Juan Lam
@juanlam.com
Writer and Game Developer. Trying to find where the magic is. Making silly little things over at https://juanlam.com/
Founder @gnomecap.games
Founder @gnomecap.games
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Juan Lam
@juanlam.com
· Dec 5
Our #mixedreality game Galactic Traffic Control is finally available for purchase on Meta Quest for $4.99!
We truly hope you enjoy playing :)
www.meta.com/experiences/...
youtu.be/1HJodhnVKoU
#vr #xr #vrgames #indiedev #gamedev #MetaQuest #questgames #AugmentedReality #VirtualReality
We truly hope you enjoy playing :)
www.meta.com/experiences/...
youtu.be/1HJodhnVKoU
#vr #xr #vrgames #indiedev #gamedev #MetaQuest #questgames #AugmentedReality #VirtualReality
Galactic Traffic Control Official Gameplay Trailer | Meta Quest
YouTube video by GnomeCap Games
youtu.be
I JUST LAUNCHED MY FIRST EVER COMMERCIAL GAME!!!!!!
Reposted by Juan Lam
This is such a fun game. Highly recommended, especially if you're someone that's introducing MR and VR games to for the first time.
November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is such a fun game. Highly recommended, especially if you're someone that's introducing MR and VR games to for the first time.
This collaboration has been one of the best things this year. Check out the teaser for the GTC 1.0 Release!!!
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
This collaboration has been one of the best things this year. Check out the teaser for the GTC 1.0 Release!!!
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Keep an eye out for the Galactic Traffic Control 1.0 Release Trailer PLUS a new content update coming soon! 🚀💫
Trailer out November 7th at 12pm EST :)
Trailer out November 7th at 12pm EST :)
We’re releasing GnomeCap Games trailer for “Galactic Traffic Control” this Friday (November 7th, 2025) at 12 PM EST! and here's a little sneak peak!
November 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Keep an eye out for the Galactic Traffic Control 1.0 Release Trailer PLUS a new content update coming soon! 🚀💫
Trailer out November 7th at 12pm EST :)
Trailer out November 7th at 12pm EST :)
I got to do an interview about the design process of GTC + how it's going trying to run a game studio!
It was so much fun and Bo rocks. Check it out here!
youtu.be/0y0HXmIxbXk
It was so much fun and Bo rocks. Check it out here!
youtu.be/0y0HXmIxbXk
Quest 3's Best Indie? 👾 Galactic Traffic Control | The Save State - Ep. 45
YouTube video by Bo Knows Gaming
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I got to do an interview about the design process of GTC + how it's going trying to run a game studio!
It was so much fun and Bo rocks. Check it out here!
youtu.be/0y0HXmIxbXk
It was so much fun and Bo rocks. Check it out here!
youtu.be/0y0HXmIxbXk
Reposted by Juan Lam
We’re not perfect, but we’re real.
We don’t shy away from sharing our process with the world, because it shows we’re human.
We’re imperfect artists who put our all into the work, and we let that passion flow onto every screen around the world 🌊
We don’t shy away from sharing our process with the world, because it shows we’re human.
We’re imperfect artists who put our all into the work, and we let that passion flow onto every screen around the world 🌊
September 25, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We’re not perfect, but we’re real.
We don’t shy away from sharing our process with the world, because it shows we’re human.
We’re imperfect artists who put our all into the work, and we let that passion flow onto every screen around the world 🌊
We don’t shy away from sharing our process with the world, because it shows we’re human.
