Kismet is a daily VR fortune-teller experience inspired by the mystic arts of tarot and astrology, brought to life in a beautifully detailed, handmade, Gothic style.
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Release Date: May 2, 2016

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September 19

Kismet is an IndieCade Official Selection!



We're happy to announce that the IndieCade International Festival of Independent Games has made our VR fortune-teller experience an Official Selection!

We will have Kismet available for festival attendees to come and try out as part of this year's Night Games event.

Night Games is a unique annual event at IndieCade Festival. On Saturday night, October 15th, the Festival transforms into the ultimate live playground as people play specially curated games under the stars and experience a memorable festival highlight.



If you're going to be attending IndieCade, we'd love to hear from you! You can always reach us via the contact page on http://kismetvr.com.

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June 29

How we created our mind-bending Tarot Cards with 3D scenes inside of them



When viewed from the front, each of the Tarot Cards in Kismet appears to have a fully rendered, animated 3D scene inside of it. However, if you turn the card or move your head around it, it appears to be as thin as paper. Want to know how we did it?

We've posted a full write-up on our website for you to check out, with lots of images from the making-of process. Here's a quick preview for you, then head to our website for the rest:

The original painting of "Death":


"Death," cut into pieces: (Also pictured: the "Fool" card)


"Death," animated:


How we did it:
The cards are not strictly any one size. They are actually in a constant state of transformation that allows them to maintain the appearance that you see inside the experience.

Each card in the game knows where the player is looking. The card compares the player’s location to its own, as well as to its relative rotation. Using that information, the card calculates something called a Dot Product.

The Dot Product drives a constantly updating physical transformation of the cards themselves. If a player is looking at a Tarot Card straight on, the card stretches to its maximum depth, making it look more 3D. As the card turns to it's side, or the player moves their head around it, the Dot Product shrinks, as does the stretching. The more the player looks at the card on its side, the flatter the card becomes. Up until it's as thin as a piece of paper.
The calculation happens to every card, on every frame, ninety frames a second.

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http://www.kismetvr.com/kismets-tarot-cards

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About This Game

Would you like to know what the future holds in store for you? Put on your Oculus Rift or HTC Vive headset and take part in a first-of-its-kind VR experience: Kismet. Developed by award-winning creative studio Psyop, Kismet is a collection of three activities, including a past-present-future Tarot Card reading (“The Cards”), daily Astrology session (“The Stars”), and ancient boardgame Ur (“A Game of Wit”).

Powered by a deck of 22 hand-painted Tarot cards and an accurate real-time map of the solar system, Kismet is meant to be experienced daily, with unique outcomes every calendar day that are directly tied to not only the cards that you choose, but your individual birth date and the actual alignment of celestial bodies at the time of your reading. Seated across a table from an enchanted automaton with the power to look into the future, you’ll be transported to a place where magic is real. Named after the mysterious character at its core, Kismet is inspired by the mystic arts of tarot and astrology, brought to life in a beautifully detailed, handmade, Gothic style.

Seated Position & Controls:

  • Attention HTC Vive Users: Because Kismet is a sitting experience in a room scale environment, we recommend that you find a comfortable place to sit down and then reset your seated position at that point. To do that on the Vive, push the bottom button on your motion controller to bring up the Steam menu, aim at the Settings cog at the bottom of the menu, pull the trigger, and select "Reset Seated Position" from the General VR Settings menu. After that, you can move your head around to inspect the details of the environment and take advantage of positional audio within the experience.
  • Attention Oculus Rift Users: Kismet is available in two versions, one for Vive and one for Rift. To launch the Rift version, you need to find the game in your Library, right click it, and launch it in the "Other VR" mode (as opposed to Vive mode). If you accidentally launch Vive mode, such as through an icon created during the game's Steam installation process, the game will be unable to find your Xbox controller.
  • Kismet is designed to work with each individual headset's bundled controllers. On Vive it is compatible with motion control, on Rift it is compatible with Microsoft Xbox One gamepad.
  • Kismet has multiple graphics quality settings which are bound to the keyboard. The Lowest quality setting is mapped to the "1" key, Medium is set to "2", and the High graphics setting is mapped to "3". Kismet's default render quality is set to "2" Medium, and will run on minimum specification hardware. If your machine is more powerful than minimum specifications, try bumping up to the next rendering level!

System Requirements

    Minimum:
    • OS: Windows 7
    • Processor: intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
    • Memory: 8 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
    • Storage: 6 GB available space
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1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.9 hrs on record
Posted: September 17
Truly amazing. Hope to see more from this studio. Love the mini-game.
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11 of 12 people (92%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.9 hrs on record
Posted: May 3
basically some of the highest production values out there for VR; incredible card art, characters, animation, lighting and environments. worth checking out as a tech demo even if you aren't into tarot.

I plan on coming back frequently for my daily readings...
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10 of 11 people (91%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
0.4 hrs on record
Posted: June 26
You might not believe in astrology or tarot cards, but who doesn't enjoy a bit of mystic mumbo-jumbo really ?

