Vintage VR

Vintage VR is not a game. Games contain meaningful gamelike interaction and game loops, which are absent in this software. Instead of being a game, Vintage VR is a software application that allows users to view stereoscopic images in VR. The stereoscopic images are authentic, but at no point was "looking at old photographs" ever considered a game. 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.

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wow this is ... really boring its 776 pictures as old time music plays theres no game play as a achievement hunter can be 100% complete 2-3 achievements spawn after game is closed just mash one button as a gamer its boring nothing to do but look at pics i cant recommend it its pretty dull

это машина времени в прошлое, можно ощутить себя радом с людьми в то время (только суперсемплинг на 500 выкрутите)

Not a game and not particularly exciting but eh... It's a very interesting and original experience for a while and it's FREE. P.S. It works with my Valve Index if you are wondering which hardware works.

Works fine on Oculus / Meta Quest 2. Well done good educational idea!

Vintage VR is a unique application that allows you to use your VR headset to view images from the early 19th century that were taken with stereoscopic view(3D) in mind. It's simply amazing when you think about it, that someone invented stereoscopic image viewing as early as the 19th century. Even though it is just viewing images in 3D, stereoscopes were the beginnings of VR long before VR began in a more primitive form. Sadly though, the biggest downside to Vintage VR is that the quality of the images isn't the best, as many of them are either worn and potentially have been torn before, or don't have matching lighting as the image for the other eye. Also, it sucks that some of the images are very disorienting as stereoscopes were a very new thing at the time that the images were taken. Honestly though, both of those things are to be expected as the images and technology are very old and outdated to a certain degree. But the greatest thing about Vintage VR is that you can view images from the early 19th century in 3D, which is something you can't experience elsewhere(as far as I know). It's amazing how much detail some of the images captured with hoe primitive cameras still were at the time, and it's awesome to see all the styles of clothing and people in 3D from back then! It's also neat that they also include some music that plays in the background that is also from the same time period. Overall, Vintage VR is an excellent experience, kind of like looking back directly at moments in the distant past. I recommend it to literally anyone and everyone who has a VR headset and has a sense of historical curiousity :D