Разработчик: Sean Tann
Описание
Chroma Lab is based around a high performance, custom particle physics engine that utilises the vast computing power of modern GPUs to calculate billions of individual forces per second between the particles, necessary for them to interact with each other and behave like a fluid.
There is a variety of tools to interact with the particles as well as a well featured options menu that allows you to customise the visuals, physics and save/load scenes.
Key features
- Beautiful, psychedelic visuals
- Particles react to your music (any external music player is compatible, may not work with Bluetooth headphones)
- Tools to pick up, hit, pull, explode, shoot and paint the particles
- Placeable force spheres which can also teleport the particles between one another
- Save and load the particles and settings, included are a few presets to get started with
- Adjustable physics settings to change how the particles behave
- Multiple different particle shaders, color pallets and other graphics settings to choose from
- Throw blobs into orbit and create black holes
- Optional gravity and "lava lamp" modes
- Freeze the simulation or slow time to a crawl
- Great as first experience for people new to VR - intuitive controls and presets can be chosen outside of VR
- MixCast support for easy, high quality mixed reality
- Native Oculus SDK support for Rift and Touch users
- Number of particles can be automatically determined based on computer speed or manually adjusted
- Scale and bounding walls can be adjusted allowing Chroma Lab to be played from sitting to room scale
Beta tester quotes after playing Chroma Lab
- "okay - gorgeous, just gorgeous! love how well it performs :)"
- "I really need to sleep now, even if my dreams will not offer me the delight just spent in Chroma Lab."
- "it is absolutely fantastic and probably one of the most beautiful experience I have had in VR so far"
- "Wow. WOW I think I'm in love."
- "Ok, holy **** man. Congratulations, you've made the trippiest game I've ever played"
- "Wow. Just... Wow... I might have just found my new favourite thing in VR"
- "Well, I went in expecting to just have a quick go before bed. An hour disappeared. That was mesmerizing! Beautifully smooth and so many options!"
- "Holy **** man this is awesome!! I played for like an hour straight!!"
- "congrats on creating a very compelling and polished piece of software!"
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10
- Processor: Any recent dual core but quad core recommended
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD R9 280 / Nvidia GTX 970, slower may work but untested, faster = more particles!
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC
- Additional Notes: Requires a VR headset and motion controllers, closing other applications and minimising steam is recommended to avoid occasional dropped frames
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
Mac
Linux
Отзывы пользователей
Easily one of the coolest VR experiences out there. Not much to do but it's visually really interesting and cool and it syncs to music. Highly recommend to anyone with a VR who wants a new experience.
Game no longer works on Virtual Desktop + SteamVR + Oculus Quest 2; Controllers are stuck in the floor. It was cool when it worked though. Tried changing controller bindings and that didn't seem to work either.
Finally,
I've been looking for a nice VR music visualizer, that's in between sitting around and looking at flashy stuff (DMT, Vision, etc.) and actually moving around (BeatSaber, Synth Riders etc.) and this one ticks all the boxes. Just perfect.
[Choose beta branch: noaudioreactivity for the game to work]
The main branch of the game is broken, they very clearly didn't test it properly. But overall it's a fun experience and Ill be spending a good amount of time in it.
As an adult with ADHD, this game directly addresses my most fundamental needs. I can sit on the floor and throw paint everywhere, I can play in a ball pit, I can be inside a giant lava lamp and become one with the cosmic rainbow goo while listening to my favorite music.
Cannot get past start screen. Game doesn't react to any button inputs. According to the support forums on here, this has been an issue since 2017. The developer has responded to these complaints, but no fix has been implemented.
It's a crime that Chroma Lab is so hidden. I've been a VR user for a few years and somehow have just stumbled upon this gem... Such beautiful physics simulation that is simply stunning to witness inside of VR, the type of experience that can make you feel like a child again playing around and experiencing something brand new. This is a must try VR experience in my opinion.
I genuinely adore this game. Granted I only play it when I'm stoned. But I would argue that makes it twice the experience it normally is. The ability to toy with physics is great, along with the bright and shining colors. Seriously, high or not, play this game.
I like the app so much, one of the coolest in VR.
I met this artistic creation for the first time in the Museum of Other Realities.
Well, I prefer the exhibition in the MOR because I can manipulate the particles with my hands. My mind is completely fooled, I feel to be really in a museum and to interact with the installation with my hands. When I hit the particles with my hands, they react like a viscous fluid in a weak central gravity field; they spread like water drops without forming clusters , the potential energy increases and velocity decreases; then they come back together, as attracted by the center of the installation.
In the Steam app when I hit the particles with the blue spheres, they spread but they form clusters; and they don't come back together, they continue to float. I tried to simulate central gravity with the attractive spheres, but it's not the same.
Just a couple of suggestions to the developer!
I would like to interact with particles using the controllers like hands, visualizing my hands, just like in the MOR. I would like a more advanced physics, with more parameters to adjust, like viscosity, intensity of reciprocal forces between particles, intensity of central gravitational field.
