Oh man, where do I even start with this? So, Niantic Spatial (yeah, the folks behind Pokémon Go and all that jazz) just tossed their mixed reality pet game, Hello, Dot, onto Quest 3. It’s out of this thing called early access—I guess that’s like a game being in a dress rehearsal or something? Anyway, new features galore!
Picture this: it’s like when you find an old arcade machine in your dusty attic and realize, whoa, it’s packed with these quirky games and… Dots, yes, dots—little companion thingies bursting with personality now. They do stuff that makes you laugh—or maybe confuse you—but in a cute way.
So, Hello, Dot is billed as some sort of “mixed reality showcase.” I know, sounds fancy, right? It harks back to their mobile gig they called Peridot in, like, 2023. And there’s more: they’ve got other techy stuff like Peridot Beyond for Snap Spectacles, Pause with Peridot, and geez, SunnyTune for Apple Vision Pro. They’re into a bit of everything!
The real kicker? You get to hang out with these Dots. They play. They, uh, do Dotball (think dodgeball, but dots). Eating contests too. I kinda imagine them like those tiny Pokémon critters having pizza eating races. There’s this in-game currency too but, meh, that’s not really why I’d play it.
And get this—your voice changes them! So you grab a mic, tell it, “I want a Dot that looks like, I don’t know, a galaxy with a hat,” and bam, it’s dipping into some magic paint bucket for transformation.
So, Asim Ahmed, one of the big names behind this, talks about mixing digital life with real spaces. Maybe it sounds deep, but for me, it’s just fun imagining these Dots in our world, making it less… plain.
Oh, and if you’re curious or just want to try hanging with these dots, hit up the Horizon Store. It’s a freebie, but only for Quest 3 and 3S users, by the way. What a time to be alive, am I right?
