North Star

North Star is a cutting-edge visual showcase for the Meta Quest that demonstrates the stunning visual quality that’s achievable in Virtual Reality. Step into a fantastical world inspired by the age of sail and exploration and become the new deckhand aboard the *Polaris*, a vessel with a stalwart crew on a daring quest to uncover a mythical and mysterious sunken treasure at Ocean Deep.

Explore this immersive world using dynamic hand gestures and full-body tracking, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in VR. Interact with your environment and perform the duties of a deckhand; hoist the sails, brave a savage storm and face an unknown danger that lurks beneath the depths. Does your cursed silver hand hold the key to the mysteries that await you at the bottom of the ocean?

North Star is built to demonstrate the power of hand interactions, delivering seamless and intuitive experiences made possible by the latest advancements in VR technology. With stunning visuals that elevate the Quest’s graphical capabilities, this demo is a true showcase of how far the platform can go in delivering an immersive, engaging experience.

This showcase is also available as an open-source project for developers eager to explore the potential of gesture-based control and body tracking in their own VR experiences.