The Lab

The Lab

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Basic Information

Developer:	Valve Corporation
Publisher:	Valve Corporation
Engine:	Unity Engine Source Engine 2
Released:	Steam April 5, 2016 (INT)
Modes:	Singleplayer
Genre:	Virtual reality
Requirements:	HTC Vive Windows Windows 7 or later Intel i5-4590, AMD FX 8350 equivalent processor or better 4 GB RAM 15 GB hard disk space NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 970, AMD Radeon™ R9 290 equivalent or better HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.2 or newer USB 2.0 or better port

The Lab is a collection of minigames released on April 5th, 2016 by Valve to show off the capabilities of the HTC Vive. The game's hub world is set in an Aperture Science Pocket Universe, specificity Pocket Universe 08, populated by Bendies, and includes 8 different minigames to play. The minigame worlds are traveled to by using an Aperture Science Head Mounted Portal Sphere.

Minigames

Slingshot

"Begin your career as a Calibration Trainee by recklessly destroying everything in the Aperture Storage Annex using the Core Calibration slingshot."

Use a Core Calibration slingshot to calibrate new Personality Constructs by knocking them into boxes in the Aperture Storage Annex. The gameplay is very similar to Angry Birds, in that you shoot things from a slingshot at boxes. There are 32 different cores to calibrate, voiced by Laura Bailey, Steve Blum, Phil LaMarr, Nolan North, Justin Roiland, Pendleton Ward, and Wally Wingert.

Longbow

"Use your archery skills to defend your noble castle gate from a rampaging but adorable and equally noble horde of attackers."

In this game, you must defend a castle's gateway from an army of approaching Bendies in battle armor. You can either simply shoot the attackers, or you can use burning drums of oil and a barrel of rocks to push back in the invading army. In the Appliance of Science Update, a global leaderboard was added, along with progressive difficulty.

Xortex

"Are you a bad enough dude to become a Xortex ace? Relive the golden era of gaming -- only this time, it's all around you."

Xortex is a bullet hell game where you use the motion controls to steer a spaceship, trying to avoid enemy laser blasts, and trying to shoot down the enemy. At the end of the game, there is a boss character you must defeat. Another mode added to the game in the Appliance of Science Update is Xortex Infinite, a boss free infinite run of the game with a global leaderboard. The game takes place in a sphere in the year 26XX.

Postcards

"Visit exotic, far-off locales from the comfort of your own head."

The Postcards are photogrammetry pictures of various areas that exist in real life that you can explore in VR.

Vesper Peak

Vesper Peak is a mountain in Snohomish County, Washington, U.S.

Human Medical Scan

"Explore the intricate beauty of the human body through a highly detailed model created from a series of CT medical scans."

Solar System

"Why watch shows about the vast majesty of space when you jump in and see it for yourself? Have educational space-fun while putting Neil Degrasse-Tyson out of business."

Robot Repair

"Can you repair a robot? Good, because Aperture Science's Human Diversity Outreach Program is now hiring."

Secret Shop

"The fantasy equivalent of a twenty-four-hour convenience store is now open for business! Peruse artifacts, shop for familiars and cast a spell or two at Dota's Secret Shop!"