360° | ISLE OF DOGS | Behind The Scenes (in Virtual Reality)

Reading Time: < 1 minute360° | ISLE OF DOGS | Behind The Scenes (in Virtual Reality) | FoxNext VR Studio Experience the world of Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion animated film, face to face with the cast of dogs as they are interviewed on set, while the crew works around you to create the animation. Produced in collaboration with the […]

How to publish VR180How to publish VR180Software Engineer

Reading Time: 2 minutesLast year we introduced VR180, a new video format that makes it possible to capture or create engaging immersive videos for your audience. Most VR180 cameras work just like point-and-shoot models. However, what you capture in VR180 is far more immersive. You’re able to create VR photos and videos in stunning 4K resolution with just […]

Announcing high-quality stitching for JumpAnnouncing high-quality stitching for JumpSoftware Engineer

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe announced Jump in 2015 to simplify VR video production from capture to playback. High-quality VR cameras make capture easier, and Jump Assembler makes automated stitching quicker, more accessible and affordable for VR creators. Using sophisticated computer vision algorithms and the computing power of Google’s data centers, Jump Assembler creates clean, realistic image stitching resulting […]

Chromebook tablets for versatile learningChromebook tablets for versatile learningGroup Product Manager

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis past January, students in Kristine Kuwano’s third grade classroom were buzzing with excitement at De Vargas Elementary School in Cupertino, California. Tasked with writing out math equations to upload to Google Classroom, the students grabbed their new tablets from the cart, pulled out the stylus, and logged into Chrome. “They love technology and they […]

Apex Construct builds a whole new VR world

Reading Time: 5 minutesApex Construct takes VR players to a world that’s been torn apart and put back together, and where everything is not quite as it seems. With the debut of Apex Construct on Viveport, we tracked down Erik Odeldahl of Fast Travel Games to find out more. [embedded content] Hello! Tell us who you are, and […]

VIVE AT GDC 2018: VIVE FOCUS Coming To International Markets Later This Year; VDA Winners Announced

Reading Time: 2 minutesToday at GDC 2018, HTC Vive announced that we are bringing Vive Focus to the global markets later this year.  Vive Focus is the first 6DOF stand-alone VR headset to be commercially available.  We also are making Vive Focus developer kits available to registered developers in most countries through our developer portal, starting today.    […]

Early explorations with ARCore 1.0Early explorations with ARCore 1.0Product Manager

Reading Time: < 1 minuteeBayeBay is using AR to solve a specific challenge facing their community of sellers: what size shipping container is needed to send that product? With the “Which Box” feature in eBay’s app, sellers can visualize shipping boxes to determine which container size they need to send any product. Curate by Sotheby’s International Realty, StreemIf you’re […]

HTC Vive Announces Price of Vive Pro HMD at $799, Pre-orders Start Today; Price of Vive Reduced to $499

Reading Time: 2 minutesHTC Vive PRO HMD will ship on April 5th and come with six-month Viveport Subscription  HTC Vive™ today announced that the HTC Vive Pro™ Head Mounted Display (HMD) will be available for $799 with global pre-orders starting now. The company also announced a $100 price reduction for the current Vive full kit, bringing it down to $499 across the globe. All Vive Pro HMDs purchased by June 3rd, which will begin […]

Open sourcing Resonance AudioOpen sourcing Resonance AudioProduct Manager

Reading Time: 3 minutesSpatial audio adds to your sense of presence when you’re in VR or AR, making it feel and sound, like you’re surrounded by a virtual or augmented world. And regardless of the display hardware you’re using, spatial audio makes it possible to hear sounds coming from all around you. Resonance Audio, our spatial audio SDK […]

Experimenting with Light FieldsExperimenting with Light FieldsSenior Researcher

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve always believed in the power of virtual reality to take you places. That’s why we created Expeditions, to transport people around the world to hundreds of amazing, hard-to-reach or impossible-to-visit places. It’s why we launched Jump, which lets professional creators film beautiful scenes in stereoscopic 360 VR video, and it’s why we’re introducing VR180, […]

Watch live performances at The FADER FORT from SXSW in VR180Watch live performances at The FADER FORT from SXSW in VR180Director, VR Video

