Meta launched Cryptic Cabinet a mixed reality showcase designed to turn any space into a unique gaming experience.
Developed in Unity and released as open source, Cryptic Cabinet demonstrates how Presence Platform features can transform any room into a customized gaming experience.
Cryptic Cabinet is more of a medium for creating mixed reality games than a game itself. It’s sort of like a lab where tech geniuses play with mixed reality. It’s basically a super cool platform built in Unity that allows you to create unique and personalized gaming experiences. How? By transforming any space into a mind-blowing game world. Can you imagine playing in your living room, but turned into an escape room full of mysteries and challenges? That’s Cryptic Cabinet!
Cryptic Cabinet provides a practical and functional example of how developers can use specific tools and features to create mixed reality games adapted to different physical environments. It provides examples of how to integrate features such as the Scene API, Shared Spatial Anchors, Placement and Passthrough Color Mapping to create an immersive and personalized experience for players.
Cryptic Cabinet enables both handheld and controller use for natural interactions, ensuring total immersion in the mixed reality experience. The Interaction SDK is integrated to enable realistic interactions with virtual objects. Players can perform natural actions, such as turning a light bulb, turning a wheel on a padlock, or placing a key in a lock.
Now, where can you find this little gem? Well, it turns out that Cryptic Cabinet is available on GitHub. A playable version is also offered on App Lab for those interested in experiencing the game for themselves. yes, you read that right! So, if you’re a budding developer or just like to experiment with technology, you can check it out and make your own crazy stuff!
