IN-DEPTH VR PHYSICS INTERACTIONS - Part 1

[@stuperman4226]

This man is single handedly advancing the medium of vr, major respect!

[@Kyss007]

It's just crazy how this one dude basically has THE best VR character controller. As a gamedev myself I can't tell how valuable this whole channel is to me as an information source alone. But the stuff he does is allways seriously impressive

[@Atlas_966]

Annnddd never releases any of it and restarts, and does the whole thing over again, and again, and again. This guy can’t release a single product after like 7 years in development.

[@Kyss007]

@Atlas_966 yeah it's kinda like starcitizen. But how I understand it is that he's now on the way to release this

[@g-starthefirst]

@@Atlas_966I’m pretty sure the game is near completion.

[@patek2385]

@@g-starthefirst where is the gameplay then? We only see mechanics without any story, enemies, goal, nothing. It's not even a game, just a tool.

[@DrTheRich]

The way those parries look with the sword, so natural. No swords getting stuck on the physics

[@thing4826]

I haven't watched this channel much has he talked about it before? I know physics engines tend to hate thin objects colliding with other thin objects.

[@javannapoli2018]

​@@thing4826I do remember him talking about object collision in one of his videos on the development of this engine. I can't remember which exactly as I've watched them all, but I definitely remember him talking about how immersion breaking it is when you hit something with an object, only for it to clip through and how he wanted to prevent it.

[@Favmir]

Dude casually showing off his sword skills

[@DrHammerr]

This makes me so nostalgic for the 2000's era emphasis on robust physics systems that seems to have waned in the subsequent decades. I can't wait to back this project on kickstarter! I am probably sounding like a broken record, but I really hope you end up licensing this system out. This being available to any earnest developer/studio could really breath some fresh life into VR and up the quality of games across the board.

[@JimboJuice]

its crazy that red faction guerilla is the best physics based terrain destruction game and it was made in 2009.

[@gloves763]

These are probably the most dynamic physics I've ever seen in VR! As a suggestion, shouldn't the harder materials like concrete crack and break if you manage to penatrate their surfaces?

[@FugaceFugite]

Exactly ! It could be interesting to have a physical property to drive the "stability" of a material. For example dirt wouldn't be stable so no matter how much you stab it it's always going to resist and be add friction to pulling out, as if the material is moving to conform to the stabbing object and filling the gap again. Whereas marble/concrete would be more "stable" and wouldn't slow down pulling out an object as much, simulating a crack that won't close back on its own. Would be even cooler if repeated strikes progressively lower the stability of an object, as if to say its crumbling.

[@Robian_]

Proper physics is vital for the future of VR and immersion. If funding helps you achieve it, then I think it's a great idea.

[@RedZFlame]

the reason that these mechanics are so well implemented is because they aren't designed to work for as specific use and are designed to work in general. the choice to determine what can and can't be stabbed (or really how easy it is to stab), not by some boolean that can be changed as a setting, but by the density of the actual material is insane and really thought out.

[@no7r3k]

Man, you should find a way to sell a license to some or the full physics system or even the setup. This might help fund your project and allow other devs to try their hand on it.

[@Robian_]

The stabbing physics were soooo satisfying, wish they left a mark though afterwards

[@pzxel]

Yes!!

[@DrTheRich]

dirt should be way less dense than wood tho in terms of how easy it is too stab...

[@dactorwatson4313]

I mean, depends on the type of wood and the type of dirt, no? A lot of dirt is very dense and some woods are very porous

[@DrTheRich]

@@dactorwatson4313 sure but if you take averages. Unless it's very rotten, even very soft woods aren't easy to stab through, and those are not very common to be used. While a loose pile or patch of dirt is very common. Wood is fibers held together by organic kind of glue (lignin), while dirt is just particles packed together by gravity, which is why there is a difference, it's not just the density that matters (dirt is more dense because each particle is made from heavier molecules tightly bound together) If someone were to implement the system for their own world, they could make as many variations as they want of course. Either way, the stabbing friction should get harder the further you've pushed in. You shouldn't just be able to keep pushing with the same force.

