GDC 2025 Session Viewer
Meta Developer Summit: Meta Horizon Start Developer Story: Sugar Madness (Presented by Meta)
Andrey Grechko (Head of Marketing)
Location: Room 2011, West Hall
Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time: 4:40 pm - 5:10 pm
Pass Type: All Access Pass, Core Pass, Summits Pass, Expo Pass, Audio Pass, Indie Games Summit Pass - Get your pass now!
Track: VR/AR
Format: Sponsor Developer Summit
Vault Recording: Video
Audience Level: All
In Sugar Madness, you'll shoot, dodge, and laugh your way through the twisted remains of the Candy Kingdom. One minute you're enjoying a sugary treat, and the next, you're under fire from mutated jawbreakers with attitude.
In this session, we'll take you behind the scenes of our development journey, sharing the ups and downs of creating Sugar Madness. We'll delve into the code to reveal how we balanced randomization and replayability, explore the intricacies of our gameplay mechanics, and discuss how we integrated multiplayer and narrative elements to create a truly immersive experience. Get ready to indulge in the sweet and twisted world of Sugar Madness!
Takeaway
Game developers will come out of our session with a deeper appreciation for how VR game development differs from development on other platforms. How the challenges of solving common problems in VR can lead to deeper immersion and more fun for their players. The audience will get a taste of the importance of mechanics in VR being deeply tied to user satisfaction. Attendees will also appreciate learning how multiplayer enhances replayabilty and how important narrative is in VR to guide players thru core loops physically.
Intended Audience
New to XR-developers looking to learn more about Meta Horizon Start program and get a headstart on building their MR/VR business on Meta Horizon.
