Schlagwort: htc vive

  • Welcome to Driftwood

    Welcome to Driftwood

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    Welcome to Driftwood! 

     

    Today Vive’s Creative Labs team, creators of the popular Vive Video, is releasing a new SteamVR Home experience that brings your own personal Vive outpost to the VR world.  Based on the real world beauty of the Pacific Northwest, Driftwood transports you to an interactive and social world where you can explore a beautifully detailed beach environment, spot indigenous flora and fauna, organize your trophies inside your own Vive travel pod, and invite friends over to your own social lobby.

    “Since SteamVR Home launched, we’ve wanted Vive owners to have a place to call their own,” said Drew Bamford, head of Vive Creative Labs.  “We’ve merged the remote feel of a private outpost, with a beachfront landscape that is  reminiscent of our backyard in the Pacific Northwest.  Over time, we’ll evolve Driftwood to add new elements including quests, mini-games and other unlockables and collectibles from Vive Creative Labs to share with friends.”

    To install Driftwood, go to the Steam Community panel, locate “Driftwood “ by HTC Vive and hit “Subscribe”. The Driftwood environment can also become your default load-in as you launch SteamVR by selecting it as your Home. 

    Start exploring Driftwood with friends today! 

    Website: LINK

  • Roomscale 101 – An Introduction to Roomscale VR

    Roomscale 101 – An Introduction to Roomscale VR

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    Vive’s roomscale technology is one of the defining characteristics that sets it apart from other VR systems on the market. But what is room-scale and why is it better than other ways to experience VR? Fear not, this post will equip you with all the necessary information to understand the wonders of room-scale VR.

    What is Roomscale?

    360° Roomscale VR leverages positional tracking technology allowing you to use a play area of up to 5 meters diagonally across as a stage to walk inside the virtual environment. By being able to seamlessly move around, your state of presence is heightened letting you feel fully immersed in the virtual world you’re exploring. This is all due to Lighthouse, Valve’s 3D spatial laser-tracking system.

    Included with the Lighthouse system are two base stations – small black boxes that each contain a bank of infrared LED’s and two IR lasers. With the base stations placed at opposite corners of the play area these lasers alternate sweeping the room horizontally and vertically to track the position and orientation of your headset and controllers. Embedded on the surface of your HMD and wireless controllers are infrared sensors that can detect the infrared wavelengths emitted by your base stations. This information is then relayed back to your PC.

    Pro tip! – reflective surfaces, such as mirrors or even windows, can cause the infrared lasers to bounce unexpectedly and interfere with the Lighthouse tracking system. Make sure to cover up these surfaces or set up your Vive in a room that is free from these obstacles.

    Vive Chaperone  

    Yes, you will be walking freely around your room with a headset covering your eyes. No, it will not result in you running into walls or tripping head-first over your couch. For that is where our friendly Chaperone comes into play. Through Vive’s software, you can configure the system to understand the perimeter of your play area. By tracing the boundaries of your designated space, the Chaperone will alert you when you encroach on these borders by emitting a blue grid outlining the walls and floor.

    Why Roomscale?

    With your point of view, location, direction, and speed all tracked and your boundaries established you can now explore and engage in virtual worlds, unlike any other medium. You can duck for cover when an enemy missile is headed your way or even walk up to that giant creature to get a better look. In contrast, seated and standing VR confines you to a single location, limiting your ability to interact in virtual reality. And just in case you were wondering, while the Vive was designed for room-scale it can accommodate seating or standing VR, depending on your space constraints.

    Website: LINK

  • Adventure through the world’s most diverse ecosystem in Amazon Odyssey

    Adventure through the world’s most diverse ecosystem in Amazon Odyssey

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    Experience the wonder and scale of the Amazon with VR

    Spanning twice the size of India, the Amazon River Basin is the single largest tropical rainforest in the world. Ten percent of the world’s known species call this lush ecosystem home, resulting in a diverse community of flora and fauna unlike any other. Now you can and explore this amazing ecosystem right from your home with the launch of Amazon Odyssey for Vive.

    Vive Studios and developer Heavy Iron Studios have brought the adventure of the rainforest to VR with the launch of Amazon Odyssey. This new experience on Viveport and Steam, takes you on an interactive and informational eco-tour of the world’s most famous jungle river.

    In Amazon Odyssey, you’ll explore four interactive environments while engaging in activities such as paragliding above the tree-tops, navigating a boat down the river and capturing local wildlife on film. By completing tasks throughout the experience, an encyclopedia is filled with interesting and educational facts on the incredible species you encounter. Amazon Odyssey gets you up close to experience and appreciate the biodiversity of one of natures’ most powerful ecosystems.

    Amazon Odyssey is available now for Vive on Viveport and Steam for $9.99.

