On November 5, 2023, HTC, a global innovation leader in smart mobile devices and immersive technology, made a grand appearance at the 6th China International Import Expo with its new immersive ecosystem. In the technical equipment exhibition area of Hall 3, HTC VIVE showcased HTC's fruitful achievements in the XR industry for many years with a variety of hardware devices, new accessories, and VIVERSE, an immersive ecosystem covering work, entertainment, art, and life, and conveyed the great potential of XR technology to empower enterprise innovation and development with a variety of industry solutions in the fields of remote collaboration and film and television production, as well as HTC VIVE's determination and strength to continue to promote the open development of the XR ecosystem.
Take the lead in entering the metaverse industry and promote the blossoming of an open ecosystem
On the VIVE development history display wall and product exhibition area, you can see the innovation process of HTC VIVE since 2016, covering hardware, software, content and other fields. From leading the development of the smartphone industry to taking the lead in the metaverse industry with the world's leading PC VR solution, HTC has gradually developed into the only innovative international Chinese high-tech enterprise in the world that has a layout in all aspects of the entire metaverse industry chain, and the relevant innovative technology applications cover all aspects of hardware equipment, software systems, content ecology, blockchain and virtual payment system.
Today, HTC VIVE has built VIVEPORT, the world's largest Chinese VR content and service platform, and is providing users in more than 70 countries with extraordinary experiences. IN 2022, AS THE WORLD'S FIRST ADVOCATE AND PRACTICAL PROMOTER OF THE INTERCONNECTION OF DIFFERENT ENTERPRISE METAVERSE PLATFORMS, HTC VIVE OFFICIALLY RELEASED THE WORLD'S FIRST VIRTUAL REALITY PLATFORM AND ECOLOGICAL VIVERSE, REFRESHING PEOPLE'S IMMERSIVE LEARNING, ENTERTAINMENT, AND WORK EXPERIENCE, AND GIVING ENTERPRISES MORE POSSIBILITIES FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT.
"We are actively responding to the ever-changing market demand, continuously developing innovative products, expanding industry applications, and providing a more natural, freer, and more realistic immersive experience to meet the needs and imagination of users and customers," said Huang Zhaoying, senior vice president and head of global sales and marketing at HTC, in an interview with the media. WE LOOK FORWARD TO BUILDING A DIVERSE AND RICH XR AND VIVERSE ECOSYSTEM THAT WILL BRING AMAZING EXPERIENCES AND ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES TO EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS AND CULTURE, AND MORE." ”
VIVERSE innovates in an all-round way to unlock rich applications and immersive experiences
VIVERSE actively creates diverse use cases around the world, spanning multiple fields such as entertainment, healthcare, art, etc., which not only demonstrates the versatility and diversity of the VIVERSE platform, but also demonstrates the huge potential of the metaverse in different fields. At the HTC VIVE Showcase, you can see HTC's innovative XR devices combined with cutting-edge technologies, as well as the multi-domain immersive applications that can be experienced with the help of these hardware.
HTC's first all-in-one XR device, VIVE XR Elite, combines VR and MR capabilities to bring users an immersive XR experience. In addition to playing all-in-one content, users can also connect to a PC via USB-C and support Wi-Fi wireless PC streaming, making it easy to connect to VIVEPORT or Steam for more exciting PC VR content. Based on VIVE XR Elite and VIVE Focus 3, HTC VIVE continues to promote the development of the XR ecosystem, bringing more diverse and innovative experiences to consumers around the world and thousands of industries.
In terms of industry applications, the VR/MR anatomical specimen system created by HTC VIVE and Henan Baike Digital Biotechnology Co., Ltd. supports pure gesture operation and VR/MR one-click switching.
In the field of art, VIVE Arts is committed to combining cutting-edge technology and art and culture to provide a new way of experience for global audiences, so that art and culture can transcend geographical restrictions and reach every corner of the world. Since 2017, VIVE Arts has established cooperation with more than 50 art and cultural institutions around the world, including the Tate Modern in London, the Louvre in Paris, the Musée de l'Orangerie, and the Musée d'Orsay.
In the artificial intelligence experience area specially set up at the Expo, you can also set foot on the moon base in HTC's large-space VR walking immersive theater based on LBE's offline large-space entertainment application, visit the base buildings and energy facilities, gain an in-depth understanding of the living and working areas of human beings on the moon, explore the excavation, extraction, conversion and utilization of water ice, and experience the interstellar round-trip of the lunar transportation hub. With VIVE Focus 3 and HTC VIVE's Large Space Software Suite (LBSS), real-life physical elements such as obstacles and walls can be easily integrated into VR games via ArUco QR codes, delivering scientific knowledge in entertainment and unlocking the mysteries of space exploration.
In addition, VIVE Focus 3 will also be used for the first time in astronaut psychological healing on the International Space Station. HTC VIVE has partnered with Nord-Space Aps and XRHealth to create the first VR headset that adapts to the microgravity environment of space and can be used for astronauts' mental health healing. For the first time, the HTC VIVE Focus 3 will be sent to the International Space Station to accompany NASA Crew-7 members on a multi-month mission to the International Space Station, not only to help astronauts maintain their mental health during their time in orbit, but also to help them return to a healthy lifestyle as soon as possible after returning to Earth. It's another testament to HTC VIVE's technological prowess.
In recent years, digital transformation has become the focus of enterprise pursuit, VIVERSE has successfully deployed several large-scale commercial projects, integrated years of accumulated R&D technology and the needs of enterprise customers in the market, launched a multi-functional and customizable enterprise-level immersive digital experience solution VIVERSE for Business, bringing new remote collaboration, learning and sales experiences to enterprise customers, empowering the transformation and development of all walks of life, and accelerating the process of industrial digitalization.
VIVERSE for Business uses Polygon Streaming, a self-developed high-fidelity 3D model and adaptive scene loading and display technology, to realize the smooth collaboration of multiple people at the same time to operate 3D objects, effectively meeting the technical needs of digital twins and digital items.
VIVERSE for Business not only ensures the security of enterprise data, but also focuses on maintaining the integrity of existing systems and resources in the virtual space, coupled with innovative features such as modular virtual space design and artificial intelligence, to create a new immersive virtual space for enterprises.
HTC VIVE's VIVE Mars CamTrack all-in-one virtual production solution makes the entire virtual production process faster, easier, and more affordable by consolidating the physical camera's position-tracking workflow into a single, professional-grade real-time rendering engine. VIVE Mars CamTrack also allows actors to enter any virtual background in real time during production, so in many cases, the filmmaker can reach their full creative potential without the need for a live location set.
As a global technology innovation company, HTC VIVE has always adhered to the concept of openness and inclusiveness, continued to break the barriers between fiction and the real world, created an open and immersive ecosystem that all mankind can share, and constantly expanded the application prospects of cutting-edge technologies, refreshing people's experience of exploring the world, learning and leisure. Facing the new era of diverse, rich and immersive digital perception interaction, HTC VIVE will continue to adhere to ecological co-creation, strengthen industry collaboration and cooperation, and let the innovative achievements of immersive ecology benefit more industries.