HTC Vive is an impressive virtual reality helmet, but it is still very far from ease of use. As reported, the email for the first users of HTC Vive, who will be able to see the world around them in a completely different way, includes a diagram showing that the package of delivery of the consumer version of the device includes at least twenty different items. Most of them are the same ones that were included in the delivery kit for developers, in which there were even more wires.
Even simply unpacking HTC Vive without instructions will not be easy, which follows from the title of the note “You might need a manual just to unpack the HTC Vive” by Dante D'Orazio, published by The Verge. This illustrated note covers the theme of the HTC Vive package.
This complexity is largely due to the approach to providing users with interaction with virtual reality, which is provided by this device. Unlike the PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift, HTC Vive provides "virtual reality across the premises." This is achieved thanks to the laser tracking system, the performance of which is provided by the lighting socket modules.
These modules require installation and connection to wall electrical outlets. You must also connect a virtual reality helmet to a personal computer. Vive also has two different controllers. All of this involves a lot of power cables, USB cables, poles, and more.
If the user ordered Vive, then he will receive it no earlier than April 5, 2015. But no one, perhaps, ever said that being among the first users is a cheap or simple pleasure.
So, what elements are included in the package of news?
A - Base station x 2 (Two base stations)
B - Sync cable
C - Base station power adapter x2 (Two base station power supply adapters)
D - Mounting kit
E - Link box
F - Link box mounting pad
G - Link box power adapter
H - HDMI cable
I - USB cable
J - Earbuds (Headphones)
K - Alternate face cushion (narrow)
L - Cleaning cloth
M - Documentation
N - Headset with 3-in-1 cable and audio cable (Device with a three-in-one cable and audio cable)
O - Controller (with lanyard) x 2 (Two controllers (with cord))
P - Micro USB charger x 2 (Two Micro USB Chargers)
This delivery set, from which the user has to “assemble” a wonderful virtual reality device, is more like a designer than a modern consumer device, which you can start using in a couple of minutes.
Virtual reality has not yet received significant distribution, but with its help everyone can already "go to Mars." It also allows you to consider the picture not only from the outside, but also from the inside.
Will virtual reality devices soon become as simple, understandable, and massive as smartphones?
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