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Starship Announces vTime
October 8th, in the year of our Lord 2015 –
UK; Starship, the UK-based innovation studio, today announces a
mobile social VR network, vTime. Set for launch in November,
vTime offers friends and family a compelling new way to spend
quality time together in virtual reality. Using just a
smartphone and a VR headset, cross-platform network vTime allows
users to meet-up and interact with people around the globe.
Combining breath-taking virtual locations with intuitive and
hands-free controls, vTime users can chat, enjoy music, and
share images, videos, and spherical media in rich virtual
environments. Running on 3G and 4G cellular networks as well as
Wi-Fi, vTime transforms the smartphone into a passport to the
metaverse.
vTime users are able to personalise their experience by
customising the appearance of their avatar, hosting virtual
meet-ups and creating friends lists. Newcomers can quickly
expand their social circle and immerse themselves in engaging
conversations through vTime Search, which focuses on matching
users based on interests and trending topics.
Friends without a headset can still be a part of the
conversation by using vTime Mono – a 2D window into the vTime
metaverse through which they can interact and chat with other
participants using a tablet. Users are also able to view live
public exchanges happening within vTime through Spectate Mode,
accessible through tablet, phone and PC.
“vTime brings social VR to virtually everyone, from virtually
anywhere on virtually any device,” explains Starship CEO Martin
Kenwright. “We’ve taken complex technology and made it simple,
beautiful and accessible. Just download the vTime app, put on
your headset, and you’re vTiming.”
The free and platform agnostic network will launch its open
alpha to Android users in November. Compatible with multiple
mobile headsets including Gear VR and Google Cardboard, Starship
has opened a mailing list for those interested in being the
first to experience the network.