Hauntify on Quest 3 & 3S will use Lasertag’s steady scene meshing system in an replace set to reach this summer time.
Final week, we highlighted how Lasertag’s developer Julian Triveri applied steady scene meshing on Quest 3 & 3S utilizing the Depth API. This removes the necessity for the official combined actuality room setup course of, and handles furnishings and different objects being added, eliminated, or transferring – even throughout gameplay.
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Lasertag’s developer applied steady scene meshing on Quest 3 & 3S, eliminating the necessity for the room setup course of and avoiding its issues.
As we talked about in that article, Triveri made the supply code for his method accessible on GitHub for different builders to make use of. Now, the developer of Hauntify has determined to take action.
In the present day, the $7 Hauntify on Quest makes use of Meta’s official room setup system and guides you thru how to make sure your scans for separate rooms can join for a whole-home expertise. Whereas this does technically work, it is typically a prolonged course of that leads some gamers to simply hand over and refund the sport.
Preview of the approaching Hauntify replace on Quest 3.
With the replace, which the developer tells UploadVR is about to reach “this summer time”, the app will not use Meta’s official system in any respect, similar to Lasertag. This can permit Hauntify to simply be utilized in massive properties, throughout a number of flooring, and even outdoor. It’s going to additionally allow you to do issues like shut a door to cover from ghosts. That is already how the sport already works on visionOS, leveraging Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional’s LiDAR-generated steady scene mesh.
Assuming the replace arrives by then, Hauntify may change into a great Halloween 2025 demo of combined actuality on Quest 3 and Quest 3S.
Whereas Julian Triveri’s method does have a efficiency price, the numerous advantages imply we anticipate Hauntify will probably be considered one of many combined actuality apps to undertake it on Quest 3 this yr. In the event you’re a developer planning to implement Triveri’s method, attain out to UploadVR to tell us.
