Hi Eduard,   Regarding the bank information setting, we are now adding the support for more countries in our payout service. You will be able to select Russia in "Region" by the end of September. ... View more

Eduard - Thank you for the question and a good one. The regions where you can distribute your app and the ones eligible for the contest do in fact differ. Good catch.   When you submit your app for distribution, you can select global or specific territories where you would like your title to appear. We will be adding Russia and other new markets this Fall to the distribution regions in the developer console. But if you choose 'All', consumers who may already have Vives in Russia could still access your title on Viveport. We roll out new markets officially when we have enabled a localized Viveport storefront and have an established retail presence in those territories as we want to best service consumers.   Separate from this are the countries where Viveport can legally run the contest. Many countries have different requirements and Viveport worked to get as large as a global footprint for our first contest and are currently already working to grow it so we can include more creators worldwide for our future Awards. This isn't a one time Thank You, it's the first of many expressions of gratitude from Viveport. As for you, Russia is in fact included, so you are eligible regardless of where you choose to distribute your app, so long as your title is published before Nov. 30, 2016.  ... View more

@RealityCheckVR wrote: Do you know how long it takes the headset to go into standby mode? I've noticed when I put my controllers and headset down and walk away, sometimes after a few minutes it will be deactivated in SteamVR. Usually mess's up my tracking and I restart steamvr. After waking up from standby mode, it should restart tracking and you should not need to restart SteamVR. Could you share more details about your environment and the SteamVR version installed. Thanks! ... View more

@RealityCheckVR wrote: I will be working hard for the next few weeks attempting to get an early-access build for you guys!) Does this build have to be purely for the HTC Vive or just work with the HTC Vive? I ask this because I am working on a few different methods to allow several different HMD's to work with my experiences. (currently working with Rift/Touch combination as well as OSVR/hydras) As it is I do not own a Vive, but I am a big fan of the hardware and want more than anything for Vive users to enjoy my experiences. Thanks for your time! -Caleb Caleb - Your title does not have to be exclusive to the Vive, but as you are developing builds to optimize for each platform we would be honored if you also considered a room-scale build. Demonstrating the power of our platform is something we encourage creators to do, however we will of course be glad to review a build that simply works with the Vive. We look forward to your submission.  ... View more

Hi JJ! It's great to see you're using our forum as it's an effective way to reach us so your questions can get answered when our team members may have missed an email or two during this exciting time for Viveport. You should have received an email directly to answer your localization question. Please do not hesitate to continue to reach out directly to her as it's important for us to be responsive, but know the forum is a great resource for many of your questions that both the Viveport team and the community can help answer.   ... View more

@svrviveofficial wrote: Regarding categories: are game (apps) allowed to participate, and if so: in which category?  Always classy,  Team SVRVIVE   Hi and thanks for joining the Viveport Community. That's a great question - As per our FAQs here, apps and games will both be considered. The Viveport team will assess the content and determine where a title would best fall within our Viveport Pillars - Discover, Create, Connect, Watch, and Shop. You as the creator don't have to do anything, rather the Viveport team will make the Award category determination. The Award categories are listed below:   Discover: Titles that transport and transcend, taking us to places and times in ways never-imagined before VR. Lifestyle and educational titles that enlighten and empower people to gain insight into the world or themselves. Connect: Titles that enable and appeal to the social side of VR life. Titles that help people share experiences communicate, network together, keep people informed or ease collaboration. Create: Titles that embrace creativity as well as tools for design and utility that transform our daily lives. Titles that inspire new forms of art or music, those that enable storytelling and ones which encourage productivity. Watch: Titles that are innovations on storytelling or sharing 360-video and 2D video experiences. Scripted or unscripted narratives, news to sports, animation to documentary, virtual theaters to aggregators, these VR titles. Shop:   Titles that transform the retail experience and those that reinvent the relationship between consumer and brand. Immersive store design, virtual storefront tools, reimagined products displays and branded narratives that drive new forms of brand affinity .   Do I need to select an award category when I enter the contest? No. The Viveport team will review all eligible apps and assign Award categories during the evaluation process. Developers will not be asked to self-submit for VDA categories. The only categorization developers need to do is select from the available categories and genres offered in the developer console during the regular app submission process. Award categories will not appear in the developer console during the contest entry or as part of the standard app submission process. ... View more