How European XR companies can pitch VIVE X Europe

Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve simplified how European XR companies can pitch VIVE X Europe during COVID-19 Despite the challenges this year, the VR industry has continued to create and innovate, and Vive X has been a key part of that. Recently we were excited to announce our investment in French startup Emissive, who are developing the Exponential platform […]

Coming Soon to Viveport Infinity in December

Reading Time: 3 minutesVIVEPORT Infinity is the gift that keeps on giving. Each month brings brand new titles to your Infinity library, ensuring there is always a new adventure waiting for you as soon as you put on your headset. 2020 has been quite a year but it has been filled with killer VR content.  To end the […]

Make your own virtual reality 3D Shooter

Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the latest issue of Wireframe magazine, Mark Vanstone shows you how to turn a 3D shooter into a VR game for a variety of viewers, from Google Cardboard to gaming headsets. Our shooter, now in VR format. Blast aliens from the sky as they fly over the mountains. Browser development has really matured of […]

Behind the mask: A chat with the developers of Maskmaker

Reading Time: 6 minutesInnerspace VR, the developers behind A Fisherman’s Tale, is busy working on another captivating VR experience, Maskmaker. As a maskmaker’s apprentice, you’ll learn the magic of crafting masks and the power of wearing them. Solving puzzle after puzzle, you’ll explore this diverse and stunning world on your quest to understand the identity of Prospero, the man […]

Pick up Phasmophobia with Viveport’s Black Friday Deal

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis year we are thankful for virtual reality’s ability to transport us to new realities and far off places. We are grateful for our passionate community of VR enthusiasts and subscribers as well as for our developer partners. To show our appreciation, we’re celebrating Black Friday a little early. Starting today, an annual subscription for […]

The Million Dollar Developer Question: How Do I Get Funding?

Reading Time: 3 minutesEarlier this year, we shared key findings from our annual developer survey, covering a range of topics from the biggest changes the industry’s seen over the last year to the segments most primed for growth. Developers also shared their personal challenges creating and scaling new VR content, and while each story was unique, the single issue of funding was […]

Developers Get 100% Revenue Share on Viveport for the 2020 Holidays

Reading Time: 2 minutesEach year we look to celebrate our developer community while offering our full support during their busiest season. With November and December being the most profitable months for game developers, we’re announcing that VIVEPORT developers will earn 100% net revenue share for their titles on the platform through the end of the year. From November […]

Coming Soon to Viveport Infinity in November

Reading Time: 5 minutesHello, Infinity subscribers! November’s guide to all things Viveport Infinity is stuffed with upcoming releases, recent launches, and special events. To start, we have six new titles already lined up to hit your library this upcoming month. Make sure to check out Jon Favreau’s Gnomes and Goblins when it comes to Infinity in November and […]

HTC VIVE’s Halloween Treats

Reading Time: 4 minutesNo medium does horror quite like virtual reality. Every creak of a floorboard, every passing shadow and every suspicion of a scare lurking around the corner is magnified as you’re immersed in your greatest nightmares. If you’re brave enough to spend Halloween in your headset this year, VIVE has all of your scares covered. With […]

Viveport Infinity’s Top 10 Scary VR Titles for Halloween

Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat’s lurking behind your headset this Halloween season? A mystery, a curse, a zombie, or an unfriendly spirit? This Halloween, Viveport Infinity is bringing the scares to you with our guide to the top 10 spooky virtual reality experiences full of terror and sure to make you scream. To up the horror level, we’re bringing […]

HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang Wins Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award

Reading Time: 3 minutesToday, we are proud to announce that Cher Wang, co-founder and Chairwoman/CEO of HTC has been awarded the ‘Accenture VR Lifetime Achievement Award’ by the Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR). “Cher Wang has been a true pioneer in the VR industry – having vision, taking risks, and moving forward with courage well before consumer […]

