A sneak peek inside Valve's secret laboratories

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It's not often we get a glimpse inside the hallowed halls of Valve - although we did once get to read the Valve Handbook for New Employees - but American publication Make: Magazine recently did.
Make: Magazine was allowed to delve into the VR laboratories and see all the old Vive prototypes, as well as Steam Controller prototypes, some of which included a trackball for goodness sake! A trackball! Like in the '90s!
There are pictures and explanations of all the Vive prototypes on Make's website, and there's also an accompanying video of the Valve-delve that includes an illuminating interview excerpt in which engineers Alan Yates and Monty Goodson positively encourage tampering and experimenting with your HTC Vive headset.
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