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A topic by The Zium Society created 41 days ago Views: 198 Replies: 16
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Developer (2 edits)

Hello Visitors,
This is that place for you to post feedback and bugs.
I, along with the artists, would love to hear from you and your time in The Zium Exposition.

Please note, if posting a bug, please include the platform you are playing on (Windows/Mac)
You can also post bugs in the #bugs channel of The Zium Zerver on Discord.
Invite link here: https://discord.gg/b2tWDsFdKw

Thank you for playing The Zium Exposition.

enjoyed it so far, wonder how I can exit from each project in telescopes? ESC key doesn't work for me. I'm on Macbook. thanks!

also was unable to find catalogue or menu by clicking Esc (or any other keys in fact) .. will try download windows version to see 

Developer

For Mac; would you try to restart your machine and try again? Occasionally Macs can have an error where the ESC key is disabled on a system level, and a restart usually fixes it. Looking into otherwise, though.

Please do report back if you had any issues on Windows, too. 

thanks! i guess the ESC issue on my mac still persists .. i tried to download windows version on my Parallels desktop but it's too laggy so unable to test it:( .  is it possible to have any other key that leads to menu/categorie/exit each perceptiscope project?

Developer

We've uploaded new builds in the last 24 hours, hopefully there's a fix in there. In earnest, we can explore alternate keypresses to open the menu, and will do so at the very least to attempt to debug the issue. Though, Perceptoscopes are entered by pressing Z. There should be no key press required at all once exiting and returning to the gallery, you should just return to where you were with free movement. There was a fix for this specifically in the 1.1 update, just to say. I can not personally replicate the issue, but am keeping an eye on it.

oh thanks for the update! i will try again  - so to exit the perceptoscope, i just need to walk to where i enter it? 

Developer

To enter a Perceptoscope, you approach it and press Z. To exit, you use the ESC menu and select "Return to Gallery" - though, as reported, if you can't access ESC Menu, you won't be able to leave the Perceptoscope. As mentioned, we'll explore alternate inputs to exit Perceptoscopes outside of a menu, though, ideally, we'd have you able to access the menu in the first place!

got it! i just downloaded the latest version and unfortunately the ESC key issue persists, will try to figure out my laptop but thanks!!

good news i just figured it out, happened to restart my macbook once more and ESC works!!

Developer(+1)

Oh, great news! Yes, I've had the exact same issue personally many times, and for whatever reason, a system reset seems to fix it. Glad it was resolved! Enjoy!

Brilliant and beautiful, thank you for making another one of these! All the artists and curator did a spectacular job! Easily the best digital museum out there.

Developer

Thank you very much, very kind of you to say!

It freezes up at the main gallery.

Linux, Wine

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

Hello! Yes, unfortunately, Linux is not currently a supported platform, even via Wine. We do have a native Linux build being tested on an experimental branch, but it is not at the standard where we can release a supported native Linux build. However, if you're interested in helping test our native Linux build, please be in touch via our discord; https://discord.gg/mz529mZ4Ry

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Having been utterly fascinated with space in virtual worlds for a very long time, often playing what would be considered "standard" games just to hang out in various areas of the world, I am drawn more and more to these types of experiences.

While I like to physically visit museums, and curated places when I have the opportunity, I am very grateful to have this to go to, and with no prior knowledge of The Zium Society, I was blown away by what I experienced.

I ended up going around the museum and listening to the audio tour when given the chance, and also after seeing every piece, went back to the beginning with nothing but the ambience to surround me, which gave me different perspectives on the museum in general and on each piece I walked back by. All in all, it took me 5 hours, but I was dawdling quite a bit, while not regretting my choices and lackadasical movement.

I can't say that every piece and work of art I came across, spoke to me, or that my understanding is what was intended by the artists or curators, but I can still appreciate the work that went into it all, and also understand that even if I didn't connect with it, or if it wasn't specifically for me, if that makes sense, doesn't degrade it in any way. That is one of the beauties of art, I can postulate.

Without giving much away, and to keep this from turning into a dissertation, I will simply list the pieces that really touched me, and leave it at that:

NameArtistYear
HallwayChristopher Ferris2024
Untitled Garden
Colorfiction2024
Unknown PlacesNinn Salaun2024
NUMENTJmes Crossley, Louis Brooks2024
Mind the Gap
Louis Brooks
2024
Dog Castle
Nomi, Horatiu Roman2024
Ruins of my Hometown
Lur Noise
2024

One of the few criticisms I can levy is that the accessability options are limited at best, and as someone who seems to suffer more and more from motion sickness in terms of virtual items and spaces, an FOV slider, discrete HUD, and other options would be nice. I was answered very quickly by Michael on this after reaching out and was advised that a lot of it was either addressed in an update or would be considered for future releases and that is all I can ask for, and am greatly appreciative for even getting a response (Thank you Michael if you see this).

Great experience and wonderful to be able to do so. I fully intend to go through the previous iterations (Garden, Museum, Gallery), but want to state that I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to both explore, and expand on themselves and what can be considered a space and how they may or may not fit into it.

Developer (1 edit) (+1)

What a thoughtful and touching review. I will be sure to share it with the other artists.
Thank you for time and your words, and thank you for visiting The Zium Exposition. 
We do have an update all but ready to go, but accessibility is very important, so we should always strive to be better there.
I hope you'll have just as special a time with the previous offerings. Thank you, SourHank.