LONDON (Alliance News) - VR Education Holdings PLC said Monday it has launched a high-definition version of its Apollo 11 virtual reality experience on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows Mixed Reality.
The virtual reality technology company said it anticipates the new HD version will be available on PlayStation in the second quarter of 2019.
"The original Apollo 11 VR showcase experience has been a great success, bringing additional revenue to the group and also effectively showcasing our technology in advance of the launch of our Engage platform in December 2018. Apollo 11 is still in demand across a variety of platforms, and we are confident that this new HD version will stimulate further interest," said Chief Executive Officer David Whelan.
As at October 31, the original Apollo 11 experience has been downloaded about 145,000 times. The experience, developed in 2016, allows users to witness the moon landing from the viewpoint of astronaut Neil Armstrong.
The new version is a "complete rebuild" of all the assets from the original experience with new models, new textures and new animations.
Whelan added: "The original Apollo 11 was built when we had a small team of three working for the group. This new version enhances the user experience greatly as we have had the time and expertise to give the experience a level of polish not achievable before, due to new technology and overall talent available at VR Education today.
"The coming year represents the 50th anniversary of the moon walk and we believe Apollo 11 HD will be in high demand throughout the next 12 months and beyond."
Shares in VR Education were up 8.3% at 13.00 pence each.