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo bring The FADER FORT experience to more fans, we partnered with The FADER to livestream performances by Saweetie, Bloc Boy, Valee, Speedy Ortiz, YBN Nahmir and other special guests in VR180 on YouTube. No matter where you are, you can watch live on YouTube via your desktop or mobile device, or using Cardboard, Daydream […]

Watch the HTC VIVE and VIVEPORT Keynotes from Mobile World Congress 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast week at Mobile World Congress 2018, HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang gave a keynote sharing her vision for HTC Vive and the VR industry. Watch the speech below to hear her thoughts on the on the convergence of major technologies like VR, AR, 5G and AI. [embedded content] Also at Mobile World Congress, Rikard Steiber, […]

Vive Partners at SXSW 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs South by Southwest starts ramping up to celebrate the convergence of the interactive, film, and music industries, we wanted to highlight our partners who will be onsite with some awesome VR activations. If you’re heading to SXSW and looking to try out some great content on Vive, make sure to check out these three […]

Tonight The Distracted Globe from Ready Player One Comes To Life On TheWaveVR

Reading Time: 2 minutesTonight from 9:00pm CST, TheWaveVR will bring The Distracted Globe from Ready Player One to life, with a DJ set from the film’s Tye Sheridan, who will be mixing live in VR from Brazos Hall in Austin, Texas. Fans will be able to enter The Distracted Globe zero-gravity dance club & take in the experience […]

Super Puzzle Galaxy Blasts Off With its First DLC Pack

Reading Time: 2 minutesSince early access to Super Puzzle Galaxy was launched in December, 2 Bears Studio has worked tirelessly to create additional content for the physics-based puzzle game. The Vive Studios title launched its first DLC Pack on Steam to keep your cosmic puzzle missions ever fresh and exciting. Never played Super Puzzle Galaxy before? Check out the […]

The World Needs More Talented Women In Tech

Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, on International Women’s Day, HTC VIVE is supporting the 5th Women In Tech (WIT) conference in Stockholm with 1,300 WIT participants and several thousand on the waiting list. There is clearly an appetite for this as the +1,000 ticket sold out in 100 seconds! The mission of WIT is to inspire talented women to […]

Blasting back to old-school arcades, with Operation Warcade

Reading Time: 4 minutesFor a period in the 1980s mounted guns on arcade cabinets were hugely popular, with the feel of those guns and the rapid-fire feedback giving players a real sense of immersion through the machine’s CRT monitor. Today, Ivanovich Games is bringing back the arcade experience inside your HTC Vive – literally. We spoke with Ivan […]

HTC Vive Debuts Lineup of Ready Player One VR Experiences

Reading Time: 3 minutesOn March 29th, virtual reality will further cement its place in pop culture with the theatrical release of Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One. Throughout this past year, Vive Studios has been collaborating with some of the top developers in virtual reality to create one-of-a-kind VR adaptations set in the film’s universe. Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of […]

Marina Abramović and Anish Kapoor to Present Two Virtual Reality Artworks at Art Basel in Hong Kong

Reading Time: 5 minutesHTC VIVE, Art Basel’s Official Virtual Reality Partner, is delighted to announce the first public presentation of two virtual reality artworks by Marina Abramović and Anish Kapoor from 29-31 March 2018 at Art Basel in Hong Kong. Rising by Marina Abramović and Into Yourself, Fall by Anish Kapoor are produced in collaboration with Acute Art […]

Announcing VDA2 Nominees

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe’re pleased to announce the nominees for the second annual Viveport Developer Awards! These 10 nominations represent some of the best and most innovative VR experiences. With a record number of entries from developers, it was incredibly difficult to shorten the list. In no particular order, here’s the 10 nominees, 2 for each category. All […]

Enter the Stormlight Archive in VR, with Way of Kings

Reading Time: 5 minutesPart of Brandon Sanderson’s fantasy epic The Stormlight Archive has been translated from the printed page to VR with this VR experience from Arcturus. We spoke with Ewan Johnson, Chief Creative Officer at Arcturus, about re-creating the world of Roshar. [embedded content] Can you give us a brief overview of the world of The Stormlight Archive? For […]