The Grand Canyon VR Experience

Immersive Entertainment, Inc. · Immersive Entertainment, Inc

Released: Jan 13, 2017
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Last updated: 06 Sep 2026, 18:34 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

11 Feb 2017Developer post
Patch 1.9 is now live!
We just rolled out a new content update, introducing our new hotspot system! Some of the changes include: NEW Hotspot: The campsite: relax at the crackling campfire.* NEW Hotspot: The overlook: enjoy magnificent views from the canyon rim.* more realistic cloud formations various
We just rolled out a new content update, introducing our new hotspot system!
Some of the changes include:

NEW Hotspot: The campsite: relax at the crackling campfire.*
NEW Hotspot: The overlook: enjoy magnificent views from the canyon rim.*
more realistic cloud formations
various environment tweaks.
added more detail to the world.
various small bug fixes.
*motion controllers are required for this feature
As always please use our bug report forum to help us identify & fix issue as well as leave us suggestions for future improvements and additions!
Happy exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
11 Feb 2017Developer post
Patch 1.9 is now live!
We just rolled out a new content update, introducing our new hotspot system! Some of the changes include: NEW Hotspot: The campsite: relax at the crackling campfire.* NEW Hotspot: The overlook: enjoy magnificent views from the canyon rim.* more realistic cloud formations various
We just rolled out a new content update, introducing our new hotspot system!
Some of the changes include:

NEW Hotspot: The campsite: relax at the crackling campfire.*
NEW Hotspot: The overlook: enjoy magnificent views from the canyon rim.*
more realistic cloud formations
various environment tweaks.
added more detail to the world.
various small bug fixes.
*motion controllers are required for this feature
As always please use our bug report forum to help us identify & fix issue as well as leave us suggestions for future improvements and additions!
Happy exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
13 Jan 2017Developer post
Patch 1.8 is now live!
Today we achieved a huge milestone for this project: we made it out of early access! Our goal from the start was to see if we can create an outdoor nature inspired environment and make it immersive enough so it feels like a real world. Turns out that visiting nature in VR has a s
Today we achieved a huge milestone for this project: we made it out of early access!
Our goal from the start was to see if we can create an outdoor nature inspired environment and make it immersive enough so it feels like a real world. Turns out that visiting nature in VR has a similar relaxing effect compared to the real thing so if you need a quick escape from the real world: The Grand Canyon VR Experience is waiting for you!
A big shout-out to our team of awesome developers who did an amazing job creating this unique experience and will continue to maintain and improve this world for you all to enjoy. I also want to thank the community members who gave us tons of valuable feedback during our early access phase, this was tremendously helpful for us!
Some of the changes include:

NEW: Some new animals where spotted in the Canyon, can you find them all?
various environment tweaks.
added more detail to the world.
faster loading times.
various small bug fixes.
As always please use our bug report forum to help us identify & fix issue as well as leave us suggestions for future improvements and additions!
Happy exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
13 Jan 2017Developer post
Patch 1.8 is now live!
Today we achieved a huge milestone for this project: we made it out of early access! Our goal from the start was to see if we can create an outdoor nature inspired environment and make it immersive enough so it feels like a real world. Turns out that visiting nature in VR has a s
Today we achieved a huge milestone for this project: we made it out of early access!
Our goal from the start was to see if we can create an outdoor nature inspired environment and make it immersive enough so it feels like a real world. Turns out that visiting nature in VR has a similar relaxing effect compared to the real thing so if you need a quick escape from the real world: The Grand Canyon VR Experience is waiting for you!
A big shout-out to our team of awesome developers who did an amazing job creating this unique experience and will continue to maintain and improve this world for you all to enjoy. I also want to thank the community members who gave us tons of valuable feedback during our early access phase, this was tremendously helpful for us!
Some of the changes include:

