Pokémon Go developer Niantic has released a new mixed-reality experience, as the next step in its virtual pet franchise Peridot.
Named as Hello, Dot, it’s available to download now for free from the Meta Quest store, a year on from the launch of Niantic’s Peridot game for smartphones.
Hello, Dot is the speedy product of three months’ work as the Peridot team shifts focus, following the launch of a recent major update to the mobile game. (That update added Chaos Traits, a new feature which leans the app’s future more towards user-generated content, and away from set species Archetypes.)
In a demo session for Hello, Dot attended by Eurogamer, I was able to test out the VR experience for myself, interacting with a cute Peridot creature as it floated gracefully around the room I was in. Various gesture controls can be used to interact with the Peridot – and it all felt like I was sharing the space with a pet, and giving them commands.