Curvature Games
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The Amusement: A VR Walking Simulator in Hamburg
The Amusement is a story-driven VR game from Hamburg studio Curvature Games, presented in an October 2020 Gamecity Hamburg feature on its Games Lift Incubator program.
- Curvature Games is developing 'The Amusement,' a VR walking simulator that utilizes redirected walking technology to allow full physical navigation within a 2x2 meter space.
- The redirected walking system eliminates the need for joystick or teleportation-based locomotion by subtly manipulating player perception through curved paths and rotating world geometry.
- The project is being developed for the Oculus Quest platform by a team of eight, consisting of three founders and five staff members.
At the Milestone Pitch: Games Lift Incubator 2020
Gamecity Hamburg's Games Lift Incubator 2020 reached its halfway point with a two-hour remote Milestone Pitch on October 19, after roughly six weeks of work.
- The Games Lift Incubator 2020, managed by Gamecity Hamburg, is supporting five indie studios—Curvature Games, Project Crumbling, OneManOnMars, Ninja Brigade, and Alchymia—through a structured mentorship program.
- The program focuses on bridging the gap between creative concept and market viability by providing specialized coaching in PR, investor readiness, and business development.
- Mentorship is provided by industry experts from organizations including Niantic, Raw Fury, and KING Art, covering areas such as crowdfunding, visual consistency, and project management.
The Teams and Projects of the Games Lift Incubator: Germany
Hamburg's Gamecity initiative introduces the five teams selected for the inaugural Games Lift Incubator, a program designed to help early-stage indie developers mature their projects and businesses.
- The Games Lift Incubator in Hamburg supports independent developers by providing mentorship, business management training, and networking to transition early-stage concepts into market-ready products.
- The current cohort consists of five distinct projects: Alchymia, Crumbling, Luna Park, Leif’s Adventure, and Jonah Weingarten’s Ninja Brigade.
- The incubator’s VR projects utilize specialized mechanics, including motion-controlled toy manipulation in Crumbling and redirected walking technology in Luna Park.
Games Lift: Batch 1 Selected Projects
Gamecity Hamburg announced on August 26, 2020 the five projects chosen for the first batch of its new Games Lift incubator, a program designed to help early-stage Hamburg developers turn game ideas into professional-quality products and enter the games industry.
- Gamecity Hamburg launched the Games Lift incubator in 2020 to provide financial support, infrastructure, and professional mentorship to emerging local game developers.
- Five projects were selected from 16 applicants: Alchymia, Crumbling, Leif's Adventure: Netherworld Hero, Luna Park, and Ninja Brigade.
- Each of the five selected teams receives 15,000 euros in funding, access to a co-working space, and a three-month intensive workshop program.