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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

My little indie game SLOPE racked up 100 million plays!🎉 Thanks to everyone who's played it over the years🙏

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

6 years

Wow, my little indie game #Slope , published by @y8_com , has: Reached 43 million plays online! Released on Android:

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

6 years

Unwound from day 1 of #GDC18 by playing a couple of songs in @BeatSaber ... WOW. Slick #VR music game, so satisfying.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

@Gaohmee In Guitar Hero your performance is rated out of 5 stars, but you can't get less than 3.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

2 years

Hanging with Aloy ahead of trying out Horizon Call of the Mountain on PSVR2! Got to play the first chapter, and really excited to play the rest when it launches later this month.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

The speccy was my first computer... I love that this exists!

ZX Spectrum Next ⌨️

@ZXSpectrumNext

4 years

Isn’t it lovely (we think so) Back the ZX Spectrum Next here:

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

6 years

@kchironis "assistant producer" confused me.... until someone told me they were "ass prods", then I understood.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

Yesterday I said fairwell to my good friends at VirZOOM, as I embark on a new VR adventure at Sony.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

Upped my monthly pledge to The Voices of VR podcast - @kentbye is in a league of his own, and has been killing it recently with so many great interviews.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Wow, my little #indiegame Slope now has 22 million plays! Try it yourself at:

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

@Gaohmee During dev you could finish a song with a 1/5 star review, but the first playtest with my better half was instructive 🤷‍♂️

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

@RaveofRavendale @PixelProspector Rock Band was a placeholder name that stuck.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

I was interviewed for Vice’s oral history of Guitar Hero which released this week. So enjoyed reading through it - felt like being teleported back in time with my old Harmonix friends

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@metallicaisrad

4 years

In 2005, Guitar Hero came out and reshaped pop culture. Then just a few short years later it all went away. For @VICE , I spent a year tracking down more than 30 people with a hand in the series. Here's 32k words on how it happened.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

We're expanding our talented design team here at PlayStation Studio @Pixelopus . The first position we're hiring for is an experienced Lead Level Designer. Please hit that🔁retweet button & help us spread the word! #gamejobs #leveldesign #playstation5

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

1 month

Aero GPX demo is hard fun at its finest! If you enjoy F-Zero or Wipeout and play on PC / Steam Deck you gotta try the free Steam demo.

Save 15% on Aero GPX on Steam

Aero GPX is an anti-gravity racer focused on high velocity, flight, machine-to-machine combat, and responsive controls that are easy to pick up but difficult to master. Fight for the best position...

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

Milestone approaching…

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

2 years

Bought this Odin for emulation, but the Switch-like handheld plays my game Slope very nicely too!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

Concrete Genie is one of this months free games on PlayStation Plus! Super proud to have worked on the VR mode of this unique title, and excited that so many new players will now get to experience the whole thing.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

What just happened is #VR broke out of niche and into mainstream "audience choice" for best game of the year (ANY PLATFORM)

Beat Saber

@BeatSaber

5 years

GUYS WHAT HAPPENED??? We just won Choice Audience Award! Thank you to everyone who voted for us!! We love you so much!!! ❤️❤️❤️

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

@benz145 Totally. We did this in Guitar Hero, asking you to tilt the guitar neck to enter star power mode... players took the hint & went nutz. Bonuses for play acting the fantasy work.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

2 years

I had the honor of being on the #BAFTAGames jury for family game of the year 2022. Playing all of the nominated games, and taking part in the jury discussions was a true joy. Huge congrats to @chicory Chicory: A Colorful Tale who won the award! Richly deserved! 👏👏👏

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Winning! #GDC2017 people: @VirZOOM team will be at booth 2432 Wed-Fri, with playable demos and SDK info. Come say hi 😁

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

Finally, FINALLY, got a nice midi drum kit hooked up to Rock Band (3). Oh. My. God. After a busy week, that drumming session was seriously cathartic 😁

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

Happy Birthday to me 😁 Just don’t ask me to pull off Zangief’s 360 spinning pile-driver on that tiny joystick!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Proud @AlmostZara found our #VR Helicopter game "incredibly addictive" as she worked out with @VirZOOM for a month.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

This kind of a big deal for us, and the #VR #fitness movement in general.

