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BBC Launches Free Downloadable VR Spacewalk Video for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift

The BBC launched a free virtual reality spacewalk video downloadable for the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift that enables would-be astronauts to embark on a spacewalk 250 miles above the Earth, “something only 217 people have ever done for…

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real,” the broadcaster blogged Thursday. Home -- A VR Spacewalk is an award-winning interactive video that has been shown at film festivals around the world, BBC said: “Its launch is the first time it has been made available to the public, and it is the first experience the BBC has released for the HTC Vive.” Viewers of the video are “tasked with making a repair on the outside of the International Space Station, before being confronted with a terrifying emergency situation,” BBC said.