Synthetic Dreams

Released: Aug 8, 2017
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 04 Sep 2026, 11:43 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

22 Dec 2020Developer post
Winter Update
From Summer of 2018 to December 2020 - 100$ was the price of entry. An audacious act. Summer of 2019: An unexplained spike of interest from Eastern Europe. Добро пожаловать на борт ~ Since 2012, I've been recreating the places I've lived. In the previous version you were able to
01 Sep 2018Developer post
August Update
The doors to this rocketship have closed. You're all aboard, you take the form of a seahorse. It's fitting since Synthetic Dreams is a gaze-based experience (no arms required) Our destination: Into the Void
31 Jul 2018Developer post
July Update
UDK Asset Preservation Project complete. That's my current playspace. (10ft x 15ft) I'm anticipating the day I can explore the alcoves.
01 Jul 2018Developer post
June Update
'Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill. Keep sharpening your knife and it will blunt. Chase after money and security and your heart will never unclench. Care about people's approval and you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity.' V
30 May 2018Developer post
May Update
Artifacts From Latin arte "by skill" + factum "thing made," from facere "to make, do"
01 May 2018Developer post
April Update
From November 2016 Monthly Update: "... If VR is "somewhere you go" - then perhaps it would be helpful to think of yourself as selling tickets. Welcome to my Museum." I think it's time to put INTRO (INTRO/CITY/PIXEL) into a box. I think it's time to lay the foundations for a Muse
31 Mar 2018Developer post
March Update
The Vive Pro is said to have a 33ft x 33ft (10m x 10m) tracking area. (When using 4 updated Lighthouses) Combine this with a laptop in a backpack and I think you have a recipe for some amazing large-scale experiences. I'm also curious how the SantaCruz will handle large, open, em
31 Mar 2018Developer post
March Update
The Vive Pro is said to have a 33ft x 33ft (10m x 10m) tracking area. (When using 4 updated Lighthouses) Combine this with a laptop in a backpack and I think you have a recipe for some amazing large-scale experiences. I'm also curious how the SantaCruz will handle large, open, em
28 Feb 2018Developer post
February Update
A fresh build! Packaged with Unreal Engine 4.19 Preview 5 (!) I've been shipping builds in development mode - this gives a bit of extra freedom to the console jockeys out there. In October I mentioned a space to view those little colored dots we call pixels. It's in, but you'll n
28 Feb 2018Developer post
February Update
A fresh build! Packaged with Unreal Engine 4.19 Preview 5 (!) I've been shipping builds in development mode - this gives a bit of extra freedom to the console jockeys out there. In October I mentioned a space to view those little colored dots we call pixels. It's in, but you'll n
31 Jan 2018Developer post
January Update
Apartment life. The creaking of footsteps above me. Dog barks below me. Air Conditioners outside my bedroom window. 40 hour work week. Get home with a mental haze and vegetate. I think the key to breaking this cycle will be to give myself an hour or two in the mornings. But then
31 Jan 2018Developer post
January Update
Apartment life. The creaking of footsteps above me. Dog barks below me. Air Conditioners outside my bedroom window. 40 hour work week. Get home with a mental haze and vegetate. I think the key to breaking this cycle will be to give myself an hour or two in the mornings. But then
20 Dec 2017Developer post
December Update
I released Synthetic Dreams on itch.io 2 years ago, then on Steam 4 months ago. Releasing it at a "Normal" price seemed too much like inviting the internet over to my house. I want my patrons to feel invested. I want to create a connection. For the Winter Sale - I am discounting
20 Dec 2017Developer post
December Update
I released Synthetic Dreams on itch.io 2 years ago, then on Steam 4 months ago. Releasing it at a "Normal" price seemed too much like inviting the internet over to my house. I want my patrons to feel invested. I want to create a connection. For the Winter Sale - I am discounting
29 Nov 2017Developer post
November Update
Back home. My computer and HMD have been in storage for over a month now. I'm in my old room, spent 13 years between these walls. While I was away my father rearranged the furniture. The new layout generates a constant sense of strangeness. Luckily, a new chapter is about to begi
29 Nov 2017Developer post
November Update
Back home. My computer and HMD have been in storage for over a month now. I'm in my old room, spent 13 years between these walls. While I was away my father rearranged the furniture. The new layout generates a constant sense of strangeness. Luckily, a new chapter is about to begi
04 Oct 2017Developer post
October Update
I'm having trouble finding a tone for these updates. I've been writing monthly updates on itch.io for 1.5 years, most of those read like a journal entry. Lets just try to find our flow state. Where words come unmediated by conceptions of what a "Steam Update" should be. ;-) I'm c
04 Oct 2017Developer post
October Update
I'm having trouble finding a tone for these updates. I've been writing monthly updates on itch.io for 1.5 years, most of those read like a journal entry. Lets just try to find our flow state. Where words come unmediated by conceptions of what a "Steam Update" should be. ;-) I'm c
28 Aug 2017Developer post
September Update
First Steam update! Now all of the INTRO experiences are grouped closer together. Also, I've added blockouts of my Irvine and Duvall rooms. (Accessable through Anaheim Hills by looking at bedroom door, or out to the patio door) I'm not sure I'll be adding any more detail to these
28 Aug 2017Developer post
September Update
First Steam update! Now all of the INTRO experiences are grouped closer together. Also, I've added blockouts of my Irvine and Duvall rooms. (Accessable through Anaheim Hills by looking at bedroom door, or out to the patio door) I'm not sure I'll be adding any more detail to these