VirZOOM

@VirZOOM

7 years

Life Fitness now brings VR gaming to a gym near you with VirZOOM Arcade. Find out more at

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Done my fair share of toon 3D rigging, but still struggling to make sense of this! Hats off.

rukusu20XX

@rukusu2012

7 years

Live2D EuclidをUNITYで見てみたら凄いことになってる。なんかもっといい方法が思い付きそうで思い付かない。

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

10 years

Man U legend Paul Scholes - If you could be any Teenage Mutant ninja Turtle, which would you be #AskScholes

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

@drjclau Red Head Redemption

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

Taught my son how to throw fireballs and dragon punches in Street Fighter 2. My life may have peaked.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

Introduced my 7 and 10 year old kids to @MSMakeCode for Minecraft this week. Impressed at how easy it was to setup and get going. Early days but their desire to tinker is strong 😁

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

OMG there’s a FIFA esport player also called Rob Kay! 👀 Hello @RobKay_official from game designer Rob Kay 👋 nice to meet ya!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

My daughter just showed me how to turn on screen recording in iOS’s control center. I think we just reached a tipping point where she’s now gonna school ME in tech 😆

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

6 years

Proud that we've announced what I'm working on @VirZOOM :) VZfit Kit converts ANY exercise bike into a VR fitness bike, using Oculus Go! #VR #fitness #workout #motivation

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

Feeing conflicted. My 8 year old told me his classmate plays Slope (my little web game side project from a few years back) on his Chromebook at school! As a gamedev I’m proud. As a parent I’m furious 😆

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

Been playing #OculusQuest and #BloodAndTruth ... it's like VR Christmas came early 😁

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

Happy Halloween from the Kay family pumpkins - Jack Skellignton, Dart Monkey, Horses, and Jack o Lantern 🎃

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

8 years

After listening to the Voices of VR podcast for months now, I finally got around to supporting @kentbye @Patreon

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Excited to be demoing Special Delivery by @MeerkatGaming on @virzoom at #gdc2017 . Paperboy style game, & great demo of our @UnrealEngine SDK

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

1 year

A friend interviewed me, and we talked about how I made Slope on my train commute

Differences Between Indie and AAA by Guitar Hero Designer

Join us for an exclusive interview with Rob Kay, the legendary game designer behind some of the biggest titles in the industry, including Guitar Hero, Rock B...

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

9 years

Happy to see my game Slope has been played 8 million times now :) Try it for yourself here

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Enjoyed this talk on Job Simulator by @OwlchemyLabs today. From inception to release, rich with #VR dev learnings.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

8 years

Very excited to share the news that I've joined VirZOOM :) Couldn't be happier to join their amazing team!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

6 years

Holograms that know when you look at them... without glasses! The future of laptops? 🚀

ザバイオーネ

@z_zabaglione

6 years

#LookingGlass と #Tobii eye tracker 4cを組み合わせたアプリを自作できた。

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

8 years

Cool, my game Slope has 16 million plays! :) "a cracking game and so addictive" says Azza123. Try it yourself at

Slope | Play Now Online for Free - Y8.com

Slope is the ultimate running game that will put your skills to the test. Speed down on a randomized slope. The farther you go, the faster your ball travels. This game might look simple but playing...

www.y8.com

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

A 3D jigsaw puzzle made from 3D scans of real places is a wonderfully simple idea... and Puzzling Places NAILS it. Got a Quest? Grab it now while it's still a hidden gem.

Puzzling Places

@PuzzlingPlaces

4 years

Our massive Update v4.1 is out!! New features, updated puzzles (+1 new freebie), new Settings, new audio, and a new trailer! #OculusQuest #VR Download through Oculus App lab or @SideQuestVR (link in bio) Changelog - Trailer -

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

Just rolled credits on Miles Morales on PS5... wow. What a stupendously good game. Great combat, gripping story, and swinging around NYC as Spidey just never gets old.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

2 years

Doing the GDC thing

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Was at Samsung Developer Conference with @VirZOOM this week. Had a blast giving demos and meeting people! #SDC2017 #VR #fitness

