HTC Re Vive - virtual reality helmet

The Taiwanese manufacturer has just announced RE Vive, its first virtual reality helmet at Mobile World Congress. Designed with Valve, it should benefit from the development of the platform Steam games.

HTC has decided to enter the market for virtual reality helmets by announcing its Re Vive, designed with Valve, the US giant video games. This is also the first SteamVR helmet, which means it will benefit the environment and that Valve will thereby benefit from the growth of the platform Steam games.

A station for detecting the movements

HTC Re Vive has a screen of a definition of 1200 x 1080 pixels for each eye, with a refresh rate of 90 Hz. It includes everything you need to allow it to detect the user’s movements: namely a laser position sensor (which gives it an accuracy of a tenth of a degree), and a gyroscope and an accelerometer.

Even better, the headphones can be spotted in space with a base station SteamVR, which should be equipped with a camera allowing it to detect LEDs present on the Re Vive. This station will be able to capture all the user’s movements in a space of 4.6 meters wide.

Connected directly to a PC

HTC has also provided a controller, which should accompany the augmented reality headset, giving the user full control of his gaming environment. This controller should enable it to manage its movements and interactions with objects. Finally, note that the Re Vive connects directly to a PC, and it has an output mini-jack, allowing connecting headphones directly to the side of the unit.

HTC Re Vive expected to be available by year’s end; however, we still do not know its price.

The fledgling market increasingly competitive

Manufacturers therefore seem to focus more on this market for virtual reality helmets. HTC Re Vive, Samsung Gear VR, Microsoft HoloLens … it seems even according to some rumors that Apple also eyeing him on this universe still in its infancy.

After tablets, watches and bracelets online, virtual reality helmets market would become a new battleground for manufacturers.

HTC Re Vive - virtual reality helmet