en VR mêle réalisme cinématographique et gameplay interactif : armé d'une lampe torche, fouillez les lieux pour dénicher des indices et plonger dans un monde souterrain mythique puisé dans le folklore européen. Les scans en photogrammétrie du vrai site de Brandenburg offrent des visuels saisissants de réalisme, tandis que la libre locomotion et les interactions intuitives amplifient la tension en room-scale sur Oculus Rift et HTC Vive.
Un court-métrage compagnon sur le site KOBOLD pose le décor autour du garçon et de sa famille avant que vous enfiliez le casque pour pénétrer dans la villa. Rassemblez les preuves, résolvez l'énigme et affrontez les conséquences de vos choix dans cette expérience trans-média. Les fans de VR en quête d'exploration réaliste et de frissons folkloriques y trouveront leur compte.
KOBOLD is a new kind of horror experience that blurs the line between cinema and VR gaming. Step into the shoes of an urban explorer investigating the mysterious case of a missing boy. Pick up your flashlight and discover the secrets of an abandoned villa in the middle of a dark forest in Germany. Immerse yourself in true, cinematic realism, explore an interactive universe, pick up clues and dare to venture deeper into a mystical world where your actions can have grave consequences. With its intensely realistic visuals captured with photogrammetry, free movement and intuitive interactions, KOBOLD is a unique room scale VR experience that will entice and terrify...
A trans-media experience, KOBOLD is accompanied by a short film that can be viewed before entering the VR experience. The short film serves as an introduction into the world and characters and tells the backstory of the missing boy and his family. It is available to watch for free on the KOBOLD website. The player then puts on a VR headset and steps into the story, breaking into the abandoned villa, gathering clues, solving a mystery and entering a dark, mythical underworld inspired by European folklore and pagan mythology.
In order to make the transition from film to VR as immersive as possible, the entire villa (which is a real location in Brandenburg, Germany) and its surroundings were meticulously scanned with photogrammetry. Actors were also 3D scanned and brought to life in VR using motion capture and advanced facial capture technology.
AAA graphics from an indie studio, with character and level design, compelling gameplay and intuitive interactivity designed from the ground up for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