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

@EricVBailey 1989 was an insane year for this 12 year old Amiga kid. Prince Of Persia, Xenon 2, Shadow of the Beast, and Batman. Please don’t make me choose.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Just played Snake Pass by @SumoDigitalLtd (on Nintendo Switch) at #gdc2017 & loved it. Awesome new controls to learn and master.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

Proud to have worked on 4 of these! What a trip down memory lane ☺️

PlayStation UK

@PlayStationUK

5 years

1 second from nearly every game that's defined 25 years of PlayStation. #25YearsOfPlay 💙

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

Gives me a great excuse to post this time I met Alexey Pajitnov at E3 in 2009. What a hero. Tetris on Gameboy is certainly one of MY greatest games of all time!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

The popular refrain that #VR gamedev is *totally unlike* non-VR gamedev? B.S. Unless you clone, #gamedev is always hard & new. Just saying.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

How embodied learning makes a surreal #VR Museum of Mathematics possible.

Kent Bye (Voices of VR)

@kentbye

7 years

Embodied Cognition will revolutionize education. @vihartvihart @blinkpopshift are pioneering awesome VR experiments:

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

8 years

Thanks @AzadUX and @MerryKish - streaming @VirZOOM in Mixed Reality with you guys was a blast!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

Most unexpected #VR discovery on #GDC19 expo floor, WASHING DOGS IN VR IS SUPER FUN! props @WetDogCorp

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

8 years

Just watched an insightful VR game design panel. Thanks @Jason_Rubin , @hunicke , @jesseschell , @mattboch @vicki_ferg

The Evolving Landscape of PC VR Game Design

From the first wave of Rift games to the newest Touch titles on the way, game developers have made great progress against some of the toughest challenges in ...

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

Fitness in VR is 100% a killer app AND something people are skeptical about until they try it for themselves. I saw this time and time again working at @VirZOOM . Fascinating to watch Oculus tackle that marketing challenge/opportunity.

Kent Bye (Voices of VR)

@kentbye

3 years

Interesting to see the framing of VR as a fitness experience machine in this Oculus ad in the New York Times.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

A few hours into Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and having a blast. It’s a roller coaster ride of fun and spectacle; a true showcase of what PS5 can do.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

6 years

@Namenode5 @TheMalia @SkarredGhost @SuzanneBorders @Noah_A_S @John_Westra @highfidelityinc @CharlieFink @bcarlton727 @RoblemVR @RickKing16 1. Slow growing 6DoF VR install base. >1 year to 10m gamers (PSVR + Quest) creating true market for content 2. Freeloader mobile AR install base (so devs need F2P chops) 3. Inflated expectations. Exponential growth is slow: 1st consumer smart phone was IBM (not Apple) in 1994

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so I’m feeling very flattered searching iOS App Store for “Slope”. Clones get a bad wrap, but one of these actually looks like a nice extension of my game Slope (which isn’t available on iOS anyways). Viva Slope!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

Introduced my son to the classic Valve game Portal today, and he’s absolutely loving it (almost as much as I am reliving it together with him)

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

@phacktweets Did my first Tilt Brush Toolkit test in Unity, cycling through artwork. Was super easy, thank you!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

9 months

The more I play Assassins Creed Nexus VR, the better it gets. The rough edges of the UI and interaction design are more than made up for by the thrilling parkour, empowering stealth gameplay, and historically resonant places you get to discover.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

We have two great openings for software engineers in our internal Sony dev team, based at PlayStation HQ in San Mateo. Senior Game Engine Programmer Gameplay Programmer My DM's are open #gamedev #gamedevjobs #engineering

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

Woot! Rock Band is in IGN’s “best video game of all time” competition … so freaking proud! Ok, @Harmonix vets, who are we up against in the first round?! Tetris… 😬

God of War Is the Winner of IGN’s Best Video Game of All Time Bracket - IGN

After 26,604,825 votes and a challenging battle through a gauntlet of 64 of the most legendary games ever created, (the fans have spoken, and here are the results). 2018’s God of War has risen above...