    Website: LINK

  • PAX WEST 2017 VR Treasure Hunt Winners

    PAX WEST 2017 VR Treasure Hunt Winners

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    At this year’s PAX West in Seattle HTC VIVE invited attendees to take part in a VR Treasure Hunt, offering them the chance to win one of several amazing prizes from VIVE. Participants were encouraged to visit our PAX West partners, complete a VR demo at their booth and in turn, they would get their PAX badge scanned by one of the VIVE VR Specialists.

    Each demo completed entered them in a chance to win – the more demos completed, the more entries you got.

    Today, we are happy to announce all the winners from this year’s PAX WEST VR Treasure Hunt.

    PAX WEST 207 VR Treasure Hunt Winners

    Main Prize – VIVE VR System/Alienware 13 Laptop/$50 VIVEPORT Wallet Credit

    Main Prize Winner – Mike Cheng

    2nd Prize – Intel Core i9 Processor/$50 VIVEPORT Wallet Credit

    2nd Prize Winner  – Steve Roberston

    2nd Prize Winner – Vincent Vaughn

    3rd Prize – Corsair Void Pro Wireless Carbon Headset

    3rd Prize Winner – Brandon Cooke

    3rd Prize Winner – Cindy Oppa

    3rd Prize Winner – Brandi Wilson

    3rd Prize Winner – Jason Davis

    3rd Prize Winner – Chris Neill

    3rd Prize Winner – Laice Valera

    3rd Prize Winner – Jonas Rivera

    3rd Prize Winner – Bryan Santino

    Congratulations to all our winners & thanks to everyone who took part in the VR Treasure Hunt!

    Website: LINK

  • A Look Inside Cloudhead Games The Gallery – Heart Of The Emberstone

    A Look Inside Cloudhead Games The Gallery – Heart Of The Emberstone

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    With yesterday’s highly anticipated release of ‘The Gallery – Heart Of The Emberstone‘, we took some time out to sit down and chat with Cloudhead Games‘ Antony Stevens to gain some insight into the development of the title.

    Can you tell us a little about The Gallery and Heart of the Emberstone?

    The Gallery is one of the original VR adventure games, and has sort of grown with the VR industry as it has come to life over the last few years. The first episode, Call of the Starseed, released as a launch title for the HTC Vive and was eventually bundled and rated one of the top VR games of 2016; and this new episode, Heart of the Emberstone, is out now on Steam and Viveport as a full-blown sequel.

    Like the first game, Heart of the Emberstone is a story-driven puzzle adventure. In searching for your missing sister, you find yourself transported to the fantastical world of Ember, and have to uncover the mystery that led to its demise. Using your new Gauntlet and its power of telekinesis, you can begin to unlock the world, meeting new characters along the way, and ultimately harness the power of the Starseed.

    Where does Heart of the Emberstone take place?

    Heart of the Emberstone continues right where Call of the Starseed left off, and is set on the world of Ember. This a long-forgotten planet whose history is ripe for discovery. We want players to feel like they’re Indiana Jones, or some sort of archaeologist, uncovering the dark secrets of the world and the mystery of its downfall.

    The Gallery’s first episode, Call of the Starseed, was bundled with the HTC Vive for almost 8 months, how did that feel for you as a developer?

    It was an amazing honour to be so many players’ first VR experience. Call of the Starseed was a launch title for the Vive, and it stood out to many as a polished example of what VR can do. We know there are still a few of you out there who received the game in their bundle but have yet to play it, and we really hope that you’ll give it a spin now that Heart of the Emberstone is out to continue the story. The game unfolds in a really unexpected way, and if you never made it past the beach, you have a very pleasant surprise ahead of you.

    What inspired Heart of the Emberstone?

    Heart of the Emberstone is deeply inspired by the feeling of childlike wonder. Many of us grew up in the 80s, watching classic dark fantasy like The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, with over-the-top and wildly unusual adventures in mystical places. We want to replicate that feeling of sitting in front of the TV as a kid, fully immersed in the world of a movie, except you’re not just immersed visually, you can also move around the world, and touch its creatures, and learn its history with the power of VR and the HTC Vive.

    What’s new in Heart of the Emberstone compared to Call of the Starseed?

    Heart of the Emberstone is a much longer experience, with more puzzles, more story, and a bunch of new gameplay features. While Call of the Starseed was a slow burn into the magical, Heart of the Emberstone thrusts you into a fantasy world from the beginning, and gives you unique ways to control the world around you that would only be possible with the science and fantasy of an alien world.

    What makes Heart of the Emberstone a good fit for VR and the HTC Vive?

    The telekinesis power is something we’ve seen early players spend a lot of time with. It took a long time to hone the feeling in to be intuitive, and it feels amazing to move objects like a jedi or a wizard with full physical control. The puzzles are also designed to best fit VR, often requiring the player to move around or change their angle to get a better vantage — a type of play style that only VR and the HTC Vive can enable.

