Viveport is one of the biggest stores in virtual reality, and the inclusion of this service is growing so much that even the Steam Store is having to up their game. Viveport Video is growing more each month, and it has recently become the highest downloaded free app on the Viveport store, with double the amount of downloads than the app in second place. If you haven’t tried Viveport Video yet, now is the time. Viveport Video is an app that allows you watch films inside of your PC VR headset. Inside of this app you can watch 3D videos, 180° videos, 360° videos, and even 2D videos. All of this is included with the free app and there are over 700 titles to choose from.
If the statistic above surprised you, you aren’t alone. We did some digging to find out why people are so drawn to this free app, and we think we found a pretty solid answer. first, there are over 700 videos to watch on this app, all ready to watch after you finish downloading. All this video content comes at no extra charges, hidden fees, or even signing in third-party video services. This makes it easy to open the app and start watching. The genres cover anything from the basement to the roof. Whether its music videos, sports highlights, horror films, or regular television shows, Viveport Video has something for you.
Included in all of this are the partners of this free app. With companies giving exclusive content to Viveport Video, you are sure to get fresh content every time you jump into the app. Red Bull, Discovery, MLB, and AMC Networks have partnered with HTC to help put together content for Viveport Video. New videos from Viveport and the partners are always being uploaded. Vive knows that keeping a library fresh and up to date is one of the key components to keeping a video audience happy. Although this app is not perfect yet, Viveport is inching closer with every update.
In just the past month, the app added 50 new exclusive videos to their free service. Some of the companies that released their own content on the app this month are bog names. It is impressive to see a virtual reality company making such big business moves for a free service. He videos are from he following channels:
- Discovery Channel
- Dark Corner
- AMC Networks
- Mindbenders
- Football Made in Africa
- 1Culture
- Red Bull Records
- Vezt
In addition to these new videos, Viveport Video has added a groundbreaking feature that has been in the works for some time. Announced in China this year, Viveport Video now allows for 6DoF interactive video capability. This means that with the right 3D film, you are going to be able to interact with the experience you are in. This idea has been around in the virtual industry for some time, but no one has excited it with enough exactness just yet. Viveport seems to be on to something that will stick this time.
You are going to be able to move your body up to three feet in any direction in these videos and some will allow you to interact with the characters themselves. The audience will now be able to be closer to the action than ever before, and see it ways that were once not possible. This idea is what Vreal, a recently closed streaming service, was based off of. Although their efforts ultimately came up short, their idea was solid and it is greta to see Vive pickup on the popular interactive videos.
Viveport Video offers multiple ways to view videos on their service. You can watch videos in 3D (which is the best), 180°, 360°, and watch on a screen. You are able to use this app on the HTC Vive and Vive Pro, Windows Mixed Reality Headsets, and even the Oculus Rift and Rift S. If you are a part of the Viveport Infinity service, you are able to receive all of this for free as well.
