Once you confirm your target location, you will essentially “teleport” to that location. You can then move your hand to position this target anywhere along the designated walking path (you can’t jump off cliffs or scale walls). To move, you press the shoulder button on the right Touch controller to bring up a green, movable target that is connected by an arching line to your body.

The Touch controllers enable more intuitive direction over your movement and how you interact with objects in the world, something that seems vital to a game like Obduction. While Obduction has had Oculus support since last November, they were demoing their new integration with the Oculus Touch controllers. The Cyan staff member at the booth set me up with an Oculus Rift headset and Touch controllers, ensuring that I understood how to use them. And wow, I am so glad that I decided to wait: this was easily the most immersive VR game I have every experienced. I’ve been holding out on diving into the game until I own a compatible VR headset.

This was my first time playing Obduction, but I’ve had my eye on it since it was funded on Kickstarter.

So naturally, when we had the opportunity this past PAX East to demo Cyan Worlds’s latest game Obduction and meet up with the legendary CEO Rand Miller, it was an opportunity we couldn’t pass up. At the time, I was entranced by how immersive it felt playing those games and the sense of exploration it imbued in me. Growing up, one of my first introductions to PC gaming was when my grandpa gave me his copies of Myst and Riven. Credit: Cyan At PAX East 2017 we had the opportunity to meet with Rand Miller and demo Obduction in VR using the Oculus Touch.

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