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Puzzling it out in Trains VR
Reading Time: 5 minutesPolish development team The House of Fables have taken one thing (trains) and paired it with another thing (puzzles) to create Trains VR, a VR-puzzle-train-management-sim that we’re proud to host on Viveport. We flagged down Adam Robaszyński-Janiec to talk about Trains VR. Full steam ahead! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgu_WJx2ByA] Trains VR is pretty unique, being…
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Going Deeper with Virtual Virtual Reality
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn the bizarrely funny and surreal experience Virtual Virtual Reality, on sale this weekend for Viveport users and Viveport Subscription members, players explore a series of dreamlike digital worlds in a future where society is dominated by advanced AI. Things seem serene and wholesome at first glance, but all is not as…
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Creating virtual art with MasterpieceVR
Reading Time: 8 minutesVR is revolutionizing the 3D production process, and MasterpieceVR is on the forefront. We talked to the company’s Marketing Officer, Brendan de Montigny, about their most recent updates and how MasterpieceVR can help both traditional and 3D artists to thrive. MasterpieceVR is available now on Viveport. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKieI3TnVHY] Hello! Tell us a…
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Ready Player One upgraded! Elite Gunter Edition available now
Reading Time: 3 minutesEarlier this year we took you to the OASIS with Ready Player One: OASIS beta, the official VR experience for the blockbuster movie Ready Player One directed by Steven Spielberg, and based on the book by Ernest Cline. Now we’re ready to go back with an expanded and upgraded Ready Player One experience –…
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8 Reasons Why Modal Uses VIVE Focus
Reading Time: 4 minutesBy Jason Crawford, Founder & CEO of Modal Systems, Inc. There is a rising tide of virtual reality in location-based entertainment (LBE). It’s a much needed reset for the industry and Modal hopes to see this market grow. Competition will come later. For now, location-based virtual reality (LBVR) companies need to build…
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A KOBOLD New Direction For Interactive Storytelling
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs technology advances, the line between different mediums for telling stories continues to blur. Developers at AnotherWorld seek to explore what is possible by merging traditional storytelling tools in film and television with the immersion of digital entertainment. We sat down with Creative Directors Ioulia Isserlis and Max Sacker to hear from…
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Embracing the horrors of Nevrosa: Escape with Gexagon VR
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe terrifying beings created by David Cronenberg influenced the main antagonist of both games. It’s an eerie imp, who still has some human attitude and consciousness. Another talented horror writer, Stephen King and the amazing adaptation of his story The Mist by Frank Darabont inspired us to create the Mist World. A…
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VIVE Wave – Your Next VR Platform
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt goes without saying: virtual reality needs a unified platform. More specifically, it needs a platform that has standards for the industry, guidelines for distribution, and a hub for creating immersive experiences, be it for consumers or enterprise. Enter VIVE Wave™, the most vibrant ecosystem for standalone and mobile VR today. Key…
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Viveport Reaches out to Developers at XRDC
Reading Time: 3 minutesViveport headed to XRDC in San Francisco today to talk to the developer community about best practices for deploying and monetizing their VR content. In his speaking session today, Rikard Steiber, president of Viveport, shared with developers how to take advantage of Viveport’s offerings to generate the most revenue and reach the…
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HTC VIVE Proud to Join VirtualLink Consortium to Define Future of VR Connectivity
Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, we are excited to announce that HTC VIVE has officially joined the VirtualLink™ Consortium and is contributing to the development of VirtualLink, a new open industry standard that enables next-generation VR headsets to connect more simply to PCs and other devices. This new specification uses a single, high-bandwidth USB Type-C™ connector…
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All Along The Witching Tower with Daily Magic Productions
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe recently released Witching Tower (also available in Viveport Subscription) puts you inside a fantasy world ravaged by an undead scourge. Wielding a variety of tools and weapons, you’ll have to wade through armies of deadly enemies, solve a bevy of devious puzzles, and ultimately confront the Queen of the Tower in order to…
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Don’t be afraid of the dark… scare up savings in our Halloween Sale!