[@lolindirlink]

Maybe too much to ask, But the stabbed locations should ofcourse be more easy to stab a second time!

[@Tucagodofmusic]

If you want to go for crowdfunding, I'd definitely like to see access to the tech demo in some tier. I've been following these tech demos as they've come out for the past 3 or 4 updates, and I just want to feel all this stuff myself! Would be very quick to pledge if i could jump in and try it all.

[@pidgey6830]

From the video, he plans to release the kickstarter alongside the (presumably free) tech demo.

[@NimsoStudios]

This little tech demo (with some things added or removed) will be out for everyone to really get people to see the uniqueness of this compared to anything else. Then I'm thinking to make a bigger expanded demo for backers if I go that route.

[@coltynstone-lamontagne]

​@NimsoStudios I love hearing this. This seems like the perfect middle ground

[@doctorduck2000]

This is a really exciting project to me. Bonelab is cool and all, but at times, it's so obviously breaking physics, like when you can lift youself up with 1 arm stretched completely out. The way you're simulating a muscle system is super cool and makes it look so much better and more polished. I really hope this will have multiplayer and moddingfunctionality, because it could be incredible. Bonelab Fusion, for all of its many faults (especially the difficulty of getting it installed), is one of the best times I've had in VR, because of its multiplayer and modding capabilities. This seems to be an upgrade in every possible way, and I'm really looking forward to see where this is going in the future.

[@Brosquini]

Just an idea: you could have a system where if limbs bend beyond there limits they can either go rag doll or extremely reduced strength to simulate broken, or tired limbs. This would work nicely as well for things like climbing, if you have a limb bearing a lot of weight it’s strength goes downover time temporarily. Having the feature of being tired or having broken limbs (limb strength) would be great for lots of other stuff too

[@melonga7435]

Uh... What? This is VR, you control your limbs in real life to move your limbs in-game. There's literally no need to simulate "tiredness" lol, having it on legs would be annoying gameplay wise also

[@ElPostschioJrJVI]

@@melonga7435 I disagree, if you hold a weight, for example, and bend your arm backwards, if the weight is greater value to the strength, it could, in this term: break backwards, and this guy more or less stated that it would be cool if something like that would happen, it would be cool to see the part of which the joint could be connecting to make limb or in turn make both parts to the joint seem limb or ragdoll-ish. Thank you o7.

[@hisdarkestfear]

This might be the first VR physics player I can actually imagine being able to play VR golf in without doing tricks like you see in Walkabout Mini Golf and the like, might be an interesting experiment sometime 😁

[@itspoidaman4957]

walkabout isn't too bad, feels relatively natural and consistent = easy to understand and playable golf it on the other hand was.. strange. but agreed would love to see a minigolf game with this engine

[@hisdarkestfear]

@@itspoidaman4957 Aye, Walkabout is great! I was mainly thinking about how Nimso's player arms behave in such a natural way that you could actually swing a club without having to change the length of the club mid-swing like Walkabout does or get the really odd behavior the player in Boneworks/labs experiences when swinging at lower angles

[@itspoidaman4957]

@@hisdarkestfear absolutely it'd be interesting to see, also having an actually physics based putter in this framework would be maybe an interesting experience, I wonder if it'd feel more or less natural by comparison

[@williammonden871]

I have been watching for years now, and I am continually blown away by your work, and since you are talking about the release (even if it is far off) the two things I want more than anything are multiplayer, and modding. The possibilities would be endless. Keep up the good work!

[@kronozytv9265]

MY BRO MY PAL ISSSSS BACK!. You are amazing seriously, I have a oculus quest 2 and I am a fan of VR and physics game so seeing your project makes me very happy. You are revolutionizing the physics games of VR

[@snazzyktv5980]

epic voice actor cameo from that glass, really cool

[@Killingtrent]

Been watching your progress since I was 14 now I’m 22 time flies and so does your progress. Best vr dev to walk😤

[@MrCybersnow]

Its always so refreshing to see your love in developing for VR Brings me a smile everytime

[@whwhwhhwhhhwhdldkjdsnsjsks6544]

Awesome. Tbh this seems like it would be most incredible in a multiplayer open world survival sort of thing

[@BionicFreakOfficial]

I need to see a Hybrid Engine version of Skyrim. That would be unrivaled.

