Announcing NATURAL MAGIC for Waltz of the Wizard — our first major expansion

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4 min readOct 1, 2020

Private Beta Holiday 2020 — Launch Q1 2021

It has been over a year since we released the Extended Edition of Waltz of the Wizard. The release marked our first steps towards a greater vision we have for Aldin’s experiences and in the time since we have sold over 100,000 units and pushed several updates, including hand-tracking support on Oculus Quest.

Natural Magic Announcement Teaser

What we are creating is an expanding alternate reality where magic feels real. Q1 2021, we will release Natural Magic, our largest expansion ever and a cornerstone in a series of future expansions — with a private beta starting holidays 2020 for our community members.

The new procedural world, where you will face surprising challenges and discover ancient artifacts.

About

Waltz of the Wizard is a top selling VR experience set in a magical realm where skulls talk and power lies in exploration. Users are transported to a mystical world full of secrets to discover and interact with, creating potions and casting spells that allow them to control the world around them. Designed for a believable sense of reality, this experience is enjoyed by broad audiences and is one of the first to feature hand tracking on Oculus Quest.

Natural Magic is the first full expansion for Waltz of the Wizard, adding new locations and new form of magic for users to control. Visit the new castle courtyard and find the mysterious ritual circle to travel to new worlds — starting with the labyrinth. Adventurous wizards will explore its depths to recover forbidden knowledge and artifacts of the Observers, a race of interdimensional beings that have learned to harness magical energies to power strange gadgets and modify the fabric of space and time.

In Natural Magic — magic is a simulated natural force, like gravity.

FEATURES

Expanded activities & replayability — As a wizard you will master your skills in wizardry and explore new worlds to recover forbidden knowledge, encounter curious creatures, collect artifacts and face surprising challenges.
New magic system — Magic flows through the world like a natural force and is connected to other natural forces like gravity and wind. Your natural gestures control those energies, making magic feel and work more as if it’s real. Only the most skillful wizards will fully unleash their mystical powers.
Castle courtyard — The courtyard expands the castle where you’ll learn to harness magical energies, meet curious creatures and find the mysterious ritual circle to transport to new areas.
Procedural world — Natural Magic introduces Aldin’s first procedurally generated world; a labyrinth that lives between dimensions, home to mysterious artifacts and prison to the most mischievous beings in the universe.
Achievements & challenges — Challenges and new achievements let you compare your skills to other wizards in the community.
Hand tracking & Oculus Quest 2 — Powered by Aldin’s presence- and gesture analysis systems, Natural Magic offers unique VR hand tracking interaction on Oculus Quest, bleeding-edge simulations and improved visual fidelity on Oculus Quest 2.

The real magic of Waltz of the Wizard lies in believably immersive experiences. Beyond placing magic at your fingertips in Natural Magic, developer Aldin aims to make magic feel even more real with future updates, including more advanced characters, eye tracking and more.