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OpenVR SDK was released to the public on 30 April 2015 by Valve, for developers to develop SteamVR games and software. It provides support for the HTC Vive Developer Edition, including the SteamVR controller and Lighthouse.
OpenXR was announced by the Khronos Group on February 27, 2017, during GDC 2017. [4] [5] [6] A provisional version of the standard was released on March 18, 2019, to enable developers and implementers to provide feedback on it. [3]
WebXR Device API is a Web application programming interface (API) [1] [2] that describes support for accessing augmented reality and virtual reality devices, such as the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Meta Quest, Google Cardboard, HoloLens, Apple Vision Pro, Android XR-based devices, Magic Leap or Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), in a web browser.
(The SDK has been deprecated in favor of OpenXR, released in July 2021.) [1] Tethered – headsets that act as a display device to another device, like a PC or a video game console, to provide a virtual reality experience. Mainstream tethered VR platforms include: SteamVR, part of the Steam service by Valve.
In December 2017, the app was released on Steam for HTC Vive. [9] In November 2018, YouTube VR was released on the Oculus Store for the Oculus Go headset. [ 10 ] YouTube VR was updated since for compatibility with successive Quest devices, and was ported to Pico 4 .
A Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset and its controllers. A virtual reality headset (or VR headset) is a head-mounted device that uses 3D near-eye displays and positional tracking to provide a virtual reality environment for the user.
A new feature, Remote Play Together, will automatically turn local multiplayer games into online games, with no additional work from developers needed.
Steam API library: Proprietary Proton is a compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Linux -based operating systems. [ 1 ] Proton is developed by Valve in cooperation with developers from CodeWeavers . [ 2 ]