[@delboy6301]

19:53 that is probably the coolest thing I've seen in vr, just that shift in hand position to get more leverage is amazing

[@datechnoman2]

Sword physics looks so satisfying!

[@Hypothic]

I need some good sword Physics for my project.

[@Taffman91]

Id be so happy playing this demo with my buddies in the future :)

[@stillzen-dev]

slowly, and in the background - this man and his team (if that exists?) will single handedly evolve vr into what it was always dreamed of being.

[@_devitryi_]

Would gladly pay for a dev kit release of this. Would revolutionize the VR industry overnight.

[@sodiacTV]

And big money.

[@rovertronic]

All the mechanics shown in these videos are spectacular and profound. Every video just gets better and better. I do like the more dynamic approach you take to physics VR too, more realistic while eliminating limitations. (For example, being able to stab concrete with enough force or being able to use 2 hands on anything.) It's always satisfying seeing robust versatile systems instead of boolean checklists. Good job!

[@jayjo0685]

That was a freaking milestone here❤❤❤ wish vr game developers would implent this system, it would be the perfect solution for having realistic combat

[@Rainy_R]

him having so much fun with swinging around with rockets and showing off all of this makes me so happy! It's incredible how much this man has done with this, and it's so refreshing to see the developer himself having some fun in the process, too.

[@MayaUnknownn]

I would love for this project to have a kickstarter, you seriously deserve it, not even mentioning the good your doing for other vr developers

[@tarkua1]

Everything about this video is beyond fascinating. Nothing can describe the amount of joy and satisfaction I feel when viewing a game with this many well coded mechanics. It's surely going to turn into something beautiful, I'm absolutely funding this on patreon! Hope you do a kickstarter :)

[@LukeFlavel]

Nimso this is amazing! I'm floored by the work you've done!

[@appleua4807]

I would love to see you make the material stabbing more realistic. It's amazing what you have done, but it seems the object can go through as deep as it wants. What if you make it so the material stops at a certain point, because the friction gets multiplied the deeper the object goes in the material. So you could use the friction value, the density value and how much of the object is within the existing material, add some math to slow down the object until it can't move (You can still make it removable, but difficult), and there, realistic material stabbing. Obviously some materials can be stabbed as deep as you want, but wood for example will grip something like an axe with immense strength when dug too deep. (Love what you're doing, can't wait for the end result) (Edit: just thought that if you want to go the extra mile, you can also make it more difficult if you stab something against instead of with the grain. Once again the axe comes to play, if you want to chop wood you would do it with the grain because that's the weak point. This is not needed, but if you want great realism this is something to keep in mind)

[@ManiSalcedo]

Not only is this guy doing so much for the VR community, but its refreshing how he's having so much fun doing it. You can tell he enjoys very much his work.

[@thabomthembu6281]

The way you make this project look so fun. It's making me smile like am the one playing with the physics.

[@figbloppa7183]

Thank you for taking the steps towards making my VR headset not be an expensive dust collecter.

[@Ozone946]

The grapple swing was an amazing thing to see, looks extremely fun!

[@shailist]

Always get excited for a new video by you :) I definitely think this project (and you) deserves proper funding, because I'm sure it will have massive influence on the future of VR.

[@iskda1585]

Your work is sooooooo underrated. Props to you

[@manuel.7461]

As always the most impressive VR demo to this date.

[@KeepTheChange99]

Seriously impressive stuff dude! I'm just curious why dirt has more friction/higher density than wood? Also a very minor thing and I don't know how easy it would be to change but at 38:38 when the watermelon gets smashed, I think it looks just a little bit odd for the hammer to bounce back up as much. Amazing work though man, I can't wait for the release of this tech demo!

[@definitelynotdistracted]

36:28 THIS is why what you are doing is unique and incredible and revolutionary. I n no other game could you do something so weird, cool and fun that wasn't expressly coded in and have it just work so well.

