RANGER VS. DRONES

RANGER VS. DRONES

Digital Media Lab, University of Bremen · July 5, 2021 · Action, VR, Western, Education, FPS

RANGER VS. DRONES is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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About RANGER VS. DRONES

RANGER VS. DRONES is a VR study conducted by the University of Bremen.
Please follow the survey link via "Visit the Website" in the menu before downloading the game.

Dear player,

this game is part of an experiment that investigates how different reward systems in VR affect the player experience. We invite all enthusiasts who own a VR headset to participate in our study. You will be asked to play the VR game and fill out some questionnaires regarding your experience.

Study subject: Effects of reward systems on player experience and motivation.
Please follow the link in the external links section.
Subsequently to the survey, you will be asked to play the game

In RANGER VS. DRONES you are the last ranger trying to protect a western saloon against an army of futuristic drones!
The drones will come in waves and try to steal the saloon's inventory.
You only have your two guns to prevent the drone invasion! Try to shoot as many drones as possible!
You will play the game in VR and experience multiple rounds of drone shooting.

After each round we will ask you for your feedback.
Your personal opinion is very interesting for us!

Due to consent, participation is only possible for 18+ years.
The study will take about 15 - 20 minutes. Please do not run the application repeatedly after successfully participating.

Your participation will help us to identify suitable reward mechanics for future VR-games and facilitate the design of engaging training applications in VR.
Thank you for your time! We appreciate every participation.

Please start with the survey of this study in the external links section. The survey will provide you with all necessary instructions and guide you through the study procedure. Please follow carefully the instruction given in the survey and in the game.

RANGER VS. DRONES — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 10, 2024
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8 found this helpful
Not recommended Jul 6, 2021
'RANGER VS. DRONES' seems to be a poor excuse to get results from the built-in survey for the University of Bremen. It's a wild-west themed shooter in which you get two guns, a limited amount of ammo and you have to shoot down ball-shaped drones that are stealing the contents of the bar. While it's hard to dismiss any VR game that is 100% free the basic nature of the game and the annoying surveys are not something I will be recommending. If you don't mind answering a few questions you might want to try it, but those same questions over and over will soon get very boring.
6 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 27, 2021
RANGER VS. DRONES is a VR study conducted by the University of Bremen. It works on HTC Vive, Quest 3 via Steam Link, and Index system, looked ok, played ok, sounded ok. It is an Ok shooter game. This was released in July 2021, i wonder if they need more participants. Try it for free.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 19, 2023
[h1]Before I played RANGER VS. DRONES, I had a small pp, no friends, no gf, depression, and no life. These things havent changed, but the game is pretty good[/h1]
Recommended Aug 23, 2021
it's free vr game so i give a tumbs up but don't expect too much 5.3/10

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