The Lab is a virtual reality (VR) video game developed by Valve Corporation, and released for Microsoft Windows on April 5, 2016. It utilizes VR technology and the HTC Vive device to showcase a series of play experiences accessed through a hub room. The game is set in the Portal universe and offers eight different game types that involve short demo experiences that utilize different aspects of the VR capabilities. Variety is also offered beyond the experiences themselves by the amount of interactability with objects in the environment that is included.