    What type of players do you think will enjoy Heart of the Emberstone?

    Adventure game fans of Myst, and players that are looking for something unique to VR. There’s a lot of VR action games out there, but far fewer story-driven adventures with full roomscale support. Heart of the Emberstone is a unique blend of film and game, so if you like your experiences with a bit more story, Heart of the Emberstone will be right up your alley.

    And of course, fans of Call of the Starseed will enjoy it too; it has all the things you loved about the first game–the attention to detail and the cinematic feel–but with even more polish and beauty. We hope you love it.

    The Gallery – Heart Of The Emberstone is now available on Viveport for $29.99

    Website: LINK

  • Here Are The VR System Requirements Needed To Run The HTC VIVE

    Here Are The VR System Requirements Needed To Run The HTC VIVE

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    Scaling Mt. Everest or exploring the ocean depths requires rigorous training and specialized equipment when attempting in the physical world. But as a virtual adventurer all you need is a your Vive and a VR ready computer to accomplish these challenges right at home!

    Before buying your Vive it’s important to make sure that your PC is VR ready to ensure a top of the line experience. Follow this checklist of recommended computer specs when searching for a VR ready system to guarantee that your PC will be able to fully take advantage of all that Vive has to offer:

    Processor: Intel™ Core™ i5-4590 or AMD FX™ 8350, equivalent or better

    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480, equivalent or better

    Memory: 4 GB RAM or more

    Video output: 1x HDMI 1.4 port, or DisplayPort 1.2 or newer

    USB: 1x USB 2.0 port or newer

    Operating system: Windows™ 7 SP1, Windows™ 8.1 or later or Windows™ 10

    Unsure if your computer meets these requirements? You can download and take the Vive performance test here: https://www.vive.com/us/ready/

    For those of you who are in the market for a VR ready computer along with the Vive headset, make sure to check out our financing bundles that will equip you with all the necessary hardware in one click of a button: Vive Ready MSI Laptop Bundle

    Website: LINK

  • Million Arthur VR: Character Command RPG Launches for HTC Vive

    Million Arthur VR: Character Command RPG Launches for HTC Vive

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    Vive Studios and Square Enix’s Popular Card Battle RPG is Now Available in Four English Speaking Territories

    Today, Vive Studios and Square Enix have launched the English version of Million Arthur VR: Character Command RPG for HTC Vive. Made available in Japan and China earlier this year, now Vive owners in the US, UK, Canada and Australia can begin the quest to become the one true King Arthur in this flashy card battle game.

    In this single-player experience, four heroes – a mercenary, a thief, a merchant, and a diva – have all drawn King Arthur’s Excalibur from the stone (among a million others) and are vying to rule Camelot. However, an outside invading force soon derails their plans of sitting on the throne as the four heroes must face these threatening and otherworldly adversaries.

    With ten chapters to complete, Million Arthur VR offers players hours of gameplay in their quest to defend Britain. Optimized for HTC Vive, Million Arthur VR can be played seated or standing and takes advantage of Vive’s room-scale technology throughout the game.

    Million Arthur VR: Character Command RPG is now available in English on Steam for $39.99.

    Website: LINK

  • HTC Vive Space Pirate Trainer Tournament OMEN by HP

    HTC Vive Space Pirate Trainer Tournament OMEN by HP

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    Erstmals wollen wir dem VREI und HP Österreich für so ein cooles Turnier danken, es war einfach der Hammer!

    Auch danke an die Crew von StreamingXP ein wahnsinns Technik aufwand von den Burschen ^^

    Wir haben es leider nicht geschafft den Laptop anzuräumen, aber nachdem ein Spieler mit knapp 100.000 punkten vorgelegt hat, wussten viele das es mit dem Laptop heute woll nichts mehr werden wird 🙂 Aber es war ein verdienter SIeg, und ein hartes aber faires und cooles Turnier mit netten Leuten in gewohnt Chilliger Atmosphäre im Vrei.

    360 Grad Tour von Trusk Media:

    http://www.truskmedia.com/HPOmenVRTour/

    Hier auch noch Bilder von der Veranstaltung:


    HTC Vive Space Pirate Trainer Tournament OMEN by HP

    und unsere anderen Gameplay’s vom Abend, LuigiKid Rene ist auch abgegangen 😉 🙂

     

    Links: https://www.facebook.com/vrei.official/?ref=br_rs

    https://www.facebook.com/vrei.official/posts/1355457901200337

  • OMEN by HP und Intel laden dich herzlich zum VR Gaming Tournament ins VREI VR-Café ein!

    OMEN by HP und Intel laden dich herzlich zum VR Gaming Tournament ins VREI VR-Café ein!