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Playing @EliteDangerous with a @VirZOOM bike?! Fantastic stuff 😁

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Props for time saving Unity #VR plug ins, inc my go-to Playmaker by @HutongGames #vr

GDC 2017: The 3 VR Tools That Got Us In

There’s beauty in the chaos of a startup’s early days when the team decides to roll the dice. For virtual reality entrepreneurs there are some amazing tools which help amplify this mindset, allowing...

www.uploadvr.com

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Great episode - with a compelling argument that #VR hardware companies should be investing in training simulations to both mainstream VR, and (literally) save lives.

Kent Bye (Voices of VR)

@kentbye

7 years

I talked with a firefighter at @ITCHOUSTON who wants to bring VR training to first responders with the help of @htxlabs . TRAINING like this is how VR will go mainstream

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

👏👏👏

Game Developer

@gamedevdotcom

3 years

Gamasutra is becoming Game Developer

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

6 years

Exciting times @VirZOOM ! Now gyms can upgrade any exercise bike into a VR fitness machine in < 5 mins! Full trailer at #VZFit #workoutmotivation #health #fitness #VR

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Pedalling people grinning makes me happy. @samsungmobileus and @virzoom at #E32017

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

10 years

Analysis of #gamedev qualities correlated with success. The upshot -experience matters, process doesn't. http://t.co/od5KPVrVg1

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

Having fun giving @virzoom demos and chatting with people at @Decathlon 's new Emeryville store! #vrfitness #vr #indoorcyling

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Can't believe I didn't think of this before. Turbo charged my @VirZOOM dev iteration speed!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

2 years

This Pixy flying camera by Snap is awesome! It just does one thing (short video shots for social media sharing), but does it really well. Was also relieved to find it fails gracefully - just floats slowly downwards and lands if it gets in trouble. Totally recommended

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

5 years

My voiceover got a bit excitable on this one, but it is kind of mind-blowing

VirZOOM

@VirZOOM

5 years

You can ride practically ANYWHERE with VZfit Explorer🌎 Type in any location and we’ll take you there- think Paris, Rome or The Grand Canyon! #WhereWillYouRide

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Particularly interesting to see who does/doesn't fund new IP. Infographic from

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

8 years

Excited to help demo VirZoom at #GDC2016 . We'll be at booth 2334 south hall, with a 5 game experince. Drop by for an awesome ride!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

6 years

Excited to lift the lid on VZfit Explorer in this @virzoom blog post Please RT! #workoutmotivation #vr #vrfitness

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

8 years

Good interview with Brian and Marc on @ThumperGame influences

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

4 years

Got my hammock setup on our back deck today... pure bliss. Why didn’t I do this week 1?!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

8 years

Played Special Delivery on VirZOOM today, and loved it!

Meerkat Gaming

@MeerkatGaming

8 years

Special Delivery+ @VirZOOM =AWESOME! Check out the new beta version of Special Delivery on steam with bike support!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

These "standalone" #VR headsets coming soon, I *really* hope they have built in headphones. #FirstGenVRLessons

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

9 months

Congrats on the trailer launch mate, the game looks absolutely stunning 🤩

Jim Jagger

@JimJagger

9 months

The wait is over. Here is our trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

8 years

Love pedaling around Lotus Pond - our most chill VirZOOM workout to date.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

Finished Phychonauts 2 today, and loved the weirdness of it all. Fantastic art, gripping story, creative level design, and fun gameplay throughout.

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Samsung you tease #6DOF mobile #vr

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

10 years

Proud to see #SLOPE has now been played over 3 million times at http://t.co/3Hn13Iz8Ef. Made it with playmaker, thanks @HutongGames

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

3 years

I’m on vacation without a VR headset, which means you get to try my ex-Harmonix friend’s VR musical experience before I do!

k*ss*n

@symbionproject

3 years

Officially released! (m)ORPH Music-VR app for @oculus Rift & Quest. You control the music in this immersive 360 degree audio experience featuring 15 songs from ambient/experimental artists. Free for Quest 1 & 2: #VR #Rift #Quest2 #SpatialAudio

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

6 years

After years of listening to his podcast @ResearchVRcast I jumped at the chance to join the @Azadux Patreon: Thanks for all you do for the #VR community Az!

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Rob Kay

@robkaySF

7 years

Happy we're talking about our @virzoom play stats. Fun workouts are compulsive (in a healthy way!).