HTC Vive announces $10 million fund for social good
HTC VIVE announced a $10 million funding program called ‘VR for Impact’ to support the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals. Under the new program the company will aim to drive quality VR content within UN’s global peace efforts. The announcement came at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
“The potential for virtual reality to help us learn, understand, and transform the world is limitless. VR for Impact is a challenge to the VR community and content developers across the globe to help drive awareness and to solve the biggest challenges of mankind,” said Cher Wang, Chairwoman and CEO, HTC.
“HTC Vive will fund the best ideas using Virtual Reality that truly drive awareness and positive change in our world. We encourage all players in the VR eco-system to join as only together can we drive real impact.”
VR for Impact will be calling for ideas at its website https://www.vr4impact.com. The company is planning o announce the first winning projects on “Earth Day” April 22, 2017.
