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Ascension Protocol: A VR Experience Made With Mantis Engine

June 27, 2025

C++ CUSTOM ENGINE OPENXR GROUP PROJECT UNIVERSITY MAY. - JUN. 2025

A VR experience pushing the boundaries of your spatial awareness by pitting you against swarms of enemies from all sides. Deflect, Dodge and Defend what is yours - if you fail, the very ground you stand upon will crumble as it leaves you with less and less. If you succeed, ascend a step further towards salvation.

My Contributions: Flying Enemies (3D AI Movement, Attack Logic) | Enemy Spawning System | Platform Ascension System | Core Gameplay | Further Engine Development

Engine/Tools: EnTT | FMOD | GLM

Team Size: 8 Programmers | 2 Designers

Duration: 8 weeks (May 2025 - June 2025)

Platforms:

Windows OpenXR

🕷️ Ascension Protocol - A VR experience pushing the boundaries of your spatial awareness

Ascension Protocol is a custom VR experience created in Mantis Engine, our custom C++ VR engine using OpenXR.
Click here to visit our game page!

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Additionally, there was an 8-week core-engine phase with a smaller programming-only team, where the aim was to build a production-ready game engine for Windows & OpenXR. During this period the core XR support of the engine was made.

To read more about the core-engine phase, please check out the Mantis Engine article:
Click here to read about the core-engine phase of Mantis Engine.

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My Contributions

• Flyer Enemy
  • AI behaviour
  • Spawning system
  • Integration with gems & the platform
• Platform Ascension system
• Shooting mechanics, including ammo management and combat interactions
• UI Elements
• Sound Integration
• Helped develop the underlying custom engine Mantis.

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