We’re imperfect artists who put our all into the work, and we let that passion flow onto every screen around the world 🌊
Tl;dr
If it's silly to attempt to solve a semi-complex algebra problem in your head, it's even sillier to try to solve life problems that way. Whip out the paper and pencil
If it's silly to attempt to solve a semi-complex algebra problem in your head, it's even sillier to try to solve life problems that way. Whip out the paper and pencil
Most problems are actually downstream from a lack of information (clarity/context/etc) and the best way to solve it is to seek specificity and disambiguation as quickly as possible. This goes for art, emotional dilemmas, technical problems and more
September 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Tl;dr
If it's silly to attempt to solve a semi-complex algebra problem in your head, it's even sillier to try to solve life problems that way. Whip out the paper and pencil
If it's silly to attempt to solve a semi-complex algebra problem in your head, it's even sillier to try to solve life problems that way. Whip out the paper and pencil
Most problems are actually downstream from a lack of information (clarity/context/etc) and the best way to solve it is to seek specificity and disambiguation as quickly as possible. This goes for art, emotional dilemmas, technical problems and more
September 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Most problems are actually downstream from a lack of information (clarity/context/etc) and the best way to solve it is to seek specificity and disambiguation as quickly as possible. This goes for art, emotional dilemmas, technical problems and more
Galactic Traffic Control
In partnership with flowanimation.com
In partnership with flowanimation.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Galactic Traffic Control
In partnership with flowanimation.com
In partnership with flowanimation.com
I'm continuing work on our OpenXR mixed reality tool called "MR Magic"
Here's a screenshot of what that looks like with meta bounding boxes in my room + the tool I made to help me visually debug my surface2surface pathfinding algo
Surfaces are nodes connected by edges, which is what's shown :)
Here's a screenshot of what that looks like with meta bounding boxes in my room + the tool I made to help me visually debug my surface2surface pathfinding algo
Surfaces are nodes connected by edges, which is what's shown :)
September 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I'm continuing work on our OpenXR mixed reality tool called "MR Magic"
Here's a screenshot of what that looks like with meta bounding boxes in my room + the tool I made to help me visually debug my surface2surface pathfinding algo
Surfaces are nodes connected by edges, which is what's shown :)
Here's a screenshot of what that looks like with meta bounding boxes in my room + the tool I made to help me visually debug my surface2surface pathfinding algo
Surfaces are nodes connected by edges, which is what's shown :)
While I'm working on the new game my team is working on finishing up Galactic Traffic Control with a 1.0 official release!
Plus! Doing some very cool collaborations. Very excited with where we're going and what we're doing.
Plus! Doing some very cool collaborations. Very excited with where we're going and what we're doing.
July 28, 2025 at 3:48 AM
While I'm working on the new game my team is working on finishing up Galactic Traffic Control with a 1.0 official release!
Plus! Doing some very cool collaborations. Very excited with where we're going and what we're doing.
Plus! Doing some very cool collaborations. Very excited with where we're going and what we're doing.
I can't show anything yet but after 3 months I started working on this again and we're making lots of cool progress! Hopefully something shareable soon.
Specifically looking forward to sharing my room-pathing solution in Unity. I'm pretty jazzed with it.
Specifically looking forward to sharing my room-pathing solution in Unity. I'm pretty jazzed with it.
For the past week I've been working on a surface-bound pathfinding package in Unity for mixed reality apps. I'm hoping to release it for other devs to use as well once I have it a bit more polished up!
Spoilers -- we're in the early days of a tower defense prototype for our next game 👀
Spoilers -- we're in the early days of a tower defense prototype for our next game 👀
July 28, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I can't show anything yet but after 3 months I started working on this again and we're making lots of cool progress! Hopefully something shareable soon.
Specifically looking forward to sharing my room-pathing solution in Unity. I'm pretty jazzed with it.
Specifically looking forward to sharing my room-pathing solution in Unity. I'm pretty jazzed with it.
Reposted by Juan Lam
We'll be showing off all new Laser Dance gameplay footage at next weeks Creature Feature showcase!
Here's a sneak peek 👀
✨Tune in 9AM PST on May 19th on IGN!✨
#metaquest #mixedreality
Here's a sneak peek 👀
✨Tune in 9AM PST on May 19th on IGN!✨
#metaquest #mixedreality
May 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We'll be showing off all new Laser Dance gameplay footage at next weeks Creature Feature showcase!
Here's a sneak peek 👀
✨Tune in 9AM PST on May 19th on IGN!✨
#metaquest #mixedreality
Here's a sneak peek 👀
✨Tune in 9AM PST on May 19th on IGN!✨
#metaquest #mixedreality
Reposted by Juan Lam
Mixed reality arcade game Galactic Traffic Control added a fully immersive 'VR Mode' and a 'Mini Mode' that doesn't require a room mesh:
Galactic Traffic Control Gets VR Environments And Mini Mode
Mixed reality arcade game Galactic Traffic Control added a fully immersive 'VR Mode' and a 'Mini Mode' that doesn't require a room mesh.
www.uploadvr.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mixed reality arcade game Galactic Traffic Control added a fully immersive 'VR Mode' and a 'Mini Mode' that doesn't require a room mesh:
VR + Mini Mode update is out NOW for Galactic Traffic Control!
