- SOUNDSCAPE VR: 2017 - 15 August 2023
Leaning over the front row of a railing or balcony, one experiences a connection with an artist and their music that can’t be found anywhere else. That is why, in the summer of 2014, the very first Soundscape stage began to be sculpted from 1’s and 0’s, breaking new ground in the digital realm as the first of our impossible virtual reality venues. The goal was to create spaces for the enjoyment of music that did not feel like cheap imitations of the real world but rather exceeded it in innovation, imagination, and immersion. Three years later, at Burning Man 2017, Soundscape VR made its debut as a surprise gift for attendees, igniting a chain reaction that would propel Soundscape to become one of the most beloved artistic experiences in the world. Fueled by enthusiastic word-of-mouth recommendations and making appearances at festivals and events wherever people gathered to celebrate the…
- SOUNDSCAPE VR | THE VAULT OF SATOSHI - 9 November 2022
The Soundscape Universe is expanding with the launch of PC mode, making the magic of Soundscape accessible to music fans worldwide while preserving the ultra-high quality experience Soundscape is known for. PC Mode is built on top of the legendary VR mode, enabling avatars from both realms to crossplay & attend events together. Immerse yourself in the visual splendor on your OLED or other high-quality display as you explore the dazzling worlds of Soundscape from all new perspectives, including the latest brand-new world - Seachrome Oasis. -Unlock new capabilities for movement, interaction, & dance, utilizing an even deeper level of control to play with either keyboard, mouse, gamepad, or even handheld on Steam Deck. -Hunt for treasure in our special launch event "The Vault of Satoshi" where the first player to locate and unlock the vault will claim a 1 BTC prize. -Open your eyes to our…
- SOUNDSCAPE VR: THE MUSICAL METAVERSE - 11 January 2022
The biggest update to Soundscape VR in our 8-year history is now live! Step into the incredible Soundscape avatars and outfit yourself with new customizations and mods. Explore a brand-new enhanced UI rebuilt from the ground up. Fly in new ways with zero-G & enhanced gravity modes. Enjoy incredible performances from legendary artists in the latest evolution of MAGIC MIRROR! Explore the pulsating neon skyline of the latest soundscape - NeoNexus. All of this and much more, plus dozens of optimizations, hundreds of bugfixes, and countless visual upgrades are available now in this free update!
- SOUNDSCAPE VR: MAGIC MIRROR - 22 June 2021
MAGIC MIRROR is the latest major update to Soundscape VR, releasing free today for all SVR users. Magic Mirror provides a platform for content creators that brings the entire universe of 2D content into virtual reality, from music videos, concert footage, visualizers, to live streams and more. Building off the beautiful soundscapes of the SVR platform, this “digital drive-in” brings music lovers together from around the globe and is designed to scale infinitely. Magic Mirror is launching with special performances from The Desert Dwellers, Desert Hearts Mikey Lion, Porky, Lee Reynolds, Marbs, RYBO, Carlo and Good TV’s VNSSA, Walker & Royce, Ardalan and Option 4 with more artists, performances, and limited content being added regularly. We've enhanced all existing Soundscapes with new stages so you can experience these incredible performances from any angle! Experience the magic from on t…
- SOUNDSCAPE VR BURN @ HOME - 9 August 2020
A 3-month celebration August 1st - October 31st Special events every Saturday 9PM - Midnight (MST) Solo play or curate your own parties at any time! Join the Soundscape Discord to learn more https://discord.gg/8cfHAEb
- Soundscape VR's latest virtual art SILICA SOL is now live! - 16 March 2020
The Soundscape team is excited to announce our latest free update to SVR is now live! Seven years of hard work have led up to this massive update, we hope you enjoy! Patch Notes: NEW SOUNDSCAPE: SILICA SOL Soundscape's newest world awaits. Venture to the golden sands of Silica Sol and discover an eternal desert sunset filled with unique plant life, alien minerals, and new audio-reactive art. Silica Sol is our largest and most intense Soundscape yet! NEW CHARACTER PROGRESSION Gain experience to level up your character and build community prestige, unlocking new unique abilities while showing off your passion for music! NEW TALENT SYSTEM Spend talent points earned to enhance your character and gain special powers. Get closer to the stage with the "Rail Rider" perk, fly faster with "Stage Sprinter" or even go invisible with "Dark Sunglasses!" NEW PROFILE CUSTOMIZATION Represent your favori…
- SOUNDSCAPE VR 2020 - 17 December 2019
Visual overhaul and enhancement of all worlds - All worlds have received new art assets and expansion of their core visual theme. Discover new spotlights, new planets, new trees, new foliage, new snow, new stage areas, and much more, as well as lighting and shadow upgrades to make each Soundscape more beautiful than ever before. Performance improvements for all worlds - All worlds have undergone significant optimizations improving performance. Higher framerates means a more immersive and comfortable experience for longer play sessions. Twilight Thicket is still our most advanced level and designed for users with advanced GPUs, but you can expect to see improvements of 30% or more on framerates, while at the same time improving overall visual quality. Control upgrades supporting Vive/Index/Rift CV1/Rift S -Enhanced haptics, controls, aim, and usability for all controller types, including…
- SVR Year 3 is here! Patch 4.20 now live! - 30 May 2019
