Update of the ECLIPSE distribution (Blacklight)

Backlight will shortly be rolling out an update of the ECLIPSE experience. This version will lead to the disappearance of the "Box/Pod" option.

Backlight, via the Octopod blog, explains its decision and the new pricing that will be applied to their licences from now on:

"We wanted to meet everyone's expectations by offering a 'pod' version of Eclipse. However, with hindsight, we feel that this option steps too far from the original intention of our experience. We want to offer our players the best possible experience, and that is why we have decided to focus exclusively on freeroaming..

Thanks to the development of streaming systems for VR headsets, we are now in a position to offer increasingly immersive experiences that are accessible to everyone. We are convinced that this new direction is more in line with our initial vision. Based on this philosophy, we created ECLIPSE, and we sincerely hope that you will be able to make the most of it.

This transformation also marks a new financial approach aimed at supporting the creation of new quality games, such as those that Backlight knows so well how to design.

From now on, we will apply a guaranteed minimum of €250 per dock, accompanied by a per-player charge (PPC). It is important to note that the PPC will be applied from the 76ᵉ player.

New experiences from the Backlight studio are being created for the Octopod platform.

Stay tuned for more news coming soon!"

The Octopod and BackLight teams are respectively at your disposal to study an evolution of some of your box spaces into free-roaming spaces to notably continue to take advantage of BackLight licenses. Don't hesitate to contact us.

Note: an Octopod free-roaming space can also be modulated into several box spaces using Octopod:Play's Space Manager (added on request).