Fowl-Play

This is a two-player cooperative game between a VR player and a desktop player. The players will need to help each other through the game using clues to solve puzzles and their unique perspectives to navigate the environment. 

Grab a friend and see if you're smart enough to solve the puzzles designed to perplex an intelligent avian antagonist. 

"Welcome to Aviary Laboratories, where cutting edge avian research is performed, from aerodynamics to avian intelligence, lessening the biological difference between birds and their dinosaur ancestors, and more!"

One of the test-subjects at Aviary has escaped, prompting an emergency evacuation... where the security guard was left behind. An employee has been equipped to enter the facility on a rescue mission.

The rescuer, through the VR headset, must navigate various levels of the underground laboratory, solving puzzles to progress. The security guard, watching on the cameras, has access to crucial puzzle information.

All the while, the subject lurks, preparing to strike...

Download Instructions:

To play Fowl-Play you will need a VR-capable computer and a VR headset. The game has been developed using Quest 2 and Quest 3 headsets so we recommend using one of those, however, it may work on other devices. The recommended minimum specs to run this game without performance issues are, 1080 GPU to avoid graphics performance issues, core i5 or ryzen 5 CPU, and 8-12 gb ram.

Make sure your computer's graphics driver is up to date and that you have installed the Oculus desktop app. (https://www.meta.com/help/quest/articles/headsets-and-accessories/oculus-rift-s/...) Once you have connected your Quest headset you should be able to link and run the game. 

To make sure the audio outputs correctly select your headset in the Devices section of the oculus app and make sure the headsets settings match the following configuration.

This game is currently in development so if you do encounter any bugs that you would like to report, please let us know! 

Developers:

• Thomas Vanderwyst
• Elis Joynes
• Kylie Duck
• Ronan Boyd
• Max Ingleton

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