Download the prototype and install it on your own device. It may take 5-10 minutes to download and install.
Download for Windowsversion 0.2
This is the public prototype build. Alpha testers receive a fresh download link in the #alpha-testers channel on Discord before each session. We replace the link here on 28 September.
Download the file by clicking the button.
Locate the downloaded .zip file and right-click to "Extract All".
Open the folder and double-click UnderwaterClient.exe. If it failed, run vc_redistx64.exe in the same folder.
Alpha testers need to record both sessions. The recording is as valuable to us as your written feedback, because we can see exactly where things went wrong.
Use whatever screen recorder is easiest for you. Since you all have NVIDIA cards, the NVIDIA app (ShadowPlay) is the simplest option and costs almost no performance. OBS works too, and our guide covers both. Anything that records your screen and saves a file will work, and we can watch any common video format.
Screen recording setup guideAbout two minutes. Start recording before you launch Underwater, and leave it running for the whole session.
If you have any issues with the prototype, you can join Lost Communications Discord server and ask for help.
Highly recommend to use a headset or headphones to experience the performance.
If you successfully join the digital prototype, your avatar will be projected into the immersive in-person performance, where you will meet An-Ting and Ian, as well as other digital and in-person audience in this underwater world. Enjoy!
Credits: Supported by Sound UK, Immersive Arts and Norwich University of the Arts. Spatial audio supported by Southby Production, Aaron Holloway-Nahum & Immersive Simulation and Visualisation Lab.