HTC Vive

HTC Vive

The HTC Vive is the ultimate in Virtual Reality Kits, bringing real world surprises thanks to its intuitive headset. Featuring a 110 degree field of view with front facing camera that can blend real world elements into the virtual world.

Coupled with 32 sensors on the headset, 2 base stations and hand controllers you can enjoy 360 degree freedom to explore and interact with the virtual world.

Recommended Ages Year 7+ (ages 13+)
Product Cost Starting from $950 (not including PC)
Where to Purchase HTC Vive can be purchased from Harvey Normal or EB Games

Product Requirements

GPU: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better
CPU: Intel® i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent or better
RAM: 4 GB or more
Video Output: HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer
USB Port: 1x USB 2.0 or better port
Operating System: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10

A computer running the Steam Client and a free Steam user account.

Loanable Kits

State Library has kits of this item available for loan to libraries within the Regional Libraries Queensland and Indigenous Knowledge Centres network. Libraries can place a reservation through the Aurora catalogue (availability is subject to existing reservations, loans and associated return dates).

The kits are for use by patrons within the library only, as part of supervised library programming. They will not be listed in the public online catalogue for personal reservation.

Please contact Access Services, or phone 07 3842 9014 with any queries.

Kit Contents

  • 1x HTC Vive with laptop
digital_literacy/technology_resources/htc_vive/start.txt · Last modified: 2020/02/03 09:31 by James Collins
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