--- description: Watch the secret demo that will make you want virtual reality right now title: Watch the Demo That Will Make You Want Virtual Reality Now image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the Demo That Will Make You Want Virtual Reality Right Now by [Matt Vella](/author/matt-vella/) ## Matt Vella Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2015 2:38 PM CUT by [Matt Vella](/author/matt-vella/) ## Matt Vella Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2015 2:38 PM CUT One of the [most talked-about](http://www.engadget.com/2015/03/04/htc-vive-hands-on/ "undefined") virtual reality products, [the Vive](http://time.com/3727865/htc-vive-virtual-reality/ "undefined") developed by games giant Valve and smartphone maker HTC, has been making the rounds with a particularly enticing demonstration: a brand new game in the [massively popular Portal universe](http://techland.time.com/2011/04/19/portal-2-review-our-first-perfect-10/ "undefined"). Clips of what players see during the experience have cropped up here and there; now, you can watch the entire play through in the video above. In the demo, players find themselves inside a workshop tasked with assembling one of the game’s wisecracking robots, among other tasks. One of the [important distinctions](http://fortune.com/2015/06/22/three-way-vr-war/ "undefined") of Valve’s VR implementation is its unique controllers, which can be seen being used in this clip. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3965843/portal-vr-demo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3965843/portal-vr-demo/"},"headline":"Watch the Demo That Will Make You Want Virtual Reality Right Now","datePublished":"2015-07-21T14:38:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:06:07.002Z","description":"Mind-blowing, totally mind-blowing","url":"https://time.com/3965843/portal-vr-demo/","keywords":["Tech","Video Games","HTC","Virtual Reality","valve"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Matt Vella","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/matt-vella/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3965843/portal-vr-demo/","name":"Watch the Demo That Will Make You Want Virtual Reality Right Now"}}]}] ```