NANCHANG, China, Oct. 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- HTC Corporation ("HTC"), a pioneer in innovative, smart mobile and virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) technologies, held the HTC Vive Ecosystem Forum today at the World Conference on VR Industry (WCVRI) in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. During the event, HTC Vive announced immediate availability of its Vive 6DoF (6 degrees of freedom) Developer Kit for the Vive Wave Ecosystem and showcased several groundbreaking 6DoF interactive pieces of VR content and technology.
"We are excited to collaborate with the IVRA (Industry of VR Alliance), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China and Jiangxi provincial government to host the first 'World Conference of the VR Industry'. It's been amazing to see the rapid pace of advancement in the VR/AR space and the broad-based support of industry, academic and government leaders gathered here at the event," said Alvin Wang Graylin, China President, HTC. "Today, we are taking the spatial computing industry to yet another level as we announce the availability of the full 6DoF developer kit for the Vive Wave open ecosystem, and a host of new 6DoF content and technologies to more easily bring users into fully immersive virtual worlds."
New Developer Kits for 6DOF Standalones via Vive Wave
At the conference, HTC Vive introduced the 6DoF Developer Kit that opens a path for developers of the Vive Wave VR platform to develop or port their VR experiences to two handed full-6DoF standalone VR controls. The Developer Kit includes two 6DoF controllers and a tracking attachment that works with any existing Vive Focus devices and a suite of related software tools. Interested developers can apply for the kits today at developer.vive.com/cn/wave6dof_en/.Today, Vive Wave already powers devices globally from six different vendors, allowing developers to publish content to one shared marketplace that can hit any number of stand-alone VR HMDs powered by Vive Wave.
HTC Vive also demonstrated 6DoF hand and finger tracking technology that works natively on the Vive Pro. Through the front-camera and its proprietary AI computer vision technology, Vive Pro users can soon interact in VR environments directly with their hands without the need for any special specialized tracking hardware. This innovation will soon enable much more natural and immersive controls to be default part of future VR experiences. Developer tools will be made available to registered Viveport developers in the near future.
Groundbreaking Immersive Experiences Debut on Vive
More Innovative Ecosystem Achievements and Partnerships
In addition to content, Vive debuted new partner technology innovations by Vive X teams, including:
Finally, HTC Vive announces the soft opening of the world's first HTC Vive Flagship Store, which is located at the Consumer Electronics Exchange/Exhibition Center (CEEC) in Shenzhen. The HTC Vive Flagship Store is intended to deliver a unique VR arcade experience together with a premium offline retail and service center, where consumers will enjoy coming with their whole family and return regularly.
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