What a journey it has been building out the Soundscape Universe for all of you and seeing just how far things have come! We're looking forward to another amazing year of our best content yet! Patch 4.20 notes: -Cosmetic items and upgrades have arrived! Equip your character with unique items to identify yourself in the Soundscape social worlds, from neon space helmets to enhanced 4D afterburners. All items are able to be earned through normal game play and purchased through the new in-game store. -Players can now aquire Harmonia, a new in-game currency. You can earn Harmonia automatically by playing, up to 400 daily (100 every 15 minutes), as well as gain even more from other activities like exploring and finding hidden golden records. There are many wild character upgrades and customizations to come, so start saving up now! -Spectra Dash is Soundscape VR's first rhythm game mode that yo…
- Patch 4.1 is here - 25 April 2019
-Enjoy enhanced immersion with new ambient sounds added to each Soundscape. Wind racing over mountains, crickets chirping in the forest, solar sounds from deep space - you'll be pulled deeper into each unique world than ever before. -Maximum simultaneous player count in each game increased to 240 -Social play live on all platforms -New visual effects in twilight thicket and crystalline summit -Player list functionality expanded -Visualization mode selection enabled -Optimization improvements -Many Bug fixes -More to come next week!
- Patch 4.02! - 30 March 2019
Hey all! BIG patch 2.02 today is now live on Steam and will be on Oculus at midnight MT! Enjoy the many improvements, more to come! -Dozens of performance improvements and optimizations -Improved lighting in Twilight Thicket -Multiplayer characters will now move and fly much more smoothly -Visualization modes and Chaos modes unlocked and able to be selected via UI -Scoring HUD now displays correctly in multiplayer -Swords now display in multiplayer -Session list upgrades to sort and join multiplayer games easier -Player list now displays curator and other multiplayer users in session -Improved visuals and effects on floating lanterns -New particle effects added -Crystalline Summit visual upgrades -Various particle upgrades -Tree upgrades -Stability improvements and crashing fixes -Some magical springtime flowers have been seen sprouting in Twilight Thicket
- Soundscape VR patch 4.01 is live, fixing many common issues with the multiplayer beta. Thanks for your feedback! - 13 March 2019
Hello everyone! Since we launched our Universe expansion for Soundscape VR last week we've been overwhelmed with the response of the community. Our servers have also been overwhelmed as well and we apologize for any downtime we have had for the multiplayer component of the game. We've been hard at work all week fixing bugs and updating systems, today I am pleased to announce we've just updated the steam and oculus versions of Soundscape VR with a new patch that brings in a large number of fixes and improvements! We still have plenty more of improvements coming, but in this patch should address the majority of issues you may have seen at launch in both singleplayer and multiplayer! If you are having any other issues please join us at our (https://discord.gg/8cfHAEb) and let us know! Patch 4.01 changelist: Fixed an issue where the main menu song was playing too loudly in the tutorial maki…
- Soundscape VR's major multiplayer expansion "Soundscape Universe" launches today! - 5 March 2019
Back in October when we debuted the world’s first virtual reality concert stage, we showed off the first teasers of Soundscape Universe - a massive expansion to Soundscape VR that includes features like public and private social VR worlds, a multiplayer rhythm game, expanded venues, a brand-new UI, and music collaborations with artists like STS9, EOTO, and Big Gigantic. Today, I am pleased to announce that the next evolution of Soundscape VR is complete and is now live on Steam and Oculus Home! We’ve been building the world of Soundscape for over 5 years now, starting from humble beginnings as a passion project, to giving people a mind-blowing experience at our Burning Man art installation, to now evolving into a 24/7 VR music festival that lets you meet up with friends and other music lovers across the globe. You can party with your friends in gorgeous audio-reactive VR music venues to…
- COMING SOON: SOUNDSCAPE UNIVERSE - 25 December 2018
I'm excited to share some news regarding our upcoming major expansion coming late January! Soundscape Universe is a massive expansion to Soundscape VR that includes features such as public and private social VR worlds, a multiplayer rhythm game, expanded venues, a brand-new UI, and music collaborations with leading artists. I'm pleased to announce Soundscape Universe is nearly ready to go, and we’ll be making this free update available worldwide. After beginning as a Burning Man art installation, Soundscape VR has evolved into a 24/7 VR music festival that lets you meet up with friends and other music lovers across the globe. You can party with your friends in gorgeous audio-reactive VR music venues to the sound of your own playlist, join a virtual concert from your favorite artist, or challenge your friends to a contest of coordination and rhythm. In the new multiplayer setting, you ca…
- October Patch - Major updates to gameplay - 22 October 2018
-New katanas added that allow you to slice through objects via melee interactions -New boost button that blasts you off and gives a higher top speed while cruising -New tutorial that makes Soundscape more intuitive and easier to learn than ever before -New scoring system enable gameplay while racking up points for fun, charging up your katanas -New physics based objects added to the environment to interact with via shooting or melee -New audioreactivity upgrades - more sensitive and more objects reacting simultatiously than ever before -New material enhancements across the levels -Tons of bug fixes Enjoy!
