Viverse is anopen platform forvirtual worlds and environments developed byHTC and encompassing multiple devices and applications. Conceived as ametaverse, the platform is intended to create an interconnected series of virtual worlds, and includes elements ofaugmented reality. The Viverse platform consists of various components, including virtual reality headsets, social applications, and content creation tools.[1]
Some elements that later became part of the Viverse ecosystem were developed as early as 2014.[2][3][4][5][6] The formal announcement of Viverse only came in 2022 at the 2022Mobile World Congress inBarcelona.[7] Viverse was co-founded byCher Wang, the CEO of HTC, who is also the Chairwoman of Viverse.[8]
While some HTC hardware has important implications for Viverse,[9] Viverse is envisioned as an open metaverse, and so is not confined to any HTC hardware.[10]
Market - A platform for buying and selling NFTs.[13]
Vive World - User-designed virtual environments that act as a home space for users.[14]
Vive Sync - A virtual meeting and conference platform in VR.[15]
Viveport - A subscription-based content library of virtual reality games and apps.[16]
Vive Guardian - An application focused on the security and privacy of children.[17]
Viverse for Business - Viverse for business includes tools for companies to create custom, branded virtual spaces, either as workspaces or for interacting with customers such as virtual common spaces, reception, showrooms, classrooms, meeting spaces, and auditoriums. HTC plans to provide support for these spaces on multiple platforms, including VR headsets, smartphones, tablets, and PCs.[18]
Viverse is intended to be as open as possible in order to encourage third party development and integrations, and supports both theOpen XR andWeb XR standards.[21]
HTC is also seeking to appeal to cryptocurrency users with cryptocurrency integrations, such as native support for Ethereum and Polygon tokens on the Desire 22, a cryptocurrency wallet built into the Vive Flow, and an NFT marketplace as one of Viverse's first applications.[22]
