Aperture Hand Lab

Aperture Hand Lab is a roomscale virtual reality (VR) video game developed by Canadian[1] studio Cloudhead Games[2] and Valve, and released for Microsoft Windows on June 25, 2019.[3] It is a tech demo that showcases the functions of the hand, knuckle, and finger tracking technology used by the Valve Index. The HTC Vive headset is also supported. The game is set in the Portal universe.

Aperture Hand Lab
Developer(s)Cloudhead Games, Valve
Publisher(s)Valve
SeriesPortal
EngineUnity 2018
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows
ReleaseJune 25, 2019
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

The gameplay consists of several tests conducted by the "personality cores" seen in The Lab. These tests all involve using hand and finger gestures to progress. The player will get different reactions and results depending on what gestures used, such as the middle finger and devil horns.[4]

Development

In late 2014, Cloudhead Games was approached by Valve to join them at their SteamVR reveal summit, and it was at that summit that the staff at Cloudhead Games decided their vision of VR's future was roomscale. Since the summit, Cloudhead has provided tech demos for every major SteamVR innovation, with Aperture Hand Lab being focused around the Valve Index's finger tracking.[2]

References
  1. "Vancouver Island Headquarters". Cloudhead Games. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  2. "Aperture Hand Labs - Cloudhead Games". Cloudhead Games. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  3. "Aperture Hand Lab on Steam". Steam. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  4. Hayden, Scott (June 28, 2019). "Valve's 'Aperture Hand Lab' Index Demo Updated to Support Oculus Touch". RoadToVR. Retrieved January 30, 2020.


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