- Soundscape VR update 6.0 releases today! Featuring an overhauled music visualization system with multiple modes & styles, new lighting, new flying, and countless upgraded visuals to push your new 2080Ti to the max. - 20 September 2018
Soundscape VR expands across music genres today with a brand new customizable visualization system that is more beautiful and immersive than ever before, and works better with more kinds of music. "Energetic Flux" "Smooth Groove" and "Slow & Sexy Synthesia" will all blow your mind as you slip into one of our audio-reactive worlds where you can explore and discover, draw and create, or just relax and watch - all are equally amazing experiences. Play your favorite music from any source or service on your PC, there are no beatmaps that need to be painstakingly made and modded here, Soundscape handles that all automatically! You just play your favorite songs and enjoy, it's that easy! We've added a multitude of upgrades improving gameplay like the new the ability to drift and turn midair while flying, enhanced our lighting engine to be more realistic and beautiful, and added a whole slew of…
- Improved visuals and Vive bug fixes - 12 September 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F28823368%2Ffb3d1ad9c6eb73073f5b202b50ea482787a3ae52.pngToday we release an upgrade to Soundscape's lighting game wide. Lights now look more beautiful and realistic than ever before with new and improved tone mapper and color grading upgrades. Also included is a variety of bug fixes and visualization improvements, particularly targeting Vive controller fixes. Enjoy a new Soundscape more gorgeous than ever before!
- Explore Crystalline Summit in the biggest update to Soundscape VR yet! - 13 August 2018
Today Soundscape VR releases our second audio-reactive virtual world to explore - Crystalline Summit. Crystalline Summit is not just a new Soundscape venue, but a new Soundscape world full of secrets waiting to be found. Explore and discover, draw and create, relax and watch - all are equally amazing experiences. Turn on your favorite music from any source or service on your PC, boot up Soundscape, and slip into another dimension where you create your own visually stunning experience. There are no beatmaps that need to be painstakingly made and modded here, Soundscape handles that all automatically! You just play your favorite songs and enjoy, it's that easy! In addition, there are countless changes improving the core gameplay, new player experience, music reactivity, controls, visual effects, and so many more additions like dozens of new psychedelic audio-reactive effects you can use t…
- Create everlasting neon art in VR and personalize your venue with new abilities unlocked! - 26 July 2018
Soundscape now allows you to draw and paint inside the world with new everlasting audio-reactive brushes to create all kinds of unique works of art! In single-player mode these effects last indefinitely, and in quick play they stick around for 5 minutes! There are 13 different neon colors and shifting hues that shuffle automatically while reacting to your music to let you decorate the Soundscape venue with your own personal touch! Check out the newly updated control mappings in game, and have fun experimenting and using these new brushes in conjunction with the other artistic effects! Additional controls and customizations for these will be coming soon! -Groove Science
- Dozens of new mind-melting brush effects added! - 21 July 2018
Very excited to announce the launch of a new update that adds TWENTY THREE brand new psychedelic visual effects to draw within Soundscape!!!!! These new geometric effects are more incredible and creative than ever before, they are some of the most mind-melting visuals you have ever seen - I have handcrafted each to morph and warp in front of your face as you paint them through the air around you. And of course, they are all fully music reactive! They are super easy to use too because they are all tied to the environmental effects button - now you can create insane effects both near and far at the same time with a single button press! Hope you enjoy! -Groove Science
- Join us in Discord! - 2 July 2018
Need assistance, have a suggestion to give, or just wanting to hang out with other like-minded music lovers? Come visit our discord here: https://discord.gg/8cfHAEb