NEW: Some new animals where spotted in the Canyon, can you find them all?
various environment tweaks.
added more detail to the world.
faster loading times.
various small bug fixes.
As always please use our bug report forum to help us identify & fix issue as well as leave us suggestions for future improvements and additions!
Happy exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
06 Dec 2016Developer post
Major new update is Live! (Patch 1.7)
Hi everyone! We just released a major new patch with lots of exciting new changes. We listened to the feedback of the community and focused our efforts into offering a more polished interactive relaxing kayak ride through the beautiful canyon. We hope you enjoy the rides and are
Hi everyone!
We just released a major new patch with lots of exciting new changes.
We listened to the feedback of the community and focused our efforts into offering a more polished interactive relaxing kayak ride through the beautiful canyon. We hope you enjoy the rides and are looking forward to your feedback!
TIPS FOR MAXIMUM IMMERSION

Place a comfy chair in the middle of your play space
Place an oscillating fan in front of you
Make the room as dark as possible to avoid unwanted light
Put on some of your favorite music!
Some of the changes include:

NEW:Oculus Touch support
NEW:Completely reworked transparent water
NEW:Additional animals have been spotted in the canyon
NEW:Improved rock formations and other environment enhancements
NEW:Switched the project to forward renderer for much crisper visuals
NEW:Choose between two relaxing kayak tours: daytime/nighttime
NEW:lots of new HRTF sounds!
various environment tweaks and fixes
various small bug fixes.
As always please use our bug report forum to help us identify & fix issue as well as leave us suggestions for future improvements and additions!
Happy exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
06 Dec 2016Developer post
Major new update is Live! (Patch 1.7)
Hi everyone! We just released a major new patch with lots of exciting new changes. We listened to the feedback of the community and focused our efforts into offering a more polished interactive relaxing kayak ride through the beautiful canyon. We hope you enjoy the rides and are
Hi everyone!
We just released a major new patch with lots of exciting new changes.
We listened to the feedback of the community and focused our efforts into offering a more polished interactive relaxing kayak ride through the beautiful canyon. We hope you enjoy the rides and are looking forward to your feedback!
TIPS FOR MAXIMUM IMMERSION

Place a comfy chair in the middle of your play space
Place an oscillating fan in front of you
Make the room as dark as possible to avoid unwanted light
Put on some of your favorite music!
Some of the changes include:

NEW:Oculus Touch support
NEW:Completely reworked transparent water
NEW:Additional animals have been spotted in the canyon
NEW:Improved rock formations and other environment enhancements
NEW:Switched the project to forward renderer for much crisper visuals
NEW:Choose between two relaxing kayak tours: daytime/nighttime
NEW:lots of new HRTF sounds!
various environment tweaks and fixes
various small bug fixes.
As always please use our bug report forum to help us identify & fix issue as well as leave us suggestions for future improvements and additions!
Happy exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
09 Jul 2016Developer post
Patch 1.62 is now live!
Hi everyone! We just released a new patch with plenty of bug fixes and some new features! Note about the water shader We finally were able to identify the bug that is causing the water to flicker under certain angles. It turns out it is an issue deep inside the VR rendering pipel
Hi everyone! We just released a new patch with plenty of bug fixes and some new features!
Note about the water shader
We finally were able to identify the bug that is causing the water to flicker under certain angles. It turns out it is an issue deep inside the VR rendering pipeline of Unreal Engine. Epic is working on a fix for us so as soon as they release it we'll issue a hot fix. In the meantime you can cycle between transparent / opaque water with “pagedown”.
Some of the changes include:

NEW: Our first of many physics props is enabled => you can now throw, drag, push, move & hurl some small rocks around in the world.
NEW: HRTF fly, you can't see it, but boy you sure can hear it!
NEW: The pier : ideal for hopping on and off the paddle board!
NEW:Self-driving kayak tours is now also available for Vive users (sit down on the floor in front of a fan for maximum immersion!).
NEW: Oculus users can now also teleport to various destinations in the world.
various environment tweaks.
you should now find a "chill area" at most hotspots that line up with a typical desk chair height -> move your real life chair into position so it lines up with a virtual rock, chair, pier. Take a seat and let the chilling commence...
lots of new sounds!
We tweaked the paddling physics based on your feedback.
F key displays frame-rate .
various small bug fixes.
As always please use our bug report forum to help us identify & fix issue as well as leave us suggestions for future improvements and additions!
Happy exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
09 Jul 2016Developer post
Patch 1.62 is now live!
Hi everyone! We just released a new patch with plenty of bug fixes and some new features! Note about the water shader We finally were able to identify the bug that is causing the water to flicker under certain angles. It turns out it is an issue deep inside the VR rendering pipel
Hi everyone! We just released a new patch with plenty of bug fixes and some new features!
Note about the water shader
We finally were able to identify the bug that is causing the water to flicker under certain angles. It turns out it is an issue deep inside the VR rendering pipeline of Unreal Engine. Epic is working on a fix for us so as soon as they release it we'll issue a hot fix. In the meantime you can cycle between transparent / opaque water with “pagedown”.
Some of the changes include:

