Eye-vengers, Assemble! Hero Bootcamp – Petricore’s Free Vision-Focused VR Mini-game Collection – Surprise Launches Today on Meta Quest!

Experience the possibilities of VR eye-tracking as you experiment with lasers, X-rays and even time itself to pass your SHAT (Super Hero Acumen Test)

WORCESTER, Mass. – Dec. 5, 2025 – During today’s UploadVR Showcase, Petricore, the independent gaming studio celebrating over a decade of XR and game development innovation, revealed a surprise announcement worthy of the world’s greatest heroes! Hero Bootcamp, the company’s latest pioneering experience, is a lighthearted and inventive new VR mini-game collection with eye-tracking mechanics* available now for free across all Meta Quest headsets. With unique heroic abilities, hopeful superheroes-in-training can sharpen their skills across various hilarious mini-games to pass the SHAT (Super Hero Acumen Test). Unleash your powers and prepare for one of the most immersive demonstrations of VR’s potential yet!

*Eye-tracking functionality supported exclusively on Meta Quest Pro headsets.

Hero Bootcamp Launch Trailer: YouTube
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Hero Bootcamp is now free on Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3s, Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro headsets, including full support for users who would like to play without eye-tracking, giving champions of any shape and size the chance to be the hero they’ve always aspired to be. Players on Meta Quest Pro can aim naturally with their eyes, using naturally intuitive interactions like gazes, for a deeply immersive VR experience.

Key Features

• Train Your Eyes Like a Hero: Dive into an intensely silly VR training sim built to test your natural vision powers with arcade-style challenges and mini-games, then see how you rank!

• Master Four Heroic Abilities: Unleash extraordinary sight with Laser Eyes, warp reality using Telekinesis, see through the ordinary in X-Ray Vision, and stop reality with Time Freeze.

• Save the Day, Pass the SHAT: Sharpen those skills to pass the ultimate Super Hero Acumen Test! Use different combinations of powers as you rescue helpless cats, diffuse dangerous bombs, and more with various solutions and surprises ahead.

• Ultimate Eye-Based VR Interaction: Hero Bootcamp showcases how eye-tracking can be used in XR on Meta Quest Pro – and is fully playable across all Meta Quest headsets.

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About Petricore

Founded in 2015, Petricore is an independent gaming studio specializing in emerging technologies and game development. The studio has created original IPs and collaborated on digital projects across platforms such as Meta, Apple Vision Pro, and Pico. Intent on pushing the boundaries of immersive gaming, Petricore also supports clients in porting games to new platforms, ensuring seamless transitions and optimized experiences. In 2025, Petricore released the original mixed reality title Mythic Realms for Meta Quest to strong reviews from players and press, including Vice and UploadVR. For more information, please visit PetricoreGames.com.

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