Acer First Ships StarVR to Help Open IMAX VR Experience Center

Today (September 3rd), at a global press conference in Berlin, Acer (Taiwan stock code: 2353, LSE stock code: ACID) teamed up with game company Starbreeze AB (First North stock exchange code). : STAR announced that StarVR has officially shipped to IMAX to prepare for the opening of its IMAX VR Experience Center in Los Angeles. The highly anticipated IMAX VR Experience Center will meet with consumers later this year. In the near future, other StarVR headlines will be shipping soon. Earlier this year, Acer was determined to implement StarVR's small shipments within this year and begin mass production in 2017. At the same time, attending the Berlin press conference was Bo Andersson Klint, CEO of Starbreeze, and Rob Lister, Chief Commercial Officer of IMAX.

Jason Chen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acer, said: “We are very excited to supply IMAX that is so important in the entertainment industry because we are taking the VR experience to the next stage and pushing it to the entire world. The realization of the highest quality VR experience will no longer be just our dream, but a complete ecosystem that includes hardware manufacturers, game developers, theater companies, film studios and many other parties." At the press conference, Chen Junsheng emphasized that the links between movies and e-sport games have become more and more closely linked. The dividing line between the two has become increasingly blurred and is no longer the two different complementary media in the traditional sense. He believes that both movies and games are merging with each other and will present a more dynamic and more immersive narrative. In the process, VR will play a significant role.

Starbreeze CEO Bo Andersson Klint said: “We are very proud to present to the world the first StarVR heads-up developed in cooperation with Acer. Since we announced in 2015 that we will invest in the development of StarVR heads-up, we are finally able to witness our vision. The splicing is a finished product, and from the first day, we are convinced that we can provide high-quality experience using high-quality hardware. Although we have come a long way in finding partners who share the same ideas, we are delighted that We finalized the cooperation with Acer and IMAX, both companies have played an important role in Starbreeze's VR ecosystem. We can't wait to see people experience world-class VR through StarVR Headset or in IMAX VR Center.”

Robert D. Lister, Chief Commercial Officer at IMAX, said: “We are very much looking forward to the opening of the first IMAX VR Experience Center and are very pleased to see the progress of this industry through Acer and Starbreeze’s StarVR head shipments, because this It shows that this exciting industry is continuing to grow. IMAX is committed to immersing the audience into a multi-dimensional VR experience, entertainment and gaming experience in the world's best, excellent location, providing multiple channels, shopping malls and other business locations."

Earlier this year, Acer and Starbreeze announced that their boards of directors agreed to establish a joint venture company to work together on the design, production, promotion, marketing, and sales of StarVR heads-up display. The joint venture between the two companies has already been certified by the regulatory body and is named AcerStarbreeze. StarVR has the best picture quality for professional, location-based entertainment markets, including high-end British hospitals, arcade games, automotive retail, and aviation training. StarVR offers a truly immersive experience with a unique, ultra-wide 210-degree horizontal field of view, using custom optics to provide a high-quality picture for natural eye vision.