Operation Apex and the Motivations Behind It

Reading Time: 5 minutesWith the launch of Operation Apex today on the HTC VIVE, we asked the CEO of Curiscope, Ed Barton, to give us some in depth insight into the virtual experience surrounding one of the most expansive, diverse places on the planet: our ocean. [embedded content] It’s hard to imagine a world without plastics. For most […]

Viveport holiday picks for 2017

Reading Time: 4 minutesWhether you’re experiencing VR for the first time or looking for new titles to check out, we’ve got some holiday picks for you – sourced from our very own Viveport staff. Think of these as personal picks from people who know best! [embedded content] Available now in Viveport Subscription Thomas’ pick, and here’s why: With […]

Front Defense: Heroes introduces V-Move, a new form of VR locomotion

Reading Time: 2 minutesReleased today and developed by Vive Studios’ first-party developer Fantahorn Studio, Front Defense: Heroes is a highly-polished, online multiplayer shooter set in the final days of WW2. Playing as either the Axis or the Allies, players can challenge their friends to a 5 on 5 game of Team Deathmatch or Mission Mode across 5 multiplayer […]

Smashing all the things with VRobot

Reading Time: 4 minutes[embedded content] Hello Oleg! To start off, tell us what your role is in making VRobot? As CEO of Luden.io, my role lies in protecting developers and fun gameplay from boring ideas. I spend my time programming as well as building communications with media and partners like Viveport. What’s the origin of VRobot – you […]

More great stuff to watch and a holiday sale on popular Daydream appsMore great stuff to watch and a holiday sale on popular Daydream appsProduct Manager

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith cold weather outside and the holidays fast approaching, now’s the perfect time to take a moment and kick back with Daydream. We’re launching an update to make it easier to discover great content both in and out of VR, plus loads of new VR experiences to keep you entertained. Find great VR content easily […]

Test your astro-mechanic skills in Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith Star Wars™: The Last Jedi™ a handful of days away (in theaters December 15th!) we’re excited to present Star Wars™: Droid Repair Bay – Astro-Mechanic for the Resistance on Viveport. [embedded content] Created by Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB (who previously developed Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine) and powered by Nissan, this is the official virtual reality […]

Nobel Prize and HTC Vive Partner To Debut The First VR Experience For The 2017 Nobel Prize

Reading Time: 2 minutesStockholm, Sweden– December 5, 2017 – During the Nobel Week when the Nobel Laureates come to Stockholm and Oslo, HTC VIVE™ and Nobel Media announced a partnership to create the first virtual reality experience for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The VR experience “The Circadian Rhythm” takes viewers on a journey into the […]

Slice and dice in the Kingdom of Blades

Reading Time: 5 minutesReady to slice and dice in the Three Kingdoms? Kingdom of Blades is now available on Viveport, so we caught up with Chesstar Studios to talk about their samurai slicer. [embedded content] Tell us about Kingdom of Blades! Kingdom of Blades is a fast-paced VR slicer game based around a cartoon rendition of the famous Three […]

DreamWorks’ legendary VR experience – Voltron!

Reading Time: 5 minutesSci-fi action series DreamWorks’ Voltron: Legendary Defender is set to continue for many seasons to come, so it’s a great time to expand their universe with a VR experience. We spoke to Lead Designer Dan Kingdom about DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles.  [embedded content] Hello there! Please introduce yourself to our audience of Voltron and VR fans. […]

Poly API: 3D objects on demandPoly API: 3D objects on demandProduct Manager

Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday we’re making it even easier for developers to find and use 3D objects and scenes for their VR and AR apps with the Poly API. Poly lets creators and developers browse, find, and download 3D objects and scenes for use in their apps. It’s fully integrated with Blocks and Tilt Brush, and even allows […]

Developing for the Vive Tracker with the VRUnicorns

Reading Time: 6 minutesWith Vive Trackers and the Racket Sports Set becoming available soon, we chatted with the mystical developers at VRUnicorns, who are bringing compatibility with the new accessories to their hashtagged VR titles. Being “game jammers by heart” our questions were answered by Horatiu Roman (Chief Technical Unicorn), and Julie Heyde (#ChickenBitch) of VRUnicorns. [embedded content] […]

Winners of “HP Mars Home Planet” Conceptual Design Phase Announced

Reading Time: 4 minutesLife on Mars is one step closer to ‘virtual’ reality as nine winners have been announced at Autodesk University Las Vegas 2017, for the first phase of HP Mars Home Planet – a global project pairing co-creation on the Launch Forth platform with virtual reality (VR) to simulate a utopian civilization of one million people on Mars. From buildings, vehicles, […]

Experimenting with VR at the South China Morning PostExperimenting with VR at the South China Morning PostGoogle News Lab Lead, APAC

Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving spent my pre-Google career as a reporter and editor at legacy media organizations, I can tell you that digital transformation in the news industry is challenging. Even when news organizations have the will, resources and technical expertise, the obstacles to transformation can be daunting. In Asia, few news organization have plunged headlong into digital […]

VIVE Tracker Bundles Up In Time For The Holidays

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s been a great year for Vive Tracker and we’re consistently impressed by the way the developer community has integrated Tracker into their experiences, prototypes and arcades. From MarioKart VR, to full body tracking, to the first VR keyboard, Vive Tracker enables new types of VR projects quickly and affordably. But that’s just for developers […]

A Cornucopia of VIVE Black Friday Deals 

Reading Time: 2 minutesBefore the year’s most delicious holiday takes place, we want to share our exciting Black Friday deals across VIVE and VIVEPORT. Customers who purchase a Vive between Friday, November 24th at 12:00am ET through Monday, November 27th at 11:59pm PT will receive a Deluxe Audio Strap with the purchase of their Vive in addition to the current Fallout 4 VR bundle. For $599 each customer will get […]

Vive Studios Announces Super Puzzle Galaxy and Front Defense: Heroes, Two New First-Party Titles for HTC Vive

Reading Time: 3 minutesFantahorn Studios and 2 Bears Studio develop their second titles for Vive Studios, emphasizing multiplayer and user-generated content Vive Studios today announced two new first-party titles coming to Vive in early December 2017. After releasing popular games this past year, 2 Bears Studio (Arcade Saga) and Fantahorn Studios (Front Defense) have developed their second titles […]

Vive Announces Vive Wave Open Platform and Vive Focus, Its Standalone VR device For China

Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, at our Vive Developers Conference (VDC) in Beijing, we announced the VIVE WAVE VR Open Platform.  With it, we are taking another huge step in driving the most vibrant ecosystem for VR forward. Vive Wave will open up the path to easy mobile VR content development and device optimization for third-party partners. So far, twelve […]

Volkswagen Launch The T-Roc Virtual Reality Experience

Reading Time: 2 minutesTo celebrate the world premiere of the T-Roc, Volkswagen prepared something special: A virtual reality exhibition right in the lobby of the Volkswagen Brand Tower. The historic brand tower is the administrative center of the Volkswagen group, and stands on the site of the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. This VR exhibit is now freely […]