Following the major announcements and highlights of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 conference held in Barcelona, Spain, HTC VIVE also introduced new enterprise immersive services for its XR Elite Bussiness Edition product.
HTC VIVE’s new business capabilities include an enhanced VIVERSE platform for productivity and remote collaboration use cases, along with new AI assistant features.
Cher Wang, co-founder and chairman of HTCAdded:
Every year, the XR industry is providing more innovations to support humanity. In 2023, we will help older adults gain new experiences and optimize medical diagnostic tools. VR headsets have been installed on the International Space Station for mental and physical health. And VIVE Arts helped make Vincent van Gogh’s final work beautiful in a way it had never been seen before. XR is inspiring people all over the world, and the possibilities are endless.
New features for business-optimized XR devices include support for a location-based software suite that supports multi-user location-based experiences such as arcades, museums, galleries, and cultural institutions. New features also include the VIVE Business+ system, which optimizes vehicle hardware and software deployment.
HTC VIVE claims that a combination of new features can improve operation over longer multi-user sessions. The company also confirmed that new hardware accessories, such as face gaskets, over-the-top head straps, and security clips, support “a variety of use cases.”
Leveraging VIVERSE and AI for new XR use cases
Along with the updated HTC VIVE XR Elite Business Edition, the leading XR device provider is also launching the VIVERSE Starter Park to help organizations get started with their enterprise collaboration platform.
The VIVERSE immersive collaboration platform allows businesses to create custom meeting and event spaces for a variety of remote collaboration use cases.
The Starter Pack includes promotions such as 3 months of VIVERSE for Business, 10x free VIVE XR Elite Business Edition device, and free access to VIVE Business+ to attract new users to the platform. It probably aims to join the mainstream wave of XR creation tools that will be introduced in the coming years. Apple Vision Pro.
Additionally, the VIVERSE platform features deep AI integration to enhance the platform.
New AI features introduce an AI personal assistant to assist with everyday productivity tasks such as calendar updates, voice-to-text translation, and real-time translation (in 8 languages).
AI features also improve the performance of avatars on the Service, and AI enhances the movements of user avatars. HTC VIVE also adds support for the VIVE Ultimate Tracking product for VIVERSE users, enabling even more valuable avatar movements.
Learn more about XR Elite Business Edition
The HTC VIVE XR Elite Business Edition upgrades the specifications of the original version, offering a compact form factor with upgraded features at a price of $1,299.
Some features of the device include:
- 6DoF (6 degrees of freedom) motion tracking
- 3840 x 1920 combined resolution
- 110-degree field of view (FoV) with 90Hz refresh rate
- Removable and replaceable battery cradle with improved ergonomics for 2 hours of battery life
The device comes with a variety of services and features to meet a variety of workspace requirements. That means the company manages the entire device, including monitoring battery life, performance, and other important real-time data, helping users stay informed about headset performance and report issues. Optimize efficiency.
Additionally, the product includes user management tools to help businesses manage users with specific permissions (administrators, editors, viewers) for better organizational efficiency, and deployment configuration allows businesses to configure their headsets with custom settings. You can control placement.
Additionally, HTC VIVE XR Elite Business Edition Kiosk Mode manages content access to eliminate distractions and creates a streamlined, controlled workflow that helps administrators achieve business goals by customizing app permissions, network security, tutorials, and other parameters. Allows you to create it.
Additionally, the product’s Visual Odometry (VO) mode extends user rotation to deploy immersive experiences, allowing users to enter, train, and highlight noteworthy immersive experiences on the headset without requiring extensive setup of the environment.