Everest VR is an interactive media experience that simulates in virtual reality the ascent to the summit of Mount Everest.
| Everest VR | |
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| Developer(s) | Solfar |
| Publisher(s) | Solfar |
| Release | 2016 |
| Genre(s) | Virtual reality |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Content
editEverest VR is a virtual reality experience about two hours in length with no gameplay elements. The experience begins with a narration about Mount Everest and its dangerous Khumbu Icefall. The player crosses a metal ladder to cross a deep crevasse and proceeds up the mountain. Several detours quicken the player's ascension.[1]
Development
editThe Icelandic virtual reality content company Solfar developed Everest VR as one of two games for release in 2016. They constructed their virtual Everest using stereophotogrammetry, which used supercomputers to combine photographs taken from a variety of angles to generate a color, three-dimensional image in high resolution. The Icelandic special effects company Reykjavik Visual Effects (RVX) partnered with Solfar to complete the game.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b della Cava, Marco (December 4, 2015). "Icelandic VR company brings you to 'Everest'". USA Today. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
Further reading
edit- Campbell, Colin (November 10, 2015). "New VR tour will take you on a climb up Mount Everest". Polygon. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- Frank, Allegra (February 3, 2016). "Everest VR dares you to look down from the world's highest peaks". Polygon. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- Hartup, Andy (July 16, 2016). "'I climbed Mount Everest to learn the challenging truth of virtual reality'". GamesRadar. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- Kuchera, Ben (August 2, 2016). "You can visit the top of Mount Everest for $25 (and a VR headset)". Polygon. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- Mejia, Ozzie (January 12, 2016). "Everest VR - hands-on at CES 2016 with HTC Vive". Shacknews. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- Portillo, Esmeralda (June 26, 2016). "E3 2016: Seeing the Potentials of Virtual Tourism Through Everest VR". IGN. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- Warr, Philippa (March 18, 2016). "Everest VR Puts You On Top Of The Mountain". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
