TripSync (Steam VR)

VR Shop Score – Silver Award

System: Valve Index, HTC Vive & Oculus Rift
Price at Time Of Review: Free (for first playthrough)
Comfort Rating: Yellow (Mild Movement)
Genre: Interactive Experience
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting, Standing, Room-Scale
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG

Description: You’re given a computer capable of simulating thousands of unique dialogue driven interactions between different NPC’s on a miniature tabletop world. The characters within these worlds are thrown into an environment of the users choice and given different identities which affect the narrative of the story. Simply connect a uniquely themed game cartridge to the computers input slot and click play to begin. Using neural networks, the stories begin with a vague initial plot which is then used as the pretext to the NPC interactions. The NPC’s perceive your voice as their God. You’re also able to purchase unlimited gameplay usage if you enjoy the game and want more.

Review: Well fair play, VR experiences don’t get much weirder than TripSync. While it is not really a game you do get to chat with AI characters and to be fair there are times it works surprisingly well. It is worth noting that you do have to pay if you want to use this app more than once, but it is only a small fee if you enjoyed your first playthrough (or so to speak). I would love to see this app grow and be updated with new things for the AI to talk about and a big improvement with the graphics, but so far, it is a VR experience I never thought I would have, so thumbs up for originality if nothing else.