<s>
Job	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
2050	I-Application
Archives	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
simply	O
Job	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Owlchemy	O
Labs	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
,	O
and	O
Oculus	B-General_Concept
Quest	I-General_Concept
2	I-General_Concept
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
participate	O
in	O
comical	O
approximations	O
of	O
real-world	O
jobs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
participate	O
in	O
simulated	O
jobs	O
in	O
a	O
job	O
museum	O
run	O
by	O
robots	B-Algorithm
resembling	O
floating	O
CRT	B-Device
computer	B-Device
monitors	I-Device
with	O
faces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
jobs	O
are	O
represented	O
as	O
tongue-in-cheek	O
approximations	O
of	O
real	O
occupations	O
:	O
"	O
Auto	O
Mechanic	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Gourmet	B-Language
Chef	I-Language
"	O
,	O
"	O
Store	O
Clerk	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Office	O
Worker	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
motion	O
controllers	O
of	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
,	O
Oculus	O
Touch	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-General_Concept
Mixed	I-General_Concept
Reality	I-General_Concept
headsets	O
,	O
or	O
Valve	B-Device
Index	I-Device
,	O
or	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
to	O
represent	O
their	O
hands	O
,	O
players	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
virtual	O
environment	O
similarly	O
to	O
how	O
they	O
would	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
when	O
cooking	O
pizza	O
in	O
the	O
chef	B-Language
simulation	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
choose	O
any	O
ingredient	O
they	O
can	O
reach	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
bacon	O
,	O
eggs	O
,	O
apples	O
,	O
or	O
cookies	O
to	O
use	O
as	O
pizza	O
toppings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
also	O
free	O
to	O
mess	O
around	O
with	O
the	O
various	O
objects	O
in	O
their	O
reach	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
throwing	O
things	O
in	O
trash	O
cans	O
or	O
at	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
eating	O
food	O
lying	O
around	O
or	O
taking	O
the	O
sunglasses	O
off	O
a	O
customer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
comes	O
from	O
both	O
stereotypical	O
and	O
exaggerated	O
situations	O
in	O
the	O
jobs	O
performed	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
chef	B-Language
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
asked	O
to	O
bribe	O
a	O
food	O
critic	O
and	O
navigate	O
around	O
the	O
particular	O
allergies	O
of	O
an	O
underage	O
customer	O
having	O
a	O
birthday	O
(	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
does	O
n't	O
punish	O
you	O
if	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
)	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
car	O
mechanic	O
,	O
the	O
boss	O
instructs	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
sabotage	O
cars	O
or	O
strip	O
a	O
car	O
for	O
parts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
comes	O
from	O
puns	B-Application
and	O
other	O
forms	O
of	O
word	O
play	O
:	O
as	O
an	O
auto	O
mechanic	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
nine	O
varieties	O
of	O
tires	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
give	O
customers	O
resembles	O
a	O
chocolate-covered	O
doughnut	O
with	O
sprinkles	O
as	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
informal	O
term	O
"	O
donut	O
tires	O
"	O
often	O
used	O
to	O
describe	O
compact	O
spare	O
tires	O
that	O
are	O
generally	O
unsuitable	O
for	O
driving	O
long	O
distances	O
;	O
as	O
a	O
chef	B-Language
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
instructed	O
to	O
bake	O
a	O
cake	O
for	O
an	O
underage	O
customer	O
's	O
birthday	O
party	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
ingredients	O
is	O
a	O
flower	O
,	O
which	O
sounds	O
phonetically	O
similar	O
to	O
"	O
flour.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
instructor	O
also	O
continually	O
comments	O
on	O
the	O
human	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
jobs	O
being	O
at	O
odds	O
with	O
the	O
efficiency	O
of	O
robots	B-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
obsolescence	O
of	O
humans	O
in	O
general	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
references	O
an	O
event	O
called	O
"	O
the	O
human	O
uprising	O
of	O
2027	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Job	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
SteamVR	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
created	O
a	O
"	O
smaller	O
human	O
mode	O
"	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
could	O
not	O
reach	O
objects	O
placed	O
higher	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	I-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
spectator	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
move	O
a	O
floating	O
camera	O
in	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
space	I-Application
,	O
was	O
the	O
perfect	O
way	O
to	O
stream	O
and	O
spectate	O
within	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kotaku	O
wrote	O
that	O
Job	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
that	O
felt	O
like	O
complete	O
experiences	O
at	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Job	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
won	O
the	O
Best	O
VR/AR	O
Game	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2017	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
UK	O
PlayStation	O
Magazine	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
thirteenth	O
best	O
PS	B-Device
VR	I-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Job	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
rated	O
"	O
Strong	O
"	O
on	O
OpenCritic	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
top	O
critic	O
average	O
of	O
75	O
and	O
50%	O
of	O
its	O
19	O
critics	O
recommending	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Owlchemy	O
Labs	O
announced	O
that	O
Job	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
"	O
over	O
1	O
million	O
units	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
officially	O
gone	O
platinum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Job	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
PSVR	B-Device
games	O
during	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
and	O
still	O
was	O
as	O
of	O
the	O
press	O
release	O
in	O
January	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
#1	O
PSVR	B-Device
game	O
for	O
2017	O
through	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