HTC VIVE Cosmos Series Recognized Among Top Product Designs of 2020

Reading Time: 2 minutesFast Company Announces “Innovation by Design” Award Honorees With precision-cut patterns in the faceplate and a metallic blue color, the HTC VIVE Cosmos headset is striking even at a glance. And it’s the function behind the form that makes it a worthy honoree in the Fast Company Innovation by Design Awards. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UDJ9RzC32w] We sat […]

Coming Soon to Viveport Infinity in October

Reading Time: 3 minutesSandwiched between Viveport’s 4th Anniversary and the upcoming Halloween season, this month’s Viveport Coming Soon Guide is packed with exciting new content. October brings you co-op party games, immersive art exhibits, adventure puzzles, and, of course, horror. If you are just discovering Infinity’s library of hundreds of top titles like the ones below, you’re in […]

VIVEPORT Turns 4! Celebrate with The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

Reading Time: 3 minutesVIVEPORT turns four this week and we’re going all out on the birthday celebrations! For a limited time, new and existing annual Viveport Infinity subscribers can opt-in to receive a free copy of The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners while all subscribers can now explore the most recent additions to the Infinity library: Polyarc’s Moss and L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files from Rockstar Games. Starting today through October 11th, annual Viveport Infinity subscribers in select countries can redeem their copy of The Walking Dead: Saints & […]

Celebrating the Emmy-Nominated Viveport Title, Awavena

Reading Time: 3 minutesYou find yourself deep in the jungles of the Amazon, surrounded by lush vegetation and the sounds of the rainforest. As you spot a butterfly fluttering by, your ears are connected to a woman’s soothing voice in a native dialect; you suddenly drift into a comfortable connection with the ecosystem around you. This is Awavena, […]

Coming soon to Viveport Infinity in September

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs September arrives, we begin to close out on the humidity of summer and welcome the crisp air of autumn. It also means we finally get to share the incredible VR adventures that are heading your way next month in Viveport Infinity. From enchanting galaxies to archeological mysteries and arcade classics, five new titles are […]

Venice Film Festival’s VR Selection to Release on Viveport

Reading Time: 12 minutesSince film festival attendees can’t experience “la dolce vita” in person this year, the 77th Venice International Film Festival’s VR selection will be held entirely virtual in 2020. HTC Vive is partnering with La Biennale di Venezia to bring Venice VR Expanded, the official Virtual Reality selection of the festival, to the Viveport platform. From September 2 […]

Surf the Web and Manage Crowds Now With VIVE Sync

Reading Time: 2 minutesConnecting remote teams will continue to be the focus of businesses and team leaders for the foreseeable future and many have turned to VR as a solution to their current reality. Since launching in open beta on April 30, there have been over 5,000 meetings held in VIVE Sync and daily use of the platform […]

SnapshotVR’s Viveport Open Tournament Starts Saturday

Reading Time: 2 minutesSnapshotVR brings tournament-level paintball to VR. Exclusively on Viveport and Viveport Infinity for a limited time, the early access title is an arena-style shooter built for competitive solo or team play. This Saturday, SnapshotVR will hold its first-ever tournament so pick your team, practice your SnapshotVR lingo, and hone your skills if you want to […]

Protecting Gorillas Through the Power of VR

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Ellen Fund Presents: Gorillas in VR is a beautifully ambient experience with spatial audio allowing people to spend a few intimate moments with wild critically-endangered mountain gorillas in the volcanic jungles of northern Rwanda. Produced by award-winning immersive studio Habitat XR, the experience was a collaboration between famed talk show host and comedienne, Ellen […]

VR Developers Share Their Biggest Challenges and How They’ve Overcome Them

Reading Time: 5 minutesKey Challenges and Solutions – HTC VIVE 2020 Developer Survey Takeaways  To be the best advocate for the VR developer community, we know we have to listen to the triumphs as well as the setbacks developers face. In part one of this series, we covered the key trends and opportunities available to VR developers. In […]

Coming soon to Viveport Infinity in August

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith so many hits added to our Infinity library in July, we still haven’t been able to play all of the new titles in our queue yet. From critically acclaimed hits like Paper Beast to Early Access exclusives like Snapshot VR, this past month has been nonstop gaming for Infinity members. But the summer fun […]