Burn while viewing: 7 VR Burning Man-style experiences

Reading Time: 4 minutesBurning Man is the biggest party out there, combining music, art and culture together in a smorgasbord of human expression to create a truly memorable experience, all in the backdrop of a Nevada desert. For those who are unable to make it to Black Rock City this year, we recommend these immersive experiences that channel […]

Back to School VR sale! Join the Education Evolution

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhether you’re a parent sending a child back to school, a student yourself or just someone who never lost the love of learning, we want to evolve your education in VR! You can save up to 90% on selected titles in our Back to School Sale, on now. An incredible, awe-inspiring experience that is a […]

Viveport and Viveport Subscription  Add Oculus Rift Support – Consumer launch set for September 4

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs part of Viveport’s commitment to connect content creators to global audiences, we’re excited to announce that Viveport now supports Oculus Rift compatible titles. Developers can opt-in their titles to display as Oculus Rift compatible from today, with the full consumer launch on September 4th. Adding support for Oculus Rift doubles the potential audience for […]

Going BLAM-BLAM with BAAM SQUAD

Reading Time: 8 minutesIf onomatopoeic-named VR shooters are your kind of thing, well then, BAAM SQUAD (the title must be shouted at all times) is your jam. We yelled at Eric Song, director at 5minlab, until he gave us some answers to our questions. Interview by Nathan Ortega, Vive Staff [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4tNhec0CHY] Tell us a little about your […]

Stirring it up with Dungeon Brewmaster

Reading Time: 6 minutesIt’s often the unsung heroes of fantasy that have the best stories. Sure, you might be a brave warrior or wily mage, but does anyone talk to you about their troubles after the end of a hard day’s adventuring? Dungeon Brewmaster puts you in the leather boots of a fantasy bartender, mixing it up (literally) […]

Vive Celebrates Amazon Prime Day with a Special Deal on the Vive Pro

Reading Time: 3 minutesAmazon Prime Day is here and this year Vive is getting in on the action. From 12 pm PT on July 16 to 8:59pm PT July 17, all Amazon Prime Members who purchase a Vive Pro HMD will receive a bonus $50 Amazon gift card and a $50 Viveport gift card. In addition, customers will […]

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.    […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Viveport Subscription Member Deals are here!

Reading Time: 2 minutesAre you a Viveport Subscription member? You can save this weekend on Prison Boss VR plus The Gallery Parts 1 and 2! With over 375 titles now available in Viveport Subscription, the monthly price is increasing on March 22nd. (If you’re an existing subscriber, or subscribe before March 22nd, you’ll continue to pay your current […]

Konrad the Kitten is ready for all your love in VR

Reading Time: 6 minutesWith cute-sim Konrad the Kitten launching officially this week, we caught up with Konrad Kunze, Lead Game Designer at FusionPlay, to ask him all about the love, care and attention needed to own a virtual feline. [embedded content] Hello! Please introduce yourself to everyone. Hi, I am Konrad Kunze, the Lead Game Designer at FusionPlay. […]

Viveport Subscription update: get the best rate for 2018

Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you haven’t tried Viveport Subscription yet, there’s never been a better time! Over 375 VR titles are waiting for you, with more being added every week. In less than a year, Viveport Subscription has grown enormously, starting with a little over 50 titles available to over 375 now. As a member you can check […]

Playing a virtual god in Townsmen VR

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe ‘God game’ genre is one of the oldest in PC gaming, but recreating that experience in VR is a relatively new idea. Having made a successful mobile franchise, HandyGames are building on that success (pun intended) with Townsmen VR, letting you get up close and very personal with your virtual minions. We spoke with Christopher Kassulke, CEO […]

Yee-haw! Saddle up with Hopalong: The Badlands

Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you’ve ever played at being a cowboy or pretended a broom was a horse (Wait, just us?) then you’ll be right at home in the wild, weird west of Hopalong: The Badlands. With Hopalong now available as part of Viveport Subscription, we talked to (appropriately enough) Texas-based developers From the Future about their rootin’ […]

Step Inside the Unabomber Investigation with HTC Vive and Newseum

Reading Time: 3 minutesThis is a guest blog post by Lukasz Biernacki, Communications Associate at Immersion. If you’re one of the many that spent the Christmas break binging on Netflix then you may be familiar with Manhunt: Unabomber, the eight-part docudrama outlining the FBI investigation that led to the arrest of Ted Kaczynski. For those of you not […]

Enter your VR app for the second Viveport Developer Awards

Reading Time: 2 minutesLast year, in the inaugural VDAs, we awarded prizes to apps across the spectrum of what’s possible in VR – from recreating history with Apollo 11 VR, to witnessing a piece of art in motion with Firebird – La Péri. With another year of experience and experimentation, we’re hoping to see the bar raised, if […]