The Amusement Redirected-Walking - Dev blog #3

If you read The Amusement Steam Page, which you surely did, right?

Then you heard us mention redirected-walking.

But what exactly is redirected-walking?

Redirected-walking is a locomotion technique used in VR to translate the player's real steps into the virtual world.

Usually in VR games, you don’t need to move a lot, apart from your arms, or you move by pointing the joy stick in the direction you’re headed. This technique allows players to roam and immerse themselves in a large world. But it can easily trigger motion sickness.

Redirected-walking gives players more control and fluidity in their movements, resulting in a better immersion and game experience.

Ok, but how can I know I won’t pump into a wall when I play the game?

That’s a funny technical trick.

The fact is that the steps you take in real life don’t translate exactly one on one in the game. It gives you the sensation of walking great distances while actually just taking a few steps in the required 2x2m play space. Steam post image - If not for that tech, how would you reach the end of this ride? (concept art)

Also, we never make the player walk in a straight line. Another funny trick is that your head movements are also not translated in one on one.

For example, you will turn your head at 45 degrees in real life, but the game will make you feel like you only turned it at 15 degrees. Therefore, you can walk in a circle in your apartment while advancing forward in the game!

Steam post image - That's how you can easily walk through that maze from The Amusement!

There are different types of redirected-walking techniques and The Amusement falls in the category of “impossible spaces” games:

The game engine constantly makes the rooms around you move and tricks you to think it did the opposite, so that you never run out of space, no matter how long the distances you walk in game.

So, The Amusement is all about walking?

Far from that!

Walking is only one of the locomotion mediums of the game.

Redirected-walking allows you to move across great virtual distances.

So, why not also swing to your destination? Steam post image- Use your grapple hook to swing to the other side of the map

Or climb? Because redirected-walking also works vertically!

Steam post image- We hope you are not scared of heights..

The Amusement’s gameplay is full of interactive locomotion techniques to cross the many lengths and many heights of the abandoned Luna Park!

Stay tuned in spring 2026, because it will be your turn to explore it!

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