HTC Vive is launching its consumer push for Vive Trackers with accessory bundles and support on the way from a series of software developers.
The highly anticipated accessory can enhance immersion while wearing an HTC Vive by bringing in physical objects like guns or sports rackets — or even your full body –and representing them all accurately in the virtual world.
To date, most VR developers represent only the hands or head in their software because those are the only things that can be tracked accurately. Vive Tracker is the first attempt to change that on a consumer scale.
A pair of $150 bundles ship a Tracker alongside either a colorful gun or a pair of sports handles to simulate the feel of a ping pong paddle and tennis racket, each slated to arrive in early to mid-December. Here are the details on each bundle:
- Hyper Blaster from Hyperkin is a gun accessory that comes with Stress Level Zero’s Duck Season for free — fitting perfectly with the theme of that game as the classic gun is represented accurately in VR. The accessory also works with Arizona Sunshine, The American Dream VR, Operation Warcade, TacticalAR and Practisim VR but the gun won’t be represented the same way. It is available only through Amazon.
- Racket Sports Set includes a pair of handles meant to be weighted accurately so that when you screw on the Tracker it feels like a real ping pong paddle or tennis racket in your hand. The set includes Vive Studios’ Virtual Sports free and is said to be compatible with 10 games by the end of the year. Pre-orders are available via Amazon, Abt Electronics, BH Photo, Fry’s, Gamestop, Micro Center and Newegg.
Another accessory, the TrackStrap from Rebuff Reality, comes in a pair for $25 that makes it easy to attach Trackers to each of your feet. It is compatible with apps like Climbey, Holodance, High Fidelity and Island 359. The Vive Trackers sell on their…
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