DIG VR: Born in Italy, Made in England

Making Of: Episode 1 video sees Wired Productions MD, Leo Zullo, go back to the origins of where the DIG VR concept began in Tuscany, Italy, with nothing more than a digger and an emotional story of a great bond between father and son

Watch the emotional Making Of: Episode 1 video now:

Watford UK – 7th November 2024 – In 2020, Covid had its grip on Europe and in March of that year, the UK had its first official lockdown. We were all told to officially stay at home.

Wired Productions MD, Leo Zullo, had been visiting his family farm and his sick father in Italy, just as the lockdown was announced, he had a choice to leave there and then head back to the UK or stay with his sick father, he chose the latter.

The house Leo was living in was the family home his dad had built. Leo had witnessed how hard his father had worked in the hope that the family would all eventually live together in a home surrounded by acres of land.

A few weeks into the solitude, Leo had the desire to work on the land, and after a few botched attempts of knocking down a 50-metre wall with a tractor, he decided to hire a digger. Health and safety were swept aside for learning to use a digger on the fly, with his father watching on from the sidelines, with the occasional, “What are you doing boy!?”. Leo’s dad regained his spark.

Whilst working on the digger Leo realised that the two main controllers of the machine were exactly like that of two VR handsets. The motion of controlling the arm and the bucket of the digger was a perfect match for that of the VR handsets. This sparked an idea and DIG VR was born.

Leo’s company Wired Productions teamed up with developer Just Add Water to make DIG VR a reality.

Capturing the sheer joy, adrenaline and frustrations of life on a digger, DIG VR is an exciting experience for both novices and pros. Starting with nothing more than a mini-digger and a dream, players will soon pick up the keys to a colossal machine with a diverse set of attachments to overcome the most challenging of jobs. Players will dig, delve, dredge, and discover their love of all things excavational in DIG VR! 

Key Features:

• Full career mode campaign with options for both serious and casual players
• Co-op and competitive multiplayer modes 
• Three quirky mini-games with online leaderboards 
• A stress free, zen-like sandbox mode
• Master up to 4 Digger Sizes with 7 unique tool heads to attach 
• Unlock over 70 customisation options for your digger, including decal, paint and skins
• Featuring the first ever dynamic dig-able terrain in VR, which can be dug, moved and dumped. 

DIG VR is coming to Meta Quest on 14th of November, 2024 priced at £14.99 / $19.99 / €19.99. Pre-order now via Meta to receive a 25% discount prior to launch. Sign up for more information via DigVRgame.com, tune in to DIG FM, the brand-new digital radio station designed for construction workers globally, and keep up to date with the latest news via the game’s social media channels Twitter/X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. 

DIG VR is also compatible with Roto VR Explorer, a next-generation VR gaming chair made in partnership with Meta. DIG VR will be the first game to use the SDK and will be fully compatible with the Roto VR Explorer at launch, allowing for synchronization between the in-game cab movement and the chair itself.

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For further information, interviews, or review copies, please contact anastasia@wiredproductions.com

About Wired Productions 

Wired Productions is a true Indie Publisher proudly presenting a diverse range of specially curated games from some of the greatest storytellers and independent developers. Named as “Indie Publisher of the Year” at the MCV / Develop Awards, Wired is home to an award-winning collection of titles including: Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, Arcade Paradise VR, Tin Hearts, Martha Is Dead, The Falconeer, The Last Worker, and Deliver Us The Moon. Upcoming titles include Gori: Cuddly Carnage, Hotel Architect, DIG VR and KARMA: The Dark World.

Find @WiredP on YouTube, Discord, and Twitter/X or search Wired Productions on Google. 

About Just Add Water
Just Add Water was founded in 2006 by Stewart Gilray and after his death has continued to grow as an experienced games development studio. The company has partnered with a variety of the industry’s most high-profile publishers and developers, on well-loved and award-winning franchises. Their 25+ staff have worked on Sniper Elite VR, Sniper Elite VR Winter Warrior for Rebellion Developments, as well as BPM: Bullets Per Minute (for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch) for Playtonic and AWE Interactive. Other clients have included Bethesda, Oddworld Inhabitants (Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath & Oddworld: New & Tasty), Bossa Studios (I Am Bread), FuturLab (Powerwash Simulator), Bithell Games (Volume & Volume: Coda), and Liquid Swords.

Get in touch with Just Add Water on Twitter/X, LinkedIn or Facebook.