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'''The Lab''' is a collection of {{w|virtual reality}} minigames released on April 5th, 2016 by [[Valve Corporation]] to show off the capabilities of the [[HTC Vive]]. The game's hub world is set in an [[Aperture Science]] Pocket Universe, specifically ''"Pocket Universe 08"'', populated by [[Bendy|Bendies]], and includes 8 different minigames to play. The minigame worlds are traveled to by using an Aperture Science Head Mounted Portal Sphere. | |||
The Lab is a collection of {{w|virtual reality}} minigames released on April 5th, 2016 by [[Valve Corporation]] to show off the capabilities of the [[HTC Vive]]. The game's hub world is set in an [[Aperture Science]] Pocket Universe, specifically ''"Pocket Universe 08"'', populated by [[Bendy|Bendies]], and includes 8 different minigames to play. The minigame worlds are traveled to by using an Aperture Science Head Mounted Portal Sphere. | |||
== Hub World == | == Hub World == | ||
The main hub of this game is set in an [[Aperture Science]] Pocket Universe, specifically Pocket Universe Lab 08. This world serves as a gateway to the minigames, which can be accessed by putting the relevant Portal Sphere on your head. You can play with physics objects in this hub, like throwing sticks for the Fetchbot. [[Bendy|Bendies]] can be seen wandering around and manning various bits of machinery in the background. | The main hub of this game is set in an [[Aperture Science]] Pocket Universe, specifically Pocket Universe Lab 08. This world serves as a gateway to the minigames, which can be accessed by putting the relevant Portal Sphere on your head. You can play with physics objects in this hub, like throwing sticks for the Fetchbot. [[Bendy|Bendies]] can be seen wandering around and manning various bits of machinery in the background. | ||
== Minigames == | == Minigames == | ||
=== Slingshot === | === Slingshot === | ||
''"Begin your career as a Calibration Trainee by recklessly destroying everything in the Aperture Storage Annex using the Core Calibration slingshot."'' | ''"Begin your career as a Calibration Trainee by recklessly destroying everything in the Aperture Storage Annex using the Core Calibration slingshot."'' | ||
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The Postcards are photogrammetry pictures of various areas that exist in real life that you can explore in VR. | The Postcards are photogrammetry pictures of various areas that exist in real life that you can explore in VR. | ||
==== Vesper Peak ==== | ==== Vesper Peak ==== | ||
{{w|Vesper Peak}} is a mountain in Snohomish County, Washington, U.S. | {{w|Vesper Peak}} is a mountain in Snohomish County, Washington, U.S. | ||
==== Venice ==== | ==== Venice ==== | ||
{{w|Venice}} is a famous city in northeastern Italy. It is famous for being a collection of 117 small islands that are connected by bridges and canals. | {{w|Venice}} is a famous city in northeastern Italy. It is famous for being a collection of 117 small islands that are connected by bridges and canals. | ||
==== Raufarholshellir ==== | ==== Raufarholshellir ==== | ||
[http://www.nat.is/travelguideeng/cave_raufarholshellir.htm Raufarholshellir] is a lava cave in Iceland. It is a popular Icelandic tourist attraction. | [http://www.nat.is/travelguideeng/cave_raufarholshellir.htm Raufarholshellir] is a lava cave in Iceland. It is a popular Icelandic tourist attraction. | ||
==== Snæfellsjökull ==== | ==== Snæfellsjökull ==== | ||
{{w|Snæfellsjökull}} is a stratovolcano in western Ireland. The mountain is 700,000 years old. | {{w|Snæfellsjökull}} is a stratovolcano in western Ireland. The mountain is 700,000 years old. | ||
==== Valve Secret Rooms ==== | ==== Valve Secret Rooms ==== | ||
There are 2 secret Valve demo rooms. The first is accessed by plugging the postcard wire into the red valve to the left of the other postcards. The other can be accessed from inside the first secret room by putting on one of the SteamVR prototype headsets. The first demo room is Valve's QR code-filled VR demo room, where you can play a game of VR ping-pong. The second is a plain room with Atlas standing in the corner, where balloons fall from the roof, and you can destroy them with either a spike, or a laser. | There are 2 secret Valve demo rooms. The first is accessed by plugging the postcard wire into the red valve to the left of the other postcards. The other can be accessed from inside the first secret room by putting on one of the SteamVR prototype headsets. The first demo room is Valve's QR code-filled VR demo room, where you can play a game of VR ping-pong. The second is a plain room with Atlas standing in the corner, where balloons fall from the roof, and you can destroy them with either a spike, or a laser. | ||
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The Robot Repair demo was originally shown on March 4th, 2015 at the Game Developers Conference to show off the HTC Vive and Source 2. It was released to the public on February 22, 2016 with the release of the SteamVR Performance Test. | The Robot Repair demo was originally shown on March 4th, 2015 at the Game Developers Conference to show off the HTC Vive and Source 2. It was released to the public on February 22, 2016 with the release of the SteamVR Performance Test. | ||
The mini-game consists of the player, the inaugural participant in the Aperture Science Human Diversity Outreach Program, becoming a Repair Associate in the Robot Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. The player uses Dual Aperture Science Prosthetic Multi-tools to preform various tasks, including opening drawers, and repairing [[Atlas]]. The player fails at both of these tasks, by accidentally opening the Aperture Science Pocket Universe Capsule, and accidentally becoming their god, and by failing to repair Atlas in time, which leads to Atlas falling apart. | The mini-game consists of the player, the inaugural participant in the Aperture Science Human Diversity Outreach Program, becoming a Repair Associate in the Robot Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. The player uses Dual Aperture Science Prosthetic Multi-tools to preform various tasks, including opening drawers, and repairing [[Atlas]]. The player inevitably fails at both of these tasks, by accidentally opening the Aperture Science Pocket Universe Capsule, and accidentally becoming their god, and by failing to repair Atlas in time, which leads to Atlas falling apart. | ||
[[GLaDOS]] takes notice of | [[GLaDOS]] takes notice of the player's failures, and personally comes over to berate them, but after realizing the player is not a robot, she realizes that watching them flail around trying to complete a task is hilarious. GLaDOS then recycles the player's repair station, and assigns them a test chamber to complete. {{Spoiler|Upon entering this test chamber, however, a Weighted Storage Cube is launched from behind, and the player may or may not end up killed by a [[Crusher]].}} | ||
=== Secret Shop === | === Secret Shop === | ||