Out of Strokes – by Peter Avgoustakis

Out of Strokes is a virtual reality experience in which players take on the role of a little child who unintentionally tosses his prized yellow ball over the walls of an old castle. He goes inside to get it and finds that the castle is more than just a ruin; it has a miniature putt-putt course. The ball is discovered by the castle’s severe old woman owner, who won’t give it back unless the youngster passes her difficult course under stringent guidelines. To recover his misplaced ball, the youngster must traverse the castle’s hallways, engage with things, locate a golf club, and confront the course, each of which has a distinct theme. He succeeds if he finishes the course in a certain amount of strokes; if not, the ball is kept, and he’ll need to start the quest all over again.

Players come to try their abilities on the challenging layouts and vintage equipment of the castle’s well-known mini golf course. When the boy’s ball crashes in, upsetting her flawless setup, the elderly woman, who keeps a tight eye on every stroke, becomes enraged. The youngster must either show himself by living up to the owner’s expectations or be willing to play the game again until he wins in order to regain his ball.