In the MOR the particles can move in a bigger space without hitting invisible walls; the space in the Steam app is too small (even at maximum). I prefer the feeling of being in a real big room looking at my hands that play with particles. I would like to have a simulation of a real big room even in the Steam app.
if you play music in the background, even a youtube video, it affects the particles as well. So, for me, this is the most entertaining audo visual experience.
I spent more time with this in Vive Infinity. Now I added it in my steam library.
Very addictive, easy to lose yourself in the patterns and different tools. Definitely get into the menu and adjust the particle count, physics, colors, etc. VERY IMPORTANT - make sure you have music playing in the background, the particles will dance/flash/wiggle/etc to whatever music/sound is being outputted from your PC.
NOW WORKS ON RIFT S
Bought the game, am dumb, didn't check if it supports Rift S.
Controllers no work, used like 2-3 different method on trying to get it to work. Nope.
Mailed the dev asking for help, super friendly and helpful, even though this is a 4+ years old project of his.
He found a fix, let me play test it and now 18% more VR players (Rift S) can enjoy this masterpiece.
Amazing game, amazing dev, amazing tripping activity, amazing music reactivity
I spent a while reading Community Hub discussions looking to see if Chroma Lab supported WMR. Fortunately I found mention of WMR controllers, so I decided to buy in hopes of at least partial functionality. Fantastic! Please have Steam update the Store page to reflect the fact that WMR is supported!!
It is a surprisingly difficult thing to find a VR title that lets you lay on the floor and be in a nice place for a while. Chroma lab does a good job of that and is definitely worth the equivalent of a cheap pizza.
You interact with thousands of colorful little virtual balls, and it's amazing! So many possible combinations of settings create different immersive experiences. Worth it at twice the price, but I think it should be called "Trippin' Balls" because that's what you'll be doing in this VR experience. 10/10: Would play with my virtual balls again.
I was a little skeptical about paying money for what is essentially a physics tech demo for VR, but I gotta say I am not disappointed. Easily the best $5 purchase I've made on Steam.
There's a huge amount of physics and environment settings to mess with so you have an endless combination of wild and trippy things to mess with. As other reviews have said, it's a good introductory game for VR if you have friends to demo to, and is also good for those who've had one for a while. Controls may be a little complicated for a newbie, but there's still plenty to mess with without really getting into all the options.
tl;dr become intoxicated with your favorite substance, turn on any song from the Transistor soundtrack, lay down on your floor, and go to preset 3.
I kid you not, I found the meaning of my life through this game. Best pseudo-psychadelic experience.
Pros: replay, great fun, deep and relaxing, cheap.
Cons: could use some more tools and player camera positions.
Basically, it's the game you want to play when you are high or wish you were, and can't afford LSD or Shrooms. Perfect for Phsycis enthusiasts.
Sometimes I'm in a bad mood when I get home from work, and nothing sounds fun, and I don't want to talk to anyone, so I put on some music and play Chroma Lab, and it gets me right out of my funk.
It's very entertaining to experiment with all the different tools, as well as the various options that control the physics and graphics. It's occasionally breathtaking, especially with the right music. I thought it'd be one of those throwaway apps that are only good for a demo, but I'm happy to say that this will stay on my hard drive for a long time!
My new favourite vr game! Like if nvidia's flex demo and cosmic sugar had a baby on LSD!
Edit: I say that the controls are advance, they really are not. Its just the menus are confusing to work around and navagating between things is tricky for a first time player. Stil love this game nearly 3 hours in!
100% reccommend //although it is not very good for demoing as the controls are a bit advanced, but a simple mode would fix this!
This is one of my required games for a new vr player!
This was an amazing experience. Just put on your favorit music and go with the flow. I actually cried 10/10
VERY IMPRESSIVE!! This is the most intense and amazing VR experience to date. For any of you seeking an interactive VR music visualizer... THIS. IS. IT!
All you need to do is queue up some music on your computer then open Chroma Lab and GO NUTS!
Steam Music works. Spotify works. A web browser works. Literally any audio source will work. Just play music somehow on your computer!
If you want a little extra mind**** , follow these instructions to open a feedback loop from the Vive Microphone:
OPEN Control Panel >> HARDWARE and SOUND >> SOUND >> CLICK the RECORDING Tab >> OPEN the PROPERTIES of the USB MIC (Vive Mic) >> CLICK the RECORDING Tab >> CHECK "Listen To This Device"
Now while in Chroma Lab, you'll be able to hear your own voice with a slight delay. It effects the visuals and really adds to the experience!!
If I were to be critical at all, the interface has a learning curve and could use some work and explaination. BUT I SEE THIS GOING PLACES! KUDOS!!
Truly an awesome experience. Once you get inside, the wealth and the depth of options and possibilities presented to you are remarkable. I can only believe that it will get better going forward from this point, as shown by the developer's desire to know how he could possibly improve the experience.
In my opinion, Chroma Lab is worth at least three times what it is currently selling for, and to get such a full and rich experience for under $5 is a rarity. Buy this immediately would be my recommendation. You won't regret it, there's hours of fun for the creative type interested in exploring the possibilities offered within Chroma Lab.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Sean Tann |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 02.02.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 96% положительных (271) |