贰诲罢别肠丑听gaming studio听Kuato听Studios has raised 拢4.5m听and launched听Panic Room 鈥� its first virtual reality title.听
Renowned for creating听award-winning apps and education-based games 鈥� and for partnering with brands such as Disney,听Marvel听and Dreamworks听鈥撎齂uato听wants to use Panic听Room to showcase how VR can be used in innovative ways.听
Powered by its听newly-patented听鈥楢ctor/Director鈥� platform,听Panic Room is the world鈥檚 first cross-platform,听socially-interactive听virtual reality game, opening the developer up to new platforms and audiences.听
The platform听allows gamers to interact and engage in a shared online space. A typical Actor-Director arrangement involves a VR headset-wearing ‘Actor’ interacting with a virtual 3D world, which can be viewed and controlled by a ‘Director’ through听a secondary device such as a tablet, mobile phone, or PC.听听
This approach elevates VR from a typically solo activity to a more interactive and shared experience.听It听demonstrates听how third parties such as parents, teachers听or carers can have visibility of a child during VR gameplay.听听
鈥淰irtual reality has progressed significantly over the last decade, but a primary issue stems from听the fact it’s a single-person experience. We are incredibly excited to be launching this game as part of our ambition to shift into the VR market,鈥� said MD听Mark Horneff.听听
鈥淚n the current circumstances where interactions听are at arm鈥檚 length and done remotely, we wanted to offer gamers the chance to escape but stay connected with friends and family,听and also听open the platform up to third party developers to use as well.听听
鈥�Panic Room is an internet-based experience which can听be played over Zoom or with two individuals in听close proximity听鈥� a concept we will apply to other developments to support family connectivity.听
鈥淥ur aim is to create听compelling and memorable virtual reality experiences where gamers of all ages can share moments with their friends online.听听
鈥�Our听model offers a simple, social and cost-effective solution. Our vision is to test out the technology with Panic Room and then extend it to our library of games, which align with听碍耻补迟辞鈥檚听education-driven ethos where children can learn and play, whilst parents,听carers or teachers can oversee gameplay.鈥�听
Panic Room, which is platform-agnostic, currently runs on Oculus Rift and has compatibility with a wide variety of platforms such as iOS, Google Play, and PC, with more additional platforms on the horizon.听
The 拢4.5m funding comes from Horizons Ventures, which jointly-founded the company. Representing the VC, Teddy听Chatjaval听added: 鈥淲e are thrilled to continue our close relationship with听Kuato听Studios听at this exciting time when they are developing the 鈥楢ctor/Director鈥� platform for VR.听听
鈥�This is a testament to听碍耻补迟辞鈥檚听longevity and adaptability to the ever-changing interactive entertainment landscape.鈥澨�听
Founded in 2011,听Kuato听Studios听utilises听cutting edge analytics software听to听pinpoint听the unique position of听each and every听user鈥檚 learning development.听听
The team has created 14 apps and games which have been No.1 on over 500 App Store charts worldwide.听
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