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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · 8d

Today I released my last update for Porta Nubi on Apple Vision Pro by localizing it into 32 languages 🌍

Now I’ll shelve it…

…to focus on teaching visionOS development, and continue working on it afterwards. 👨‍🏫

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · 11d

Today I released 20 NEW levels for Porta Nubi on Apple Vision Pro!

With the new portals and mirrors I tried to make you think even more outside the box 📦💡

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · 12d

Porta Nubi is currently again featured on the App Store for its night environment 🌙

The reason I added this environment was seeing the relaxing rays of light truly shine in the dark of my living room ✨

This one and 19 other new levels are coming to Porta Nubi tomorrow! 🚀

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · 18d

Next week, Porta Nubi expands!

🌀 20 brand-new levels packed with fresh challenges
🔮 Mirrors that twist your perspective
🚪 Portals that open new paths

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's the little things🪄

You can finally change and toggle the environment in-game 🪐 Also had some unpaid actors 🐮

Porta Nubi is ready right on time for visionOS 26 - now I’m excited for the #AppleEvent

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Sep 1

Preparing Porta Nubi for visionOS 26 and it’s all about environments 🌍

- A brand-new night environment where the rays of light truly shine🌙✨

- Playable in Apple’s environments, giving you even more ways to choose where you want to play 🪐

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Aug 23

First-ever gamescom ✅

Cologne was amazing - from Apple Vision Pro demos to Deadpool VR - next stop: Munich for hands-on with visionOS 26 👨‍💻

@kevhell.bsky.social @brokenrulesgames.bsky.social @v01pe.bsky.social

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Aug 18

Download: itunes.apple.com/app/apple-st...

‎Porta Nubi: Immersive Puzzles

‎Porta Nubi is an immersive XR puzzle experience developed exclusively for Apple Vision Pro. Built for spatial computing, the game transforms your environment into a living, interactive puzzle where l...

itunes.apple.com

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Aug 18

🚀 Porta Nubi 1.1.0 is out!

🎨 A fresh color palette inspired by sunset skies
☁️ Clouds with more natural shapes & more other polished elements
📱 A redesigned app icon that truly captures the game’s essence

Excited for you to try it and more levels are already in the works! ✨

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jul 30

Just got a new app icon for Porta Nubi and I am so happy with how it turned out! 🙌 ☁️✨🟧🟦

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jul 28

Another progress pic of Porta Nubi.

Getting things done, step by step.

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jul 27

Perfect timing for this trend to give a sneak peek at Porta Nubis' upcoming art style upgrade 👀🎨

Always fun to look back at where it started and how far it’s come!

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jul 25

Porta Nubi is popping up in more and more sections of the Vision App Store across several countries🚀

Seeing it in categories like "The Best Games for Apple Vision Pro" and next to great games like Blackbox is simply amazing 🥹

Also: Looking for help to improve my App Icon 🙃

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jul 22

Porta Nubi is getting more and more reviews, and it’s so rewarding to see I’ve reached my goal of creating a fun spatial experience 🕹️

It’s incredibly motivating to keep building for visionOS 👨‍💻

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jul 13

Porta Nubi is featured on the App Store 🚀

It’s the first time that one of my apps is featured for the Vision Pro and in the US - super happy to see this 🙌

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Augmenos ᯅ @augmenos.bsky.social · Jul 6

Finally got around to playing Porta Nubi and wow. It is the best native game on visionOS I have played! Superb design and puzzles ☁️, highly recommended. Awesome work @michaeltemper.bsky.social !

apps.apple.com/us/app/porta...

‎Porta Nubi: Immersive Puzzles

‎Porta Nubi is an immersive XR puzzle experience developed exclusively for Apple Vision Pro. Built for spatial computing, the game transforms your environment into a living, interactive puzzle where l...

apps.apple.com

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jul 4

Schnitzel and Kaiserschmarrn 🍽️

And for things to do, Salzburg itself is quite beautiful to just walk through, but if you have a car, there is also a salt mine close by (20 min) where you can make a tour or Hallstatt (1h) which looks really great and is a quite well known place, have fun! 🇦🇹

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jun 13

Model Credits to timblewee - Macbook Pro 13 inch 2020: skfb.ly/onozJ (changed screenshot)

Macbook Pro 13 inch 2020 - Download Free 3D model by timblewee

Apple MacBook Pro 13 inch Modelled in Blender 2.91 * This model is NOT presented as “Game Ready” * Updated to include rotating hinge - Macbook Pro 13 inch 2020 - Download Free 3D mode...

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jun 13

It's insane how much interaction you get with a single line of code in visionOS 26 🤌

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jun 12

It's now possible to show entities outside of a volume's scene bounds in visionOS by adjusting the clipping margins.

These entities are non-interactive and only work with volumes, but they’re still great for decorative effects. ☁

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jun 12

Good to know that I was not the only one with that - felt a bit like a summary of the features they mentioned in the keynote / state of the union.

I actually prefer the one to one labs where you really dig into your questions together

Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · Jun 10

In visionOS 26 mixed immersion style apps can now coexist in Apple environments.

Even reflections and lightings blend perfectly over into the environment ✨

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · May 30

By using Systems and Components I can finally focus on the fun part:

Being creative by crafting levels 🔨

I can use Reality Composer Pro as my level editor, put my pieces together like I want and the rest works out of the box 🪄

Spoiler Alert for level solution at the end ⚠️👀

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · May 27

After a year of puzzle-crafting, I am happy to share that Porta Nubi is finally available on the App Store 🎉

🌌 Levels float right into your world
🤲 Catch and guide rays of light with your hands
🧩 30+ handcrafted puzzles to master

itunes.apple.com/app/apple-st...

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Michael Temper @michaeltemper.bsky.social · May 15

Can you beat all levels using just VoiceOver?

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, therefore, all images in Ploppy Pairs are invisible for a few days. Try playing with VoiceOver only and experience the game in a new way

itunes.apple.com/app/apple-st...

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