I ❤️ this update. You can play while seated, standing still, on a unicycle, wherever! I like mini-mode even better than room-scale.
We also added VR Mode. Quest 2 users, rejoice!
Try it! Lmk ur thoughts
www.meta.com/experiences/...
I ❤️ this update. You can play while seated, standing still, on a unicycle, wherever! I like mini-mode even better than room-scale.
We also added VR Mode. Quest 2 users, rejoice!
Try it! Lmk ur thoughts
www.meta.com/experiences/...
May 2, 2025 at 9:27 PM
VR + Mini Mode update is out NOW for Galactic Traffic Control!
I ❤️ this update. You can play while seated, standing still, on a unicycle, wherever! I like mini-mode even better than room-scale.
We also added VR Mode. Quest 2 users, rejoice!
Try it! Lmk ur thoughts
www.meta.com/experiences/...
I ❤️ this update. You can play while seated, standing still, on a unicycle, wherever! I like mini-mode even better than room-scale.
We also added VR Mode. Quest 2 users, rejoice!
Try it! Lmk ur thoughts
www.meta.com/experiences/...
Reposted by Juan Lam
I'm super excited to finally share a first look of the VR game I've been working on...
!! <<🐧 Penguin Festival 🐧>> !!
Any shares/wishlists would be super appreciated, y'all! 🙏
#gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine
!! <<🐧 Penguin Festival 🐧>> !!
Any shares/wishlists would be super appreciated, y'all! 🙏
#gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine
Noot noot, everyone! 🐧
We are happy to announce our indie VR game, Penguin Festival!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1lO...
Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/penguinfests...
For more info, visit our website: cozycubegames.com
We are happy to announce our indie VR game, Penguin Festival!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1lO...
Wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/penguinfests...
For more info, visit our website: cozycubegames.com
Penguin Festival Announcement Trailer | VR Games Showcase Spring 2025
YouTube video by VR Games Showcase
www.youtube.com
March 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm super excited to finally share a first look of the VR game I've been working on...
!! <<🐧 Penguin Festival 🐧>> !!
Any shares/wishlists would be super appreciated, y'all! 🙏
#gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine
!! <<🐧 Penguin Festival 🐧>> !!
Any shares/wishlists would be super appreciated, y'all! 🙏
#gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine
For the past week I've been working on a surface-bound pathfinding package in Unity for mixed reality apps. I'm hoping to release it for other devs to use as well once I have it a bit more polished up!
Spoilers -- we're in the early days of a tower defense prototype for our next game 👀
Spoilers -- we're in the early days of a tower defense prototype for our next game 👀
March 31, 2025 at 6:43 PM
For the past week I've been working on a surface-bound pathfinding package in Unity for mixed reality apps. I'm hoping to release it for other devs to use as well once I have it a bit more polished up!
Spoilers -- we're in the early days of a tower defense prototype for our next game 👀
Spoilers -- we're in the early days of a tower defense prototype for our next game 👀
I love the XR community!!!
@xrnerd.bsky.social @4thwallbreakers.bsky.social @tovanbo.bsky.social @ellenlowing.bsky.social @aidanwolf.bsky.social
@xrnerd.bsky.social @4thwallbreakers.bsky.social @tovanbo.bsky.social @ellenlowing.bsky.social @aidanwolf.bsky.social
March 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I love the XR community!!!
@xrnerd.bsky.social @4thwallbreakers.bsky.social @tovanbo.bsky.social @ellenlowing.bsky.social @aidanwolf.bsky.social
@xrnerd.bsky.social @4thwallbreakers.bsky.social @tovanbo.bsky.social @ellenlowing.bsky.social @aidanwolf.bsky.social
Demoing Galactic Traffic Control today at Yerba Buena Garden with @ellenlowing.bsky.social from 1pm to 4pm ish
Pop by if you're at #GDC
Pop by if you're at #GDC
March 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Demoing Galactic Traffic Control today at Yerba Buena Garden with @ellenlowing.bsky.social from 1pm to 4pm ish
Pop by if you're at #GDC
Pop by if you're at #GDC
Was awesome seeing the legendary @tripmaster.bsky.social in GDC! I'll be around to meet with any other XR folks this week so hit me up!!
