Minimalist design in games with Thomas Van Bouwel

Diana

Minimalist design in games with Thomas Van Bouwel

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Our guest on The XR MAG Show for today is Thomas Van Bouwel, The founder and VR Developer at Cubism.

Cubism is a deceptively simple puzzle game in VR where you assemble increasingly complex shapes out of colored blocks.

Thomas is a Belgian/Brazilian VR developer with a background in architecture. He first made the switch to VR in 2016, when he started working as a product engineer for a start-up called Resolve. In 2020 he launched his first commercial game, Cubism, and since 2021 he’s been working in the games industry full-time.

I’m very pleased Thomas agreed to share his experience as a special guest on the XR Magazine show!

In today’s episode you’ll learn:

1. Some pointers on how to transition a career to the XR industry
2. How a minimalist design in a game can take it to the next level
3. How the decision was made to take the UI’s in a 3D format
4. What considerations were given to sound and how it was designed

You can find  Thomas Van Bouwel - Cubism on all social media channels( LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Discord.

You can learn and download Cubism on your device to try it yourself at https://www.cubism-vr.com/

Also available on this platform:  Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift,  SteamVR, and Pico Neo 3

Would you like to learn how to create immersive experiences or perhaps incorporate them into your profession or business? Great news, this free workshop will get you a good start on the foundations to design in XR! You can access it here: XR DESIGN FREE WORKSHOP: https://www.dianaolynick.com/xrbestpractices

You can always find me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn & TikTok as @dianaolynick.