The XR Magazine Minimalist design in games with Thomas Van Bouwel
Our guest on The XR MAG Show for today is Thomas Van Bouwel, The founder and VR Developer at Cubism.
Cubism is a deceptively simple puzzle game in VR where you assemble increasingly complex shapes out of colored blocks.
Thomas is a Belgian/Brazilian VR developer with a background in architecture. He first made the switch to VR in 2016, when he started working as a product engineer for a start-up called Resolve. In 2020 he launched his first commercial game, Cubism, and since 2021 he’s been working in the games industry full-time.
I’m very pleased Thomas agreed to share his experience as a special guest on the XR Magazine show!
In today’s episode you’ll learn:
- Some pointers on how to transition a career to the XR industry
- How a minimalist design in a game can take it to the next level
- How the decision was made to take the UI’s in a 3D format
- What considerations were given to sound and how it was designed
You can find Thomas Van Bouwel - Cubism on all social media channels( LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Discord.
You can learn and download Cubism on your device to try it yourself at https://www.cubism-vr.com/
Also available on this platform: Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, SteamVR, and Pico Neo 3
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