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    Austria’s 1st VR-Gaming Turnier

    VR Interessierte aufgepasst! Omen by HP und Intel küren am 30.4.2017 im VREI VR-Café in Wien beim ersten VR-Gaming Turnier Österreichs den besten virtuellen Weltraum-Piraten. Wenn ihr das Zeug dazu habt, werdet einer der 32 Teilnehmer und liefert euch  auf 4 VR Stationen mit Omen by HP Gaming PCs in der virtuellen Realität beim Spiel „Space Pirates Trainer“ epische Schlachten gegen Flug-Roboter. Als Hauptpreis wartet auf den Gewinner ein leistungsstarker Omen by HP Gaming- Laptop befeuert mit einem Intel® Core™ i7 Prozessor. Der Highscore aus der Vorrunde wird außerdem mit Coins zum Einlösen für viele weitere VR-Games im VREI belohnt.

    32 Spieler können sich kostenlos bis zum 25.4.2017 als Teilnehmer am Turnier registrieren. Hier gilt das First come-first serve Prinzip!
    Ist kein Platz mehr in der Spielerliste, trage dich bitte in die Warteliste ein. Vielleicht besteht am Eventtag dann dennoch die Chance teilzunehmen!

    Die Ausscheidungen beginnen um ca. 15.00. Das Finale findet ca. um 21.30 statt.

    Wo:
    VREI VR-Café
    Lindengasse 53 (Ecke Andreasgasse)
    1070 Wien
    Du kannst auch gerne das Turnier als Zuschauer besuchen, auch hier warten spannende Goodie Bags und eine coole Stimmung vor Ort. Alle Anwesenden können sich  auch über Sonderkonditionen auf Omen by HP Produkte freuen- powered by MediaMarkt.

    Vorbeischauen zahlt sich also in jedem Fall aus! Hierzu ist keine Registrierung notwendig- einfach vorbeikommen!

    Official Source: HP Austria Press Release / https://h22166.www2.hp.com/Event/EventPage.aspx?cc=at&lang=de&eventid=MQAwADQAMAA4ADEA

  • How to play SteamVR & Oculus Store Games with regular Cardboard/VR Headset , ANDROID ONLY!!

    How to play SteamVR & Oculus Store Games with regular Cardboard/VR Headset , ANDROID ONLY!!

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    Yesterday we had our Tutorial how to install and setup Silent Hill P.T. Demo for PC in VR , using TrinusVR App for Android or iPhone!!

    Today we gonna take it a little futher 😉 so let’s start:

    You will need:

    • PC (VR Ready would be good , but a solid up to date PC should do it)
    • Steam PC version (regular Download from Website)
    • Smartphone (capable playing VR content) look at the ppi, and the resolution, this will give best results, note7 + gearvr 2 is almost the fov and ppi of the htc vive!!!
    • Cardboard or VR headset (GearVR works to, you need more 3rd Party software for this – Package Disabler Gear VR)
    • Controlls (we recommend a gamepad, xbox controller , etc.) we are working on simulating htc controllers
    • Riftcat PC Version (Server for Streaming PC content to cardboard, vr headset)
    • a little bit of Time 🙂 🙂

    Download Links: 

    PC

    Steam – Download

    Oculus Setup – Download

    Riftcat Server – Download

    optional: TriDef 3D – Download (14 Day Trial) VideoLink

    SMARTPHONE

    Vridge App– Android

     

    How to install Vridge/Riftcat and use HTC Vive / Oculus Headset emulation

    After Setup, Steam + Oculus Store + Riftcat + Vridge restart the PC also your phone!

    Start Riftcat, it will open and say searching for device

    Start Vridge, now PC should change to the next screen

    Choose HTC Vive Games or Oculus Rift Store Games and we think there is nothing more to say 😉 🙂

     

    Here is a small list of some HTC Vive Steam VR Games working with controllers:

    If you need help or you got any questions feel free to leave a comment on our page, so we can get back to you guys.

    Thank you for reading and have fun with your self made htc vive and oculus for under 200 and less than an hour 🙂 😉

     

    Source: https://support.riftcat.com/hc/en-us

    https://www3.oculus.com/en-us/setup/

    http://store.steampowered.com/?l=german

  • HTC Vive Virtual Reality System Offers 360-Degree Tracking!!

    HTC Vive Virtual Reality System Offers 360-Degree Tracking!!

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    At $799, the HTC Vive will be delivered as a complete virtual reality kit in April that allows users to instantly jump into a fully immersive environment, like Everest, using two wireless controllers, 360-degree tracking and room scale movement sensors. SteamVR integration ensures that all included equipment is kept up-to-date with the latest features, while Vive Phone Services combines both realities without losing touch of either. You’ll be able to receive and respond to both incoming as well as missed calls, receive text messages, quickly send replies, and check upcoming calendar invites directly through the headset.

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