The Vive Pre, HTC’s New VR Developer Kit: First Look

[kcarbotte]

In December, HTC delayed the release of the Vive VR HMD, citing a “really big breakthrough” that had just been achieved weeks before. The company wouldn’t say what this breakthrough was, but it said we would find out at CES. We did.

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[Oldbutstillatit]

@ 16:40 keys clickity clack, turn the monitor and the little magic blue screen on the (now turned monitor) is gone. #sigh

Thank you Tom's for the video and the article. I love this site, for years!

 

[Oldbutstillatit]

Hmmm......double post? Anyway, Thanks Tom's for the article and video. @ 16:40 they realise we can all see (those like me that look for it) and clickity clack, twist and poof. The magic blue screen is gone.

 

[bit_user]

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Thanks, but it's unfortunate the HMD view wasn't on the screen in the background. Few things are more boring than watching someone having a VR experience from the outside.

 

[kcarbotte]

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Thanks, but it's unfortunate the HMD view wasn't on the screen in the background. Few things are more boring than watching someone having a VR experience from the outside.

HTC would not let us film the computer or the screen displaying the game.
It would be nice to be able to show everyone what I was seeing but the company was very strict about that. I actually got a couple shots with the screen without noticing and JB Mcree tapped me on the sholder and asked me to change angles.

 

[Keng Yuan]

We asked how a developer would go about getting one of those kits, but Mcree told us those details are still being ironed out.

Too little, too late.

 

[kcarbotte]

We asked how a developer would go about getting one of those kits, but Mcree told us those details are still being ironed out.

Too little, too late.

The VR industry is just getting started.
its far from too late.