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Ramen VR

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15 people|Active|Website
Artificial IntelligenceVirtual RealityGamingSocialAR
44°Significant Pivot
Before

Have you heard of Ready Player One? We're building it for real people

After

Ramen VR is transforming game development with advanced XR + AI tools.

Full description — before

Have you heard of Ready Player One? Well, we're building it for real people: We're building the next reality featuring an infinite universe where millions of people can build new lives together in a gorgeous, cyberpunk and inspired world. We're starting with Zenith, a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game that is cross platform for VR, desktop, and console. Ramen VR was started in early 2019 in the Bay Area by Andy and Lauren, gaming tech engineers with decades of combined experience at Google, Unity, OpenFeint, and some very successful mobile and social games. We're funded by some of the best investors and gaming entrepreneurs in the world including YCombinator, The Makers Fund, Twitch COO Kevin Lin, and Kabam Cofounder Holly Liu and also the most successful VR Gaming Kickstarter of all time. We believe great games change the world for the better. Great games inspire creativity, teach grit, and most importantly, build community.

Full description — after

XR + AI are the most fundamental computing shifts of the past century. We're using XR and AI to build products that empower creators of online games and virtual worlds. Meaningful games can change lives, and every game starts with its developers. We believe that game devs can change the world. ‍ We're a team of devs working on solving the hardest problems in game development. We previously built the #1 VR game Zenith: The Last City on Steam and Quest. We've raised $40m+ to date and have been working in stealth on our next game as well as tools that will shape the future of game development.

Category shift
AI Design & PrototypingAI Design & Prototyping
Summary

Ramen VR has shifted from developing their own MMO game (Zenith) to building XR and AI-powered tools for game developers—a move from being a content/game studio to providing tools/technology for other developers. This is a significant product pivot within the same broad industry.

Detected 1 year ago · 2024-10-10