Making it easier to rent time in a holosuite
Valve announced earlier today that they’re expanding theSite Licensing Program(SLP) that allows people to use Steam content or services in a public setting. This is good news for people who want to demonstrate Virtual Reality (VR) games likeJob Simulator,Tilt BrushorAudioshieldin public places like museums, arcades, or cybercafés.
There are different levels of access depending on whether you just want to demonstrate the titles to people or want to charge for time on one of your machines.Free titlesavailable for demonstration include the following:
Of these,The Labis probably the best introductory point to VR, since it includes several minigames and activities intended to demonstrate what room scale VR does well. If you spring for apaid license, the options are expanded:
I’ve been fortunate enough to play several of these, andJob Simulatorwas my favorite of the bunch. I could easily see folks paying by the hour to play through Owlchemy Labs’ vision of the future.
I know this probably isn’t all that exciting, but we’re in the early days of VR. Every step we take here is one step closer to a cyberpunk dystopia where we work all day to plug into the Oasis at nightwith the other Gunters. Or if you prefer, you’re able to think of it as one step closer toKlingons playing baseball on a far-off space station.
