Apollo 11 VR HD: First Steps

Demo of a very short and basic non-interactible presentation in VR (seated) meant to advertise the full product. Unimpressive content/quality, re-center function does not even work.

Bait and switch. I would recommend it but have to give a negative review for scummy business tactics.

[h1]Experienced on the Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers[/h1] If you already own Apollo VR then this is the same content but with updated HD graphics. The upgrade is noticeable, but it's like telling the difference between 720p and 1080p. Since this is just the demo, whole thing is an abbreviated version with none of the interactions of the full game and takes about 6 minutes. Honestly, the interactions were not the best so this might be the best way to experience it although the cinematic experiences are cut short. Worth the download if you have never experienced Apollo 11 VR.

Ein kleiner Schritt für mich, ein großer Schritt für die Menschheit (getestet mit der Valve Index) In dieser ca 5-Minütigen Demo nehmen wir am Start der Apollo 11 teil und können die ersten Schritte auf dem Mond beobachten. Mehr ist auch leider nicht zu tun. Zu Beginn sitzen wir in der Rakete, schauen uns ein wenig um und warten auf den Countdown. Als nächstes sind wir auch schon auf dem Mond und können die ersten Schritte auf dem Erdtrabanten begleiten. Danach bekommen wir noch einen kleinen Einblick auf die Features der kompletten Erfahrung und das war es dann auch schon. Die Grafik ist recht gelungen und auch die Vertonung ist sehr professionell. Leider fehlen jegliche Interaktionsmöglichkeiten, wodurch wir nur passiver Zuschauer sind, das ändert sich wohl im Komplettpaket, dort sollen wir die Raumfähre auch landen dürfen. Aufgrund des sehr geringen Umfangs muss jeder selber entscheiden ob es einen Download wert ist, da es eine Gratisdemo ist kann man aber auch nicht viel verkehrt machen. Gruß Ziffi Ziffi´s Spieletipps als Kurator: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/5837414/

Don't download, don't look at it, keep perusing. This is a lot of nothing.

its an ad dont buy it

The space bar command to launch the demo does not work with the VR head set on

Apollo 11 VR HD: First Steps is not a game. Games contain meaningful gamelike interaction and game loops, which are absent in this software. Instead of being a game, Apollo 11 VR HD: First Steps is a software application that shows you a "VR Experience" (and as always, when a developer calls it an "experience", they're tacitly admitting it's not a game and thus should not be published as one) themed off the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, so basically they're trying to get famous from someone else's work. Gotta love the shady stuff you find on the murky end of the Steam game store. So, this is badly made software, less informative than reading Wikipedia, and was a dismal flop here on Steam. For those unfamiliar with what actually makes something a game, a "game loop" describes the interaction and feedback a gamer has when playing a game. Tetris, for example, has a game loop where a random block appears, the gamer interacts with the block to position it, and then the game decides if that finishes a row or not, increases the players score if any rows were completed, then gives the gamer another block to position. Counter-Strike has a game loop where a player seeks another player, tests their skill against that player by shooting them or being shot, the computer rewards the player if they win, and then if the player survives, they repeat that loop. There's no loop here, no true interactive feedback. It simply is not a game, it cannot be "played". This has misleadingly been launched in the "Games" section of Steam instead of the "Software" section. This is a common mistake for developers who are new to Steam, or don't understand the difference between games and software which isn't a game. It seems this software published incorrectly as a game is simply lack of experience/knowledge of the correct process. Here's a link for the process to publish non-game software on Steam: [url=https://help.steampowered.com/en/wizard/HelpWithPublishing?issueid=925]Steam Developer Help With Software Publishing[/url] It's unfortunate this process was not known about/followed, resulting in a software application being published in the wrong place. Publishing things which aren't games on Steam in the Games section as games is misleading to gamers and somewhat harmful, because it pollutes the Steam marketplace and takes away visibility and market exposure for genuine game developers who do the right thing and make games for gamers. There are no gameplay loops in this software, no "gameplay", no meaningful game like interaction. It's a software application and as such has no merits as a video game for gamers. Because of this, I cannot recommend this non-game software as a game to gamers.