First Encounters VFX

First Encounters is a launch title for the Oculus Quest 3.

It was designed to showcase the MR capabilities of the Q3 in an exciting, immersive but accessible way. As a launch title that comes preloaded on device it would be many peoples first experience of AR/MR so the focus was on making it visually gripping, intuitive and engaging and entirely seamless.

My role was as a VFX artist responsible for making compelling effects, that work well against a video passthrough background and are able to react with the infinite variety of spaces and lighting conditions that it could be played in.

Client: Unit9

Copyright owner: Meta

Team: Me ( most vfx ). Unit9/Meta ( creative and development ). Models, environment and animations (Altergaze).

Tools: Unity, Shuriken particle system, Shadergraph

View First Encounters on the app store: https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/6236169136472090/