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt’s the time of year when the days grow short, the nights get cold and the sun shies away leaving us groping around in the dark… and when you take off your VR headset, it’s pretty scary out there in real life too. To keep you safe in these terrifying times, we’ve…
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A Totally Normal Conversation With The Makers Of Accounting+
Reading Time: 5 minutesAccounting+ might be the weirdest experience ever to grace your eyeballs. What starts out as a simple job at Smith & Smitherson accounting firm becomes a surrealist odyssey that will test your resolve, your stomach, and possibly your very sanity. Interview by a very troubled Nathan Ortega, Vive [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzmmlwGJ50k?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&w=730&h=411] Hello! I’m…
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Evolving the Narrative with Cloudhead Games’ The Gallery
Reading Time: 7 minutesThe critically-acclaimed interactive narrative experience The Gallery has been a must-play since the first episode debuted on Viveport. Using all the immersive tools at their disposal, Cloudhead Games are crafting an engaging story with a rich universe to explore as players search for their missing sibling in a fantastical unknown realm. We…
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VIVE Arts’ ‘Up the River During Qingming VR’ Brings National Treasure to Life
Reading Time: 4 minutesToday HTC VIVE announced a next step in its partnership with Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, one of the major institutions dedicated to preserving human historical artefacts — in bringing the world renowned masterpiece – Up the River During Qingming to life in virtual reality. Starting October 15, A Journey Inside Paintings and…
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Battle X brings authentic military combat to VR
Reading Time: 6 minutesBattle X: Birth of The Alliance brings high fidelity and accurate military combat and tactics to the world of VR. With a cinematic story campaign and a deep and evolving multiplayer component, developer Naviworks utilized their background working in military training software to make the jump into crafting immersive digital entertainment experiences.…
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Vive Studios Celebrated for Immersive Storytelling at Raindance Film Festival
Reading Time: 2 minutesVIVE Studios is pushing the boundaries of immersive storytelling, taking on the challenge of elevating the medium and using the latest technology to tell engaging stories in VR. Last week, VIVE Studios was recognized for its contribution to this new medium as two of the content publisher’s upcoming cinematic titles were shown…
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Playing along with Hotel Transylvania Popstic VR
Reading Time: 7 minutesThere’s something undeniably compelling about mixing music, movement and virtual reality, and Popstic VR – with a little help from Hotel Transylvania – is trying to do something different with the formula. We chatted with Ryan Pulliam and Morris May from Specular Theory about how some pieces of PVC pipe became a…
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Going retro in VR with Trakker
Reading Time: 6 minutesOne part retro-cyberpunk aesthetic, one part old-school gameplay and all brought together with a great soundtrack: this is GalactaVision’s Trakker. We chatted with Nathan Thorin and Greg Corcoran about their latest project. Questions by Nathan Ortega. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBef4EoLBRU] Tell us a bit about yourself and the team at GalactaVision. Nathan Thorin: I founded…
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The Great C breaks the mold for a new kind of VR story
Reading Time: 7 minutesScience fiction legend Philip K. Dick’s work has been adapted many times in many mediums, but none of his original material has appeared in VR form. Considering Dick practically invented the ‘reality is not real’ subgenre of SF, it’s surprising more of his works haven’t debuted in virtual worlds. That might change…
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A Look at Sense Arena, VR’s First Pro-Level Hockey Training Tool
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe sat down with Bob Tetiva, founder and CEO of Sense Arena, a Czech startup that seeks to bring the ice rink to hockey players’ homes, gyms, and training centers. Catch their virtual-reality-based training platform mid-October 2018. Where did the idea of using VR for athletic training come from? Well, for starters,…
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Masterworks: Journey Through History Provides A Transformative Educational VR Experience
Reading Time: 3 minutesMasterworks: Journey Through History is an educational VR museum where users can explore four culturally significant sites in full roomscale aided by the power of photogrammetry. Developed by FarBridge and published by CyArk, MasterWorks authentically transports users to places not easily accessible, and leverages actual archaeologists and historians to discuss the significance and meaning of these…
