Pudica is a combined actuality musical journey you could expertise on Sony’s enterprise XR headset.

Directed by Keisuke Itoh and co-produced by CinemaLeap and Sony Company, Pudica takes its identify from a flower and sees you discover the world of Plantonica. As a guided journey with no dialogue, Pudica duties you with mapping out your dwelling house earlier than this magical plant invitations you to discover this “fantastical” realm, delivering an MR audiovisual expertise.

This is the official synopsis:

The world of Plantonica is full of lovely music and tranquility. On this magical realm, you’ll meet three extra associates, every with their very own distinctive musical tones. Collectively, you’ll host a live performance, making a symphony that blends your coronary heart with light sounds, absolutely immersing you on this enchanting world. As this peaceable time attracts to an in depth, you’ll sense the start of a brand new world.

Whereas the trailer reveals the expertise on Quest 3, my demo at Venice Immersive 2024 used Sony’s new standalone enterprise headset with the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset that they’ve known as the “Spatial Content material Creation System.” I discovered Pudica to be a pleasantly enjoyable however restricted room-scale expertise, and the headset’s small area of view finally hampered my immersion.

It is unknown if Pudica will obtain a house launch, and we’ll replace this text if we study extra.