Entertainment

12 technologies that are revolutionizing how we have fun

By Reported by Andrea Smith and Michael Nunez

Updated on May 19, 2021 10:39 AM EDT

HTC Vive — Virtual reality is not that real if you can't walk around and interact with the world. The HTC Vive is the first virtual-reality system to offer that level of immersion. It uses two base stations to track your position as you move around a room. Hand controllers let you interact with objects in the virtual world (and throw them across the room, if you want). The Vive is powered by the new digital gaming distribution service, Steam, which was built by gaming powerhouse Valve. For now, Vive is still a developer edition, but HTC promises that the headset will hit shelves before the end of the year. Jonathon Kambouris

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