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HTC unveils Viveport Arcade software to power virtual reality arcades

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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HTC hopes to give virtual reality a boost with its new Viveport Arcade software that makes it easier to run VR arcades.

PC-based VR systems are pricey now, but VR arcades are popping up around the world to give people an idea of what a 360-degree experience is like. HTC believes that adoption of VR is going to come just as much through engagement in these public environments as in the home. Companies, such as theater chain IMAX, are putting VR in theater locations, as are operators like Leke in China.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.