NEW: Our first of many physics props is enabled => you can now throw, drag, push, move & hurl some small rocks around in the world.
NEW: HRTF fly, you can't see it, but boy you sure can hear it!
NEW: The pier : ideal for hopping on and off the paddle board!
NEW:Self-driving kayak tours is now also available for Vive users (sit down on the floor in front of a fan for maximum immersion!).
NEW: Oculus users can now also teleport to various destinations in the world.
various environment tweaks.
you should now find a "chill area" at most hotspots that line up with a typical desk chair height -> move your real life chair into position so it lines up with a virtual rock, chair, pier. Take a seat and let the chilling commence...
lots of new sounds!
We tweaked the paddling physics based on your feedback.
F key displays frame-rate .
various small bug fixes.
As always please use our bug report forum to help us identify & fix issue as well as leave us suggestions for future improvements and additions!
Happy exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
16 Jun 2016Developer post
Patch 1.61 is now live
Hi everyone! We just released patch 1.61, adding gamepad/keyboard support & various bugfixes: Patchnotes Fixed an issue where some users couldn't load the application Added gamepad & keyboard support for the self driving kayak tour (see below) Some minor performance impro
Hi everyone!
We just released patch 1.61, adding gamepad/keyboard support & various bugfixes:
Patchnotes

Fixed an issue where some users couldn't load the application
Added gamepad & keyboard support for the self driving kayak tour (see below)
Some minor performance improvements for low & medium setting
Some minor bugfixes
Gamepad & keyboard controls :

Enter Kayak : P or A button
Enter Campsite: O or B button
Recenter: ENTER or Back Button
Flashlight: Left Ctrl or Y
Speed up: Triggers or W/S or Up arrow/Down arrow
We also started working on the next big content update, so stay tuned for more cool stuff in the coming months!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
16 Jun 2016Developer post
Patch 1.61 is now live
Hi everyone! We just released patch 1.61, adding gamepad/keyboard support & various bugfixes: Patchnotes Fixed an issue where some users couldn't load the application Added gamepad & keyboard support for the self driving kayak tour (see below) Some minor performance impro
Hi everyone!
We just released patch 1.61, adding gamepad/keyboard support & various bugfixes:
Patchnotes

Fixed an issue where some users couldn't load the application
Added gamepad & keyboard support for the self driving kayak tour (see below)
Some minor performance improvements for low & medium setting
Some minor bugfixes
Gamepad & keyboard controls :

Enter Kayak : P or A button
Enter Campsite: O or B button
Recenter: ENTER or Back Button
Flashlight: Left Ctrl or Y
Speed up: Triggers or W/S or Up arrow/Down arrow
We also started working on the next big content update, so stay tuned for more cool stuff in the coming months!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
10 Jun 2016Developer post
June content update is now live!
Hi everyone! We just released the June content update. This is a large update with lots of improvements and new features. NOTE ON PERFORMANCE : As you all know VR is very performance hungry so building a large living world like this is not an easy task. There is still a lot of ro
Hi everyone! We just released the June content update. This is a large update with lots of improvements and new features.
NOTE ON PERFORMANCE :
As you all know VR is very performance hungry so building a large living world like this is not an easy task. There is still a lot of room for performance improvements (especially for the Vive) so the [high] and [epic] graphic settings are highly experimental.
However, with [space] you can bring up a menu to tweak various graphic settings to your liking:
Key Function
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 low graphics
2 medium graphics
3 high graphics
4 epic graphics
insert no anti-aliasing
home FXAA
pageup temporal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Some of the changes include:

