Lightning Rock - Virual and Augmented Reality Specialists

29/02/2024

22/03/2022

The game we developed for Icon Water is finally here! A fun mini-game that teaches people about the dangers of flushing wet wipes down the toilet.

As a local company it was great to be able to include well known landmarks, and working with the plumbers and specialists at Icon incorporate real world plumbing challenges into the game.

allowed us to simultaneously release on and

Thanks to the team Icon Water that worked with us on this great journey

We've launched our very own video game! Free the Poo is available on browser, Android and iOS. Grab your plunger and dive into Canberra's sewer, if you don't act fast the wet wipes will block our pipes!

07/07/2021

It's been a while since our website has had a decent update. That's all different now! Take a look and let us know what you think.

Lighting Rock has specialised in development of experiences for virtual and augmented realities. We have experience developing solutions for all major VR and AR hardware including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Quest families, Sony PSVR and Microsoft Hololens

31/05/2021

Amazing to see the simulations we have created being practically used by students across Australia. Lets do more amazing things like this!

Senior Physics VR study today with Dr John Debs from the Australian National University (ANU). The day included simulations on forces and multiplayer electromagnetism...

17/03/2021

Take a look at some of the amazing VR applications we have developed for ANU

Experiencing the Impossible – Virtual Realities for Education The arrival of highly immersive, affordable Virtual Reality (VR) headsets in recent years promised a step-change in experiential learning. There has been significant interest in, and hype, around their potential for supporting and enhan...

19/01/2021

Our artist Jack trying out our VR training simulation for drone users

19/11/2019

Who would have thought that escape rooms would become a global phenomenon? In 2013 Shannon Pickles and 3 friends pooled their various career strengths including construction, aviation and engineering to found Lightning Rock, a software development company focused on taking advantage of emergent technologies such as Virtual Reality. Shannon will be speaking at the upcoming Festival of Ambitious Ideas on the 29th November ahead of the opening of Metaphysica, a new breed of virtual reality escape room. Read more at https://www.canberrabusinessnews.com.au/who/the-game-changers/682-escaping-a-room-with-a-difference.html

25/11/2018

Great use of to boost tourism in your local area. Who want's to give it a try?

https://buff.ly/2TBn0Xi

24/11/2018

Tick, tick, tick, tick, BOOM. Concept art for some bomb types in