The city of Barcelona is currently hosting the Mobile World Congress 2023Or MWC for friends, a show highlighting new mobile technologies, but not only. HTC is obviously on site and did some announcements about the VIVE XR Elite, its headset AR/VR.
New face seal for mixed reality with the VIVE XR Elite and updates for businesses, VIVEVERSE for Businessnew private 5G network solution G REIGNS or updates to VIVE Mars CamTrack, here is what announced HTC At MWC 2023 :
Organizations are increasingly looking to host immersive spaces for employees and customers, and support remote collaboration, learning environments, sales opportunities, and more. After the successful deployment of several partner projects, VIVERSE is now offering features of its platform as a service through the launch of the versatile and customizable VIVERSE for Business.
Traditionally, it’s been difficult for an organization to build its own immersive virtual space, but with VIVERSE for Business, businesses can choose from pre-made building blocks, allowing for easy, modular designs covering everything from avatar and communication functions to the look and feel of the space itself.
At Mobile World Congress, VIVERSE and partner Cityscape will demonstrate how this modular approach allows businesses to choose the size and style of their virtual space, then effortlessly add their brand to it. At launch, modules will include common spaces, reception spaces, exhibition spaces, team spaces, meeting spaces, and auditorium spaces, to choose from and build. Businesses can also personalize spaces with their own brand.
VIVERSE for Business is designed to be accessible by all employees and customers on a wide range of devices: smartphones, tablets, desktops, laptops or even XR devices.
- VIVE XR Elite’s New Mixed Reality Face Seal :
The new VIVE XR Elite MR face seal is designed to make mixed reality more immersive and intuitive, giving the user the ability to see their surroundings, enhanced by virtual overlays. The new MR face seal maintains comfort and makes XR tasks easier as users can maintain situational awareness and more seamlessly operate real-world equipment. The new mixed reality face seal is available today on vive.com in Q2.
As announced at CES, the VIVE XR Elite for enterprise will soon appear. It combines the acclaimed XR headset with VIVE’s comprehensive warranty and services for business. The lightweight and versatile VIVE XR Elite is particularly suitable for a wide range of mixed reality scenarios, where virtual overlays can be combined with real-world elements.
Building on the success of the VIVE Business AppStore, launched with the VIVE Focus 3, VIVE is actively working with a wide range of developers to build a strong ecosystem of business apps. VIVE XR Elite’s industry-leading mixed reality capabilities open up a whole new dimension for developers, which is especially powerful for professional applications such as training experiences.
Launched in 2022, the VIVE Mars CamTrack camera tracking solution is compact, plug-and-play, and affordable. Recently, famed Corridor Crew used Mars CamTrack to film their fantasy series, Son of a Dungeon, while automotive brand Infiniti and Carstage created a commercial to launch the Infiniti Q60 luxury SUV. VIVE Mars CamTrack will bring the latest virtual production techniques to MWC, using an LED wall powered by AOTO Electronics, a leading LED display manufacturer.
Attendees will be able to immerse themselves in virtual scenes from VIVERSE and VIVE Originals – BEATDAY, demonstrating how quickly and easily professional virtual filming can be achieved with the VIVE Mars CamTrack. Perfect for field units, any scene can be loaded in seconds for a tailored and seamless mix between real and virtual environments. Aximmetry Technologies’ real-time virtual studio software will be used to teleport visitors into different virtual environments.
A special offer is being launched today for users in Europe and North America who can save 10% when purchasing the VIVE Mars CamTrack and Aximmetry Broadcast DE Edition. More details are available at mars.vive.com/bundle-sales.
- VIVE Originals – BEATDAY :
HTC VIVE’s in-house production division, VIVE Originals, continued to develop the immersive and interactive entertainment platform BEATDAY. Previously shown at SXSW, BEATDAY’s latest immersive experience is “Light the Night: Redhat Killer” – BEATDAY’s first released theatrical project made with volumetric capture, it combines stunning visuals with puzzle games and concert elements.
Based on the Taiwanese drama “Light the Night”, users wear the new VIVE XR Elite, and can socialize in cyberpunk Hikari Bar, before switching to a musical performance by Julia Wu. With gorgeous visuals and immersive social functions, this latest VIVE Originals – BEATDAY content is a good range of what the metaverse has to offer.
- G REIGNS – REIGN CORE S2 :
HTC subsidiary G REIGNS debuted at last year’s Mobile World Congress with an impressive demonstration of portable private 5G (P5G) technology developed with Lumen Technologies. The original REIGN CORE P5G solution delivered a fast, low-latency, high-capacity 5G network in a small luggage-sized box, which was used to power half of HTC’s VR demos at MWC 2022.
This year, HTC Vive unveils REIGN CORE S2, its brand new P5G solution. Smaller, faster, and with an even larger 5G coverage area of 10,000 square meters, REIGN CORE S2 is built to O-RAN standards and is highly portable for easy deployment in offices, pop-up spaces, warehouses and more. REIGN CORE S2 is used at the HTC booth to transmit real-time video of the VIVE Mars CamTrack x VIVE Originals demo in high definition and exquisite detail.
Simultaneously, the high-bandwidth REIGN CORE S2 network hosts a multi-user VR experience to demonstrate Autodesk VRED 3D engineering collaboration – requiring high fidelity and low latency. This means that the same REIGN CORE S2 network powers both high-definition video and high-quality collaborative VR.
- Location Based Software Suite applied to VIVE Focus 3 :
VIVE’s expertise in location-based experience (LBE) is also showcased as part of Park Playground’s Mission Planet X. This multiplayer VR game will see teams of four play cooperatively to defeat aliens. Players will use the VIVE Focus 3, along with attachments to shoot enemies. VIVE Focus 3 and VIVE’s Location Based Software Suite (LBSS) make it quick and easy to establish a location-based experience in a wide range of environments. LBSS allows sites to quickly onboard users and support large numbers of concurrent users, as well as rapid user turnover with minimal downtime.