New starting point : campsite
BasicTruesky integration with realtime volumetric clouds
HRTF dynamic insect sounds added
Binaural wind gusts generator added
Much more environment variety added
[Vive]Completely revamped physics based paddling system
[Vive]Free roaming, go explore!
[Vive]First hotspots are placed in the map
[Vive]Motion-controller driven inventory system
[Vive]New tool : the scanner
[Vive]Hop on and off the paddle board
[Oculus]full remote support to control kayak, speed, flashlight and teleport from campsite to the tour kayak.
various bug fixes
Known issues:

If you paddle with two paddles at the same time, only one will rumble
Using the flashlight at daytime reduces performance
If you get stuck with the paddle board please let us know where so we can fix it. Holding down the grip buttons on both controllers teleports you back to the campsite
Vive users can hit
to jump into the tour kayak if you don't want to paddle (we will have a more elegant solution for this soon)
Also we encountered a bug that makes our cool translucent water flicker at certain angles, we are working with Epic to roll out a fix in the coming weeks. In the meantime we changed the water to a more basic opaque version but you can toggle between the two with [pagedown].
We need your help!
We would love your help finding bugs and providing feedback to continue developing this title and make it as good as we can, if you want to participate in the development process you can do so by sending the bugs you found & any suggestions you have to [email protected]
Happy Exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
10 Jun 2016Developer post
June content update is now live!
Hi everyone! We just released the June content update. This is a large update with lots of improvements and new features. NOTE ON PERFORMANCE : As you all know VR is very performance hungry so building a large living world like this is not an easy task. There is still a lot of ro
Hi everyone! We just released the June content update. This is a large update with lots of improvements and new features.
NOTE ON PERFORMANCE :
As you all know VR is very performance hungry so building a large living world like this is not an easy task. There is still a lot of room for performance improvements (especially for the Vive) so the [high] and [epic] graphic settings are highly experimental.
However, with [space] you can bring up a menu to tweak various graphic settings to your liking:
Key Function
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 low graphics
2 medium graphics
3 high graphics
4 epic graphics
insert no anti-aliasing
home FXAA
pageup temporal
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Some of the changes include:

New starting point : campsite
BasicTruesky integration with realtime volumetric clouds
HRTF dynamic insect sounds added
Binaural wind gusts generator added
Much more environment variety added
[Vive]Completely revamped physics based paddling system
[Vive]Free roaming, go explore!
[Vive]First hotspots are placed in the map
[Vive]Motion-controller driven inventory system
[Vive]New tool : the scanner
[Vive]Hop on and off the paddle board
[Oculus]full remote support to control kayak, speed, flashlight and teleport from campsite to the tour kayak.
various bug fixes
Known issues:

If you paddle with two paddles at the same time, only one will rumble
Using the flashlight at daytime reduces performance
If you get stuck with the paddle board please let us know where so we can fix it. Holding down the grip buttons on both controllers teleports you back to the campsite
Vive users can hit
to jump into the tour kayak if you don't want to paddle (we will have a more elegant solution for this soon)
Also we encountered a bug that makes our cool translucent water flicker at certain angles, we are working with Epic to roll out a fix in the coming weeks. In the meantime we changed the water to a more basic opaque version but you can toggle between the two with [pagedown].
We need your help!
We would love your help finding bugs and providing feedback to continue developing this title and make it as good as we can, if you want to participate in the development process you can do so by sending the bugs you found & any suggestions you have to [email protected]
Happy Exploring!
The Immersive Entertainment team.
Original post
04 Jun 2016Developer post
Sneak preview of June content update!
Hi everybody! We are very excited to show you all a little sneak preview of what we have been working on, so check out this preview video: The goal is to release the June content update by the end of next week & we are really looking forward to getting your feedback... :) Hap
04 Jun 2016Developer post
Sneak preview of June content update!
Hi everybody! We are very excited to show you all a little sneak preview of what we have been working on, so check out this preview video: The goal is to release the June content update by the end of next week & we are really looking forward to getting your feedback... :) Hap
10 May 2016Developer post
New content update coming soon!
Hi everyone! We have been hard at work integrating a wide variety of improvements to The Grand Canyon VR Experience. Today we wanted to give you a little peek into the next content update coming later this month. the new campsite acts as your base where you start all your adventu
Hi everyone!
We have been hard at work integrating a wide variety of improvements to The Grand Canyon VR Experience. Today we wanted to give you a little peek into the next content update coming later this month.
the new campsite acts as your base where you start all your adventures from...
Some of the new features to look forward to:

