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The SteamVR platform uses the OpenVR SDK to support headsets from multiple manufacturers, including HTC, Windows Mixed Reality headset manufacturers, and Valve themselves. A list of supported video games can be found here .
SteamVR was first introduced for the Oculus Rift headset in 2014, [219] and later expanded to support other virtual reality headsets. [ 220 ] [ 221 ] [ 218 ] [ 222 ] Initially released for support on Windows, macOS, and Linux, Valve dropped macOS support for SteamVR in May 2020. [ 223 ]
[3] [4] The SteamVR platform uses it as the default application programming interface and runtime. [5] It serves as the interface between the virtual reality hardware and software [6] and is implemented by SteamVR. [7] Although OpenVR is the default SDK for HTC Vive, it was developed to have multiple vendor support. [5]
VRChat is also playable without a virtual reality device in a "desktop" [3] mode designed for a mouse and keyboard, gamepad, or mobile app for touchscreen devices. VRChat was first released as a Windows application for the Oculus Rift DK1 prototype on January 16, 2014, and was later released to the Steam early access program on February 1, 2017.
Its flagship device, Microsoft HoloLens, was announced at the "Windows 10: The Next Chapter" press event on January 21, 2015. [2] The HoloLens provides an augmented reality experience where a live presentation of physical real-world elements is incorporated with that of virtual elements (referred to as "holograms" [a] by Microsoft) [3] [4] [5] such that they are perceived to exist together in ...
Windows 11 is the latest major release of the Windows NT operating system and the successor of Windows 10. Some features of the operating system were removed in comparison to Windows 10, and further changes in older features have occurred within subsequent feature updates to Windows 11. Following is a list of these.
Valve announced in November 2018 that they are no longer manufacturing the Steam Link hardware device, and will sell off the remaining stock. Valve will continue to support software and device updates to existing Steam Link hardware, but are directing users towards the mobile app to provide the same functionality. [10] [11]
It was released for Windows on March 23, 2020, and for Linux on May 15, with support for most PC-compