When it comes to virtual reality, the new HTC Vive Pro is a step above the rest. If you've been looking for an HTC Vive Pro review, we're excited to share our initial thoughts on using this VR tool in education. Designed for maximum comfort and affordability, students can experience learning like never before. The Vive Pro leverages enhanced audio and incredible optics to deliver superior STEM instruction with a constantly growing library of VR content. It's set to revolutionize the way you teach in the 21st century! Now, it's a part of our store as well, joining other big names in VR education, as we help provide teachers with the latest innovations in educational technology. Virtual reality is a powerful tool in education and the Vive Pro is a powerful headset that offers unprecedented learning experiences.
The Vive Pro headset includes incredible educational innovations in a compact and affordable package. Leading the way among those impressive innovations are enhanced graphics, real-life movement, and immersive audio. The super-rich colors and display provide unbelievably sharp details while the Pro’s 360-degree controller and headset tracking covers movements down to the millimeter from the floor to the ceiling. Its sound capabilities allow students to truly feel sound rather than just hear it as they navigate previously unreachable terrains, scenes, and environments in their seated or standing playspace as big as 20 by 20 feet. Plus, the Vive Pro glasses come with a 6-month trial of the HTC Viveport subscription and chaperone technology so educators can monitor the VR content students consume. With all the components your classroom needs for a truly immersive learning experience, the Vive Pro is the ideal tool for the latest and greatest in VR-based teaching and learning!
The power of room-scale learning is taken to another level thanks to the incredible HTC Vive Pro resolution, audio, and real-life movement. This professional-grade VR experience also features modular tracking, 3D spatial audio, and crystal-clear display. We now offer both the full kit and standalone headset with an Educator Discount on our store—two out-of-this-world ways to transport students to any world they want to explore!
The Vive Pro truly serves as VR for everyone, creating unprecedented presence with high-resolution graphics and 3D spatial audio. Both the headset and cable are uniquely easy to use and students are always free to move around thanks to the VIVE Wireless Adapter. Teachers can tailor classroom content related to curricular topics and explore tons of useful resources on both SteamVR and Viveport. To use the Vive Pro in the classroom, technical requirements include an Nvidia GTX 1060/AMD Radeon RX 480 equivalent or greater, an Intel Core i5-4590 equivalent or greater, four or more GB of RAM, a DisplayPort v1.2, a USB-A 3.1 port, and Windows 8 or 8.1.
For the room-scale technology to be effective, students need a minimum area of 2 meters by 1.5 meters and the maximum area that can be used is 6 meters by 6 meters. For standing or seated exploration, there are no minimum space requirements. Some of the other features included in the Vive Pro are built-in audio, a built-in microphone, and the SteamVR and Viveport platforms, making VR integration in the classroom as easy as possible!
The two kits on our store—the Vive Pro VR Glasses and the Full Kit—are essentially the same except for the fact that the Full Kit also comes with HTC's Base Station and handheld controllers. The price point is about $600 in difference with the Full Kit coming in at $1,399.00 and the regular kit at $799.00. With either kit, students can experience super-rich colors enhanced by the clearest audio of any virtual reality system. If you want to redefine the classroom and enable high-quality learning with VR, the Vive Pro is ideal for sparking creative exploration with one of the world's most incredible technologies.