new starting area : the campsite!
completely revamped dynamic sky & volumetric clouds system
several graphical improvements
several performance improvements
more control over your graphic settings
sound occlusions & HRTF 3D positional sound
completely revamped controller & inventory system
discover the first hot-spots where you can disembark your boat & explore by foot
and some surprises! ːsteamhappyː
We will release a video with more details on this update in the next few weeks!
The Immersive Entertainment team
Original post
10 May 2016Developer post
New content update coming soon!
Hi everyone! We have been hard at work integrating a wide variety of improvements to The Grand Canyon VR Experience. Today we wanted to give you a little peek into the next content update coming later this month. the new campsite acts as your base where you start all your adventu
Hi everyone!
We have been hard at work integrating a wide variety of improvements to The Grand Canyon VR Experience. Today we wanted to give you a little peek into the next content update coming later this month.
the new campsite acts as your base where you start all your adventures from...
Some of the new features to look forward to:

new starting area : the campsite!
completely revamped dynamic sky & volumetric clouds system
several graphical improvements
several performance improvements
more control over your graphic settings
sound occlusions & HRTF 3D positional sound
completely revamped controller & inventory system
discover the first hot-spots where you can disembark your boat & explore by foot
and some surprises! ːsteamhappyː
We will release a video with more details on this update in the next few weeks!
The Immersive Entertainment team
Original post
05 Apr 2016Developer post
Hotfix 1.051
HI everybody, we pushed out a quick hot-fix that squashes a bug causing certain people to have unresponsive game pad / keyboard controls since the upgrade to Oculus run-time 1.3. If you still have issues with the game pad, you can use the following keyboard commands to change the
HI everybody, we pushed out a quick hot-fix that squashes a bug causing certain people to have unresponsive game pad / keyboard controls since the upgrade to Oculus run-time 1.3. If you still have issues with the game pad, you can use the following keyboard commands to change the speed of the kayak:

arrow up/down : change kayak speed (alternative : w/s)
space : reset orientation
Happy kayaking!
Original post
05 Apr 2016Developer post
Hotfix 1.051
HI everybody, we pushed out a quick hot-fix that squashes a bug causing certain people to have unresponsive game pad / keyboard controls since the upgrade to Oculus run-time 1.3. If you still have issues with the game pad, you can use the following keyboard commands to change the
HI everybody, we pushed out a quick hot-fix that squashes a bug causing certain people to have unresponsive game pad / keyboard controls since the upgrade to Oculus run-time 1.3. If you still have issues with the game pad, you can use the following keyboard commands to change the speed of the kayak:

arrow up/down : change kayak speed (alternative : w/s)
space : reset orientation
Happy kayaking!
Original post
31 Mar 2016Developer post
Added experimental support for Oculus Rift
Hi everyone! With the latest patch we added experimental support for the Oculus Rift HMD. When you launch the Grand Canyon VR Experience using an Oculus Rift you have the choice between two launch options : 1) launch in STEAM VR mode 2) launch in OTHER VR mode both options should
31 Mar 2016Developer post
Added experimental support for Oculus Rift
Hi everyone! With the latest patch we added experimental support for the Oculus Rift HMD. When you launch the Grand Canyon VR Experience using an Oculus Rift you have the choice between two launch options : 1) launch in STEAM VR mode 2) launch in OTHER VR mode both options should

Updates & announcements

Some of the changes include:

Some of the changes include:

Some of the changes include:

Some of the changes include:

Hi everyone!

TIPS FOR MAXIMUM IMMERSION

Some of the changes include:

Hi everyone!

TIPS FOR MAXIMUM IMMERSION

Some of the changes include:

Note about the water shader

Some of the changes include:

Note about the water shader

Some of the changes include:

Patchnotes

Gamepad & keyboard controls :

Patchnotes

Gamepad & keyboard controls :

NOTE ON PERFORMANCE :

Some of the changes include:

Known issues:

We need your help!

NOTE ON PERFORMANCE :

Some of the changes include:

Known issues:

We need your help!