Kismet is basically an interaction with an ethereal gypsy fortune teller. She will read your horoscope or your tarot. You can also play some traditional board games with her. It is a relaxing and meditative experience. You won't put many hours into it, but you may come back to it from time to time for a bit of spiritual guidance.
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8 of 9 people (89%) found this review helpful
Recommended
1.2 hrs on record
Posted: May 4
I really quite liked this as a virtual experience. It delves you into a different place and it is very well put together. It is a short experience but quite well done, it is definitely on the list that I would show to people who wanted to see VR. It takes advantage of the medium really quite well. The only thing I would change is what is outside the cart windows everything else is so beautiful it seems out of place.
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11 of 15 people (73%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.8 hrs on record
Posted: May 2
If you like your fortune being told then this game is for you. The enviroments it sends you to for each activity are really well made, especially the enviroment for astrology, I can see myself using this again espically for showing off VR. Loved the cat!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=677451108
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5 of 5 people (100%) found this review helpful
2 people found this review funny
Recommended
0.5 hrs on record
Posted: May 7
I love this cat! Ms. Kismet's house rules!
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5 of 5 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.3 hrs on record
Posted: June 28
Very cool. I'm not usually the one for fortune telling and horoscopes, but this very well done.
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6 of 7 people (86%) found this review helpful
1 person found this review funny
Recommended
1.4 hrs on record
Posted: May 3
Really incredible game, very polished. It's a tad short, but not a big deal for the low price. This will be something you show everyone when they try the Vive. Even the credits screen is great.
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10 of 15 people (67%) found this review helpful
7 people found this review funny
Recommended
1.3 hrs on record
Posted: May 3
This is a beautiful tarot card reader and astrology program with the addition of a minor dice game. The environment is pleasant and relaxing, and the graphics are very well done. This experience has been priced appropriately for the amount and quality of content. Despite a retrograde Mars in my astrological chart, if you are looking for a cute diversionary experience, I can still highly recommend Kismet.

As a gay man, my only regret is not being able to pet the feline in front of me. How could they overlook such an obvious and necessary experience?!
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4 of 4 people (100%) found this review helpful
Recommended
0.4 hrs on record
Posted: May 29
Some clarifications first : I do not believe in astrology. I hold a similar opinion about tarot as expressed in this thread : http://steamcommunity.com/app/463290/discussions/0/364040797995587848/. I play Kismet on a Vive.

I enjoyed Kismet. It is a quirky experience with some awesome arts, great voice acting and tons of character.
Sadly the AI is pretty bad at the dice game (won on my first attempt, and despite Kismet's opinion, she wasn't even close.).
Additionally, the experience is slightly sub-par on the Vive, as there are practically no interactive elements. I want to pet the cat, I want to be able to manipulate stuff in Kismet's cabin. That's why the Vive comes with the wands! There is none of that, as the game seems to have been aimed primarily at Oculus Rift owners. That's too bad, as the wonderfully detailled environment really scream to be interacted with.

That being said, it is definitely worth buying (and not asking a refund just because it is more of a one-shot experience! Devs need to eat too, and there is obviously a *lot* of work that went into making Kismet), and if just to give your hippy neighbour who hates shooting robots something she will be entranced with in VR :)

tl;dr : could be at a slightly lower price point for the Vive, as it doesn't take advantage of the wands at all, but overall a good buy!
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DIVERDEEPSIX
3.0 hrs
Posted: September 12
Kismet is muh fran ;)
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sophistre
1.0 hrs
Posted: September 6
Like the game's creator, I'm not much into the supernatural aspects of tarot, but I read the cards and find them an invaluable tool for instrospection. The reading in Kismet is very simple, but sufficient to create a compelling picture, and it works for what it sets out to accomplish.

It's also one of the more polished and charming titles I've picked up for the VIVE (and I have most of what's available). The character of Kismet is likable, the games are simple and fun, the music is great, and the inside of her little home has a lot of really nice details.

I'd love more content and interactivity, but what you get is made well, and if you think you're likely to have your cards read now and then, it's probably not a bad purchase!
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kcwSKY
3.2 hrs
Posted: September 6
Beautiful, relaxing, and atmospheric game - exactly what I want out of a VR experience. I hope there are more expansions in the future as I find myself wanting to spend more and more time in this little world. I definitely wantt to pet the cat! Looking forward to more games from Psyops. Thank you so much for making this!
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Julian.Druid 666
0.8 hrs
Posted: August 15
Its a wonderful idea - and it is executed very well .

This has probably been said before but if they wanted this to be a VR Master-peace they should add a few more games , Chess, Chinese checkers , cards .
Also some other forms of fortune telling iching - , runes ,numerology
but otherwise this is fun
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cwatson71
5.0 hrs
Posted: August 6
Beautiful! Just a beautiful looking game that makes great use of VR technology. Kismet is wonderfully voice acted and the art direction is top notch. I wasn't sure what i was in for when i bought this game but i like tarot readings and the price was cheap so i risked it. I love the VR experience here and I'm thankful that I gave this a chance,
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jab
0.5 hrs
Posted: August 6
A really neat little thing for what it is. Fantastic production values too.
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PC Jargon™
1.4 hrs
Posted: July 30
Amazing experience, despite being low on content. I don't like the price, but I love the game!
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Palethorn
0.3 hrs
Posted: July 25
Cute, pretty and polished, but limited.

I enjoyed the animations of getting my fortune told, but as I don't believe in this kind of thing, I'm not going to play this more than once. The board game gives this some longevity, but as you are somewhat at the mercy of dice rolls once you get towards the end of the game again, it doesn't have a lot of replay value.

Still overall, I will recommend this as, for the right crowd, it could be quite fun to pull out at parties and take turns having your fortune read.
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Iivaitte the Alchemist
1.4 hrs
Posted: July 19
Its alright.
*edit* forgot to mention, it does "technically" have a game.
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