March 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Was awesome seeing the legendary @tripmaster.bsky.social in GDC! I'll be around to meet with any other XR folks this week so hit me up!!
Hello everyone! I'm excited to share that I'll be going to GDC for the first time this year!!
I'm looking to connect with anyone in the XR community. Would really love to chat. Reach out if you're want to meet up at some point for coffee or a chat ☕🍵
I'm looking to connect with anyone in the XR community. Would really love to chat. Reach out if you're want to meet up at some point for coffee or a chat ☕🍵
February 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Hello everyone! I'm excited to share that I'll be going to GDC for the first time this year!!
I'm looking to connect with anyone in the XR community. Would really love to chat. Reach out if you're want to meet up at some point for coffee or a chat ☕🍵
I'm looking to connect with anyone in the XR community. Would really love to chat. Reach out if you're want to meet up at some point for coffee or a chat ☕🍵
Reposted by Juan Lam
Our latest 60 Second Review is for Galactic Traffic Control by @gnomecap.games! Great addictive little traffic management game for a very cheap price!
www.youtube.com/shorts/AGuSS...
www.youtube.com/shorts/AGuSS...
Galactic Traffic Control - 60 Second Review
YouTube video by The Elite Institute
www.youtube.com
February 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Our latest 60 Second Review is for Galactic Traffic Control by @gnomecap.games! Great addictive little traffic management game for a very cheap price!
www.youtube.com/shorts/AGuSS...
www.youtube.com/shorts/AGuSS...
Taking part in the Godot XR Jam! It's my first time using Godot and I'm having tons and tons of fun. The XR Tools are actually very intuitive and lovely to work with. Kudos to the team!
February 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Taking part in the Godot XR Jam! It's my first time using Godot and I'm having tons and tons of fun. The XR Tools are actually very intuitive and lovely to work with. Kudos to the team!
Reposted by Juan Lam
I meant to put out a video in December before it launched but best laid plans & all that 😂
So finally I bring you the hand tracked mixed reality game Galactic Traffic Control by @gnomecap.games on #Quest3!
😁✌️☮️❤️
youtu.be/pfuFMye7EhY?...
So finally I bring you the hand tracked mixed reality game Galactic Traffic Control by @gnomecap.games on #Quest3!
😁✌️☮️❤️
youtu.be/pfuFMye7EhY?...
Galactic Traffic Control Quest 3
YouTube video by The Hippy Pickle
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I meant to put out a video in December before it launched but best laid plans & all that 😂
So finally I bring you the hand tracked mixed reality game Galactic Traffic Control by @gnomecap.games on #Quest3!
😁✌️☮️❤️
youtu.be/pfuFMye7EhY?...
So finally I bring you the hand tracked mixed reality game Galactic Traffic Control by @gnomecap.games on #Quest3!
😁✌️☮️❤️
youtu.be/pfuFMye7EhY?...
My reading goals this year are:
- More Ursula K Le Guin (always her!)
- Latin American books, read in Spanish (need to work those muscles more -- Borges, Allende, Marquéz)
- Russian Lit (was gifted Master & Margarita, want more Russians)
- Tolkien
- Mythology (Odyssey?)
- Rushdi
And ofc, Calvino
- More Ursula K Le Guin (always her!)
- Latin American books, read in Spanish (need to work those muscles more -- Borges, Allende, Marquéz)
- Russian Lit (was gifted Master & Margarita, want more Russians)
- Tolkien
- Mythology (Odyssey?)
- Rushdi
And ofc, Calvino
January 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
My reading goals this year are:
- More Ursula K Le Guin (always her!)
- Latin American books, read in Spanish (need to work those muscles more -- Borges, Allende, Marquéz)
- Russian Lit (was gifted Master & Margarita, want more Russians)
- Tolkien
- Mythology (Odyssey?)
- Rushdi
And ofc, Calvino
- More Ursula K Le Guin (always her!)
- Latin American books, read in Spanish (need to work those muscles more -- Borges, Allende, Marquéz)
- Russian Lit (was gifted Master & Margarita, want more Russians)
- Tolkien
- Mythology (Odyssey?)
- Rushdi
And ofc, Calvino