The technology of Virtual Reality is fast approaching. VR essentially started off by making a great impact in the gaming field, however; as time passed by, VR has been consciously taken ahead by tech giants such as HTC and Sony among others into other interesting segments, as well.
As Terence McKenna, American ethnobotanist and author had rightfully predicted, “This is what virtual reality holds out to us – the possibility of walking into the constructs of the imagination.” To explore these constructs, HTC has come with an alternative VR platform that will serve as your one-stop shop for things like education, travel, news and a variety of other services. It will be available on all web platforms including mobile and desktop.
Viveport, HTC's virtual reality platform.
"It has been hard for some creators of educational content to surface in the app stores and be promoted, because a lot of it is around gaming," Rikard Steiber, senior vice president of virtual reality at HTC, said. "We want virtual reality to be something a lot more mass market."
They have attempted at developing a consumer-friendly interface with Viveport. Other than that, HTC also updated its Vive headset to allow users to watch movies and carry out other activities more conveniently.
While, the app has been soft-launched in China; a developer beta will be available in a few weeks, and consumers in 30 countries will be able to browse crazy-cool, immersive experiences in the store later this fall.
