The Lab (computer game)
| The Lab | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Valve |
| Publisher | Valve |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
5th April 2016 |
| platform | Microsoft Windows |
| Game engine | Source Engine |
| Game mode | Single player |
| control | SteamVR , Roomscale |
| medium | Download |
| language | English |
The Lab is a virtual reality game by Valve released for Microsoft Windows on April 5, 2016 . The computer game located in the universe of Portal represents a collection of eight VR experiences and is offered for free download on Steam .
Gameplay
The eight different mini-games and VR experiences can be selected from a Hubworld, which comprises a small area in a huge warehouse. To do this, you take a glass ball of the so-called Pocket Universe (German: "Pocket Universe") and hold it to your face, which you can use to "dive" into this world, so to speak. The following VR experiences are available:
| Pocket Universe | Game content |
|---|---|
| Archery | A castle has with arrow and bow to defend against attacking cardboard figures. |
| Slingshot | In a warehouse you have to shoot speaking bullets with a man-sized slingshot to score points by destroying boxes and shelves. |
| Xortex 26XX | A kind of shoot 'em ups- style arcade video game in which one of the controllers becomes a spaceship and you have to use it to shoot down enemy ships while avoiding enemy shots. |
| Postcards | A collection of VR worlds created by photogrammetry , which can be explored together with a robot dog that can retrieve thrown sticks . |
| Human body | Medical scan of a human body. |
| Solar system | Representation of the solar system on a room-sized scale. |
| Robot repair | A robot from Portal 2 has to be repaired in a workshop in the GLaDOS test laboratory . |
| Secret Shop | You are in a fantasy shop from the computer game Dota 2 . |
development
The Lab was announced as the launch title for Valve's SteamVR in March 2016 and presented at GDC 2016. In 2015, however, the robot repair demo was used to demonstrate SteamVR and the HTC Vive .
reception
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The German online magazine 4Players describes The Lab as a fascinating VR tutorial that shows the impressive possibilities of virtual reality , but offers far too little substance. Hardly any of the demos contained in the game motivate more than a few minutes and overall you tried everything after a good hour. The online edition of Die Zeit also confirmed that the collection of free mini-games skillfully shows what is already possible with the HTC Vive .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marc Sauter: The Lab: Valve's launch title for Steam VR is set in Aperture Science. In: Golem.de . March 8, 2016, accessed October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Paul James: This Full Video of Valve's 'Aperture Science' VR Demo is Wonderful and Spoilerific. In: Road to VR. July 18, 2015, accessed October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Jan Wöbbeking: Test: The Lab - Fascinating VR experiments. In: 4Players . April 15, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .
- ^ Matt Miller: The Lab - A Single Bite From Many Courses. In: Game Informer . April 22, 2016, accessed October 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Achim Fehrenbach: HTC Vive - ballet lessons for gamers. In: Zeit Online . April 14, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2019 .