THE PLAYER
PRODUCTION MATERIALS
"Hello, Subject 067. Can you hear me? Subject 067?"
When beginning Out On A Limb, the player awakens to find themselves inside the facilities of the renowned mega-corporation, B.E.T.A. From the city's slums and poverty, the player has been selected as a lucky contestant to trial B.E.T.A.'s latest cybernetic hand prototype: the Gravitas.
Early concepts and final renders of the Gravitas and player off-hand
The Gravitas comes with an impressive array of abilities, allowing the player to manipulate gravity to move themselves around the environment, move objects in a manner similar to telekineses, and temporarily freese the gravity or momentum of an object. As B.E.T.A.'s newest test subject, identified as, "Subject 067", the player is tasked with evaluating the viability of the product through the completion of various testing scenarios. Only once finished will the player then be able to claim their reward and join the rich, elite, and powerful citizens of the upperclass.
WARP
Warp is the first special ability the player is introduced to and is their primary mode of locomotion throughout the game. With this ability activated, the player can reach out with the Gravitas to select a destination to teleport to. Grabbing a hold of their target destination will generate a localized black hole that will envelop the player before seamlessly teleporting them to their desired location as they pull their hand back towards their body.
LIFT
Lift is the second special ability the player is introduced to. With this ability activated, the player can reach out with the Gravitas to select a distant object from within the game environment. Locking onto their target object, moving their hand around, and squeezing their fingers will allow the player to lift the object, move it around, or pull it towards themselves in a manner similar to telekinesis.
STALL
Stall is the third and final special ability the player is introduced to. With this ability activated, the player can reach out with the Gravitas to select an object within their environment to immediately freeze the movement or gravity on it. Furthermore, certain objects that are being manipulated using the Lift ability can be Stalled in place by pressing a special button on the back of the Gravitas.
ABILITY SELECTION
Switching between the Gravitas' abilities
FORCE PULL
Using force pull to bring an object to hand
LIFT + STALL BUTTON
Stalling an object while it is being lifted
INTERACTIONS
Apart from the Gravitas' three abilities, the player will also get to interact with various objects found within the environment in ways more similar to real life. Actions such as picking up and placing objects, pushing, throwing, hitting, and dropping objects, and pressing buttons are all intended to mimic real-world physics to a degree that allows players to make assumptions about how to interact with objects in the virtual space based on their real-world experience. These interactions can be performed by both of the player’s hands and recreates the physicality and tactility of moving and manipulating objects through direct touch with the player’s VR hands.
Hologram placement task
Button press