A Planet Hopping Puzzler

A virtual reality space game for the Oculus Rift. Use spacecraft to reach all the planets in the sky by hopping aboard a craft as it passes.  More advanced users can dive from a moving spacecraft to land on planets far below.

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*** DK2 NOW SUPPORTED! VR world teleporting is enabled. ***

Hitchhiker is a puzzle-exploration of a surrealistic planetary system. Teleport aboard a passing spacecraft by standing under any gold “bus stop” marker as a spacecraft arrives. Leaving the moon the spacecraft quickly jumps to hyperspace and approaches the first transfer platform. Successfully exiting to a transfer platform requires skill and timing, but provides opportunities for points, exploring new routes and teleporting to VR worlds.

Controls

• WASD- Arrows: Standard movement, + Left-shift moves faster.
• Mouse: Turn Body
• SPACE: Jump off spacecraft.
• Collision with spacecraft: Teleport aboard spacecraft
• R: If not on spacecraft player returns to starting point
• P: Pause simulation

Play Hints

• Look up! Your destination is probably above you.
• Plan ahead to exit. Timing is critical.
• Enjoy the view or try to figure out the spacecraft routes while you wait for the next spacecraft.
• Stand under floating gold dots to get picked up. Micro-globes display stops on the route.
• After missing a platform, look around, a pickup point is nearby. You’ll be back in space quickly.
• Outside of a spacecraft, pressing 'R' will return you to the runway.
• Peaking out by the bridge of your nose will help you find the right keys.
• A shortcut to Stonehenge is available from the teleporter over the ridge from the starting point.

Hitchhiker VR
Genre: Puzzle, Exploration
First released: June 21, 2014
Version: 0.3.2

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Credits

Thanks to the following organizations:
NASA for the star field image on dome
Unity Asset Store vendors for various purchased assets. 
Oculus VR for their Unity Integration package.

Tested on the foliowing systems
HMD

• Oculus Rift, DK1, SDK 0.3.2

PC

• OS: Windows 8.1, 64 bit
• Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-321M, 2.5 GHz
• Memory: 12.0 GB

Mac

• OS: OS X 10.9.3
• Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) I7, 2.6 GHz
• Memory: 8 GB RAM 1600 Mhz DDR3
• Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M 1024 MB

Legal Disclaimers
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