First Encounters is Wii Sports

When the Nintendo Wii was released back in 2006 it came with the famous game “Wii Sports” included. Wii Sports was intended to essentially be a tech demo to show users how the new control system worked and give them something to play with as they worked their way into the “real” games.

If you were around at the time, you know that Wii Sports turned into something bigger than even Nintendo could have dreamed of. Even though it was simple, it was addictingly fun and people played it for years.

The new Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset comes with a free game built-in, and it has the same goal as Wii Sports — to introduce people to a new way to play games. While it almost certainly won’t have the lasting appeal of Wii Sports, the new “First Encounters” game on the Quest 3 is much more than just a tech demo.

Augmented Reality

The Quest headsets have always been about Virtual Reality (VR), but the Quest 3 is also pushing the Augmented Reality (AR) features quite a bit. While VR whisks you away to a new world, AR keeps you in your room and then augments it with a game to be played in your space. First Encounters is a fantastic way to introduce this to new players.

First Encounters is a short game (perhaps five minutes) where space aliens break into your room and you need to capture…