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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.
Steam offers various features, such as game server matchmaking with Valve Anti-Cheat (VAC) measures, social networking, and game streaming services. The Steam client functions include update maintenance, cloud storage, and community features such as direct messaging, an in-game overlay, discussion forums, and a virtual collectable marketplace.
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. [11]
In July 2016, VR news website Road to VR used game session figures from the Steam VR platform to estimate that approximately 100,000 Vive headsets had been shipped since launch. [78] In the same month, SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) , a computer vision company, integrated its eye tracking technology in the HTC Vive to turn it into a dedicated ...
Steam Link is a hardware and software product developed by Valve Corporation for streaming Steam content from a personal computer or Steam Machine wirelessly to a mobile device or other monitor. Steam Link was originally released as a hardware device alongside the debut of Steam Machines in November 2015. [ 3 ]
Immersive headsets are currently compatible with mixed reality software obtained from Microsoft Store, universal apps, and Steam VR-compatible software. [34] [35] The ability to run desktop software was added on the Windows 10 "May 2019 Update". [36] [37]
The game left Steam early access and was released for Steam VR and Meta Quest on May 21, 2019. In the following years, the game was expanded through the addition of new gameplay modes. Major updates included cross-platform multiplayer, [6] Spin Mode, [7] Spiral Mode, [8] and Mixed Reality Mode. [9]
He chose to develop for VR out of an interest in the emerging technology and the prospects VR allowed in innovation for more experimental games. This led to the decision of making a game that was a full physics simulation sandbox first and foremost, [8] the first of its kind in VR. The decision to add melee combat came afterwards, and grew ...