Jam Studio VR

[b] I played this on the Oculus Rift with Touch controllers [/b] and only had a slight problem which may be unrelated to the Rift. I initially started this game from Steam VR and it failed to load up. I then started straight from the app itself and it worked fine. The main problem is that the game menu starts behind you. I do recommend at least a small roomscale setup because some of the items you need to grab are more than arm's length away. I bought this on the Fall sale and thought this might be a game I would refund because I was very precarious about buying it. It didn't look very fun because it looked way too simplistic and targeted for kids, one of the vidoes on the store page (the kid playing the game) is especially cringe worthy. But I love music games so I thought I'd take a chance. As soon as I started playing the game, the chances of a refund went down the drain as I instantly started having fun. I think I might look cringe worthy playing this game to outsiders, but being inside the VR world and touching these buttons that make all kinds of sounds is just an amazing experience. You aren't playing a musical instrument. You aren't going to learn music from this game. But what this game does do, is make it easy for anybody to create music. And yes, you are creating music. It's not some static experience, you are the one in control of the musical experience. From just a few sounds, you will control where the music goes. And most of the time, whatever you are creating will sound pretty freaking good. And It may encourage you to learn music, because it definitely increases my music appreciation being in this VR world. I'm still not sure if there's a way to make a sound loop without your touch. I would like that option. Obviously, otherwise you're limited by your two hands. There's many instruments and sounds to play. There's several VR environments to play them in. There's realistic looking instruments you can play. There's also just icons you pick up that will play that sound. One of my favorite sets to play was the dubstep. I'm not even a dubstep fan and I imagine not a lot of people are, but it is so much fun to get in there and make your dubstep track. One of my few disappointments was the Les Paul electric guitar. It had a very weak, almost midi sound to it. It did not sound anything like a real Les Paul would. But for the most part, I was blown away by the quality of the sounds included in this package. I enjoyed this game so much, that I am going to purchase some of the DLC while it's on sale. Rating 8/10

Awesome game! Tons of instruments and songs to choose from. It really feels like you are playing the instruments and creating great sounding music. I have no musical talent and this makes me feel like a rock star! You can really get into it!

Very fun VR music game. Easy to get in to - no music experience required! You never have to worry about hitting the wrong note. Includes lots of songs in many different genres, with plenty of additional songs available if you want more.

Brilliant - this is all assisted stuff, no musical talent required, but boy does it make you feel like you have some! The VR options are nicely considerate to play space and making the 'choons is just immensely fun and diverting. We've had amazing fun with this, super creative and it's really great pass-n-play with mates too. I'm off now to buy the Phineas and Ferb DLC for my 10 yr old. Keep up the great start devs!

Not really a production app. Regret buying this.

BAD GAME !!!

Jam Studio VR is so much fun! It was one of the first games I played on my new Vive and still one of my favorites (up there with Duck Season because I love the 80’s throwback style of that game). Even as a musician I find Jam Studio to be very entertaining and I imagine it would be even more of a thrill for someone who doesn’t know the first thing about music, since the entire premise is “anyone can play.” The studio environments are really cool and so immersive you really do forget that you’re in VR. Jam Studio VR is a winner for all ages imo. The only features I’d love to see in future updates are some type of gameplay utilizing the music and an iTunes style store with playable current Top 40 songs; which I imagine will happen at some point once record labels realize that VR isn’t the future, it’s the present.