#VACATION SIMULATOR VIVE PRO#

Over at the other pool of water near the beach shack there’s a bot that challenges me to a round of Sportball in which I must throw a soccer ball into the net behind him without it getting blocked. While I don’t get to scoop the sand and compact it (that’d be awesome if that were a feature) I can place the individual block and components onto a board to try and replicate a specific design. The zone behind me is a sand castle building station, which reminded me of beach vacation trips as a kid. When I reach down and duck my head under water my vision starts to blur and the sound gets distorted, just as it would if you were actually underwater. When I reach behind my head on my back I can grab a backpack with an open inventory inside to store things like sand dollars for later use. On the sea floor beneath me I can spot some sand dollars, shells, and a few other objects. Several floaties, a beach ball, and a soccer ball are all bobbing around me, reacting to the wave movements. I was immediately drawn to the pool beneath the waterfall. There are different small zones, like a sand castle station, a pool beneath a waterfall, the beach shack, and a couple others that you can navigate to by pointing and clicking. Instead of being restricted to a single zone like the jobs in Job Simulator, the layout is more akin to Rick and Morty VR’s garage. What strikes me as most impressive though with Vacation Simulator, as hinted earlier, is just how large and explorable the levels appear to be.

#VACATION SIMULATOR VIVE PRO#

My demo was on the upcoming Vive Pro headset, so everything was even crisper than I’m typically used to. Because of how bright and colorful the visuals are, it’s nearly impossible to do without a smile on my face. For example, to start a dialog with an NPC I just wave my hand at them to get their attention.

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