[@Handvr]

Imagine if SLZ and him worked on the a game together, it would make society into that futuristic pic meme

[@Banana_Yuh]

I always look forward to your videos every month!

[@bornassassin9630]

This looks incredible i'll be sure to follow along. You seem to be very passionate and im here for it.

[@Hattonz]

Truly Legendary devoloper!! : )

[@zeeyuh6]

nice vid man, looking foward to see what this becomes

[@Martencell]

These physics would make for the BEST multiplayer sword fighting game in VR's history

[@theunderscoreisme]

I absolutely need to see the game you're envisioning! Someone viewbot this so its shared more /j DUDE THE SOUNDS ARE SO SATISFYING also stabbing has friction?? stabbing with a bottle is hilarious

[@IWAJVR]

The new updates are looking CRISP, I love this yt devlog series, honestly one of my favorites, maybe some time in the future you could do an inside the engine showing you working your magic, can’t wait for the public beta to release, and I was going to say to take your time with the updates, but you updated SO MUCH in not that long, keep up the good work man

[@Divine_Knowing_3]

It’s coming along great! I love that the big boss guy is physically stronger in the game, that’s pretty cool

[@thijshoevenaars1737]

this dude making the best vr experience. the muscles system is insaaane

[@James_Kosmo]

Very cool! I love seeing someone taking all those small mechanics that you would normally make for a small junky demo and actually combine them into something special and polished!

[@bepis_lord7883]

This guy is singlehandedly beating entire multi-billion dollar companies. Absolutely beautiful.

[@kronozytv9265]

I think that a kickstarter would be beneficial to you and the project. I personally would try to pay money for this

[@zacharytack6932]

The force pull should pull back on the player!! it would turn the instant at 35:50 into a cool mechanic! Amazing work!!

[@ScriptVR]

Great video like always, cant wait for the tech demo!!

[@sweapytv]

Nimso always suprise us

[@DrTheRich]

The Nimso Studio mantra: "But it's more than that..."

[@crassirus]

I started following you back in the 'spiderini' video days, it's good to see you still grinding down this interactive physics codebase into further levels of refinement. You make all these interactions look super slick and I'm, excited to see what it's actually like to use them myself in the tech demo. If its as good as my optimistic side is hoping for I can't help but feel like this is going to be a massive leap forward for everybody.

[@Mr_i_o]

amazing work.

[@GLASSHEAD]

this plus some nice netcode would go so crazy, love the work on this so far ground breaking stuff

[@kalla103]

this is insane, i remember one of your earlyer videos... you have come so far, there's truly nothing like this

[@PajamaMan_]

This is truly amazing. The awesome attention to detail just makes me giddy. I especially love the material-based sound system and how dynamic it can be. I've been wondering why nobody seems to have done things like these with this level of care before... originally I thought maybe it was to do with performance and just too many little things adding up, but is it just that nobody has taken the time and care to implement all these things before Nimso?

[@markp8572]

It's so cool to see how you improving your project and your passion about it!

[@TKEnvironments]

You just made one of my dreams come true: to make a breakable bottle in VR! No joke, I've been wanting to do since I got my first VR headset (DK2) haha. Awesome work, can't wait to see where this will go next!

[@LemmonTea]

Yeahhhh! Another one ❤❤❤

[@ryankurte]

this is incredible! i hope you'll consider publishing / licensing this as a library or SDK or something (once you've got your own game sorted), your work seems like it could improve the whole VR ecosystem ^_^

[@Breadman2478]

40:46 oh you thought you we're sneaky I'm on ironically hyped for this game

[@rioluvo]

best video yet i love it, i was planning on only watching half now and half later but it was so good i didnt even realize it was the end until you started doing the outro lol. the way you speak is so nice and calming and the music is happy and joyful and your game is so interesting to watch. i love how you go over and analyze everything so descriptively and meticulously. my only thing to improve on is that the mic was getting a little loud and your old mic does sound much smoother and nicer. you did say that this headset was much easier to use so perhaps a high quality external mic could be good. much love nimso 🦔❄

[@Lost_scorpion]

Finally! A new video

[@MasterThief117]

This is so much fun and your enthusiasm and energy is amazing and contagious! Keep being yourself when showing this game engine off! This game and engine is exactly what we need in the VR world. You're taking VR to the next level and are single-handedly becoming a major VR developer and doing significantly more than what even major game studios are doing.

[@zight123]

I beleive the advancements hes making here for VR can really make huge changes in even non VR game physics, his tying properties to the materials rather than objects is insane, this is someone that loves what hes doing.

[@Struikbeheerder]

This is so utterly pogchamp!! D:

[@dadkiller4434]

DUUUDE I LOVE THE SOUND STUFF!!! please continue all that cuz i think sound is always overlooked in games and never given that realistic feel

[@atlev]

The way that the muscles actually function and support like real muscles is so cool. Also your sword skills were super satisfying!

[@garrettthefrank1903]

I have quite a decent amount of hands on experience with proper swords (mostly longsword) and seeing a VR sword behave correctly is incredible. It just looks very correct. Genuinely very excited to see where this goes! Also props to getting the sword weight correct! so many vr weapons are incredibly heavy.

[@ИгорьСавенков-и3х]

The best vr physics I've ever seen. I'm really looking forward to trying it

[@Mint25pop]

I was just thinking I would like to watch a new nimso video, my wishes has been answered!

[@nathancantsleep]

absolutely fantastic work! super excited to see this tech demo release!!!

[@KermenTheFrog]

Those sound effects 🔥🔥🔥 I would love to know how to do that when I build out my first full vr game in the second half of this year

[@blackcatthegreat182]

Bro, you've been working on this stuff for years now, I remember seeing this forever ago and i've rediscovered you, some wonderful work for VR.

[@ThatOneUnityGamedev]

I can't wait one day to get a full body suit that relays forces onto the human body so you can actually feel it On real life

[@RussDnB]

Sir, I've been watching your work for some time now and you are doing phenomenal work right here. Seriously think I'm ready to support whatever you choose to do. Your efforts deserve being supported. For what it's worth, I'm a Steam VR user. Vive Pro 2 with Index controllers.

[@redboiblu2747]

This is awesome work my man! The level of effort and love that clearly goes into these videos and the physics behind them is astounding!! If I had the money I'd for sure be getting into the patreon! Keep it up you're doing amazing!

[@ognianov6901]

This is incredible. Keep up the amazing work.

[@BlackDragonProductions]

this is really good mate, top job; been very interesting as a VR developer following along with your journey

[@IBeChubbz]

Dying to know if these systems allow for flow arts. The swords, the bats and hell, even the pool cue... Every time I see them, I want to know if you can spin them and if it's possible, make a request for the addition of bo/jo staffs. Regardless, love the work you do and every video you put out. Thank you for continuing to push vr to its limits.

[@k0lpA]

I really like how nimso is enjoying himself

[@eliteap_]

So basically, you're making Boneworks 3 ;) Amazing work, been following this project for a while now, don't stop now!

[@Filip_Z]

CROWD FUUUNNDD

[@Higgsboson20]

this is just phenomenal. Congrats on your work!

[@Not_Niall]

🔥 Loving the progression 🔥

[@joshuaseitler6003]

the weight and friction mechanics are so cool!

[@Shynxey]

How is it possible that this guy isn't famous this stuff is awesome

[@copordrop]

You're doing an amazing job man, I really hope you can secure some funding! Commenting to drive some engagement and hopefully get this video seen by more people!

[@KylezUwU]

I think a demo first before crowd funding would be great to showcase what you have so far and gives the consumer a vision/trust on the product they are helping to fund. Looking amazing as always btw :))

[@cate01a]

extremely impressive! fantastic work!

[@MrDragonRyan13]

Love the weight-based force-based pull!

[@Extex_]

The weight physics look so good that my arms hurt watching your avatar struggling golding it at the end of the handle

[@niceplayer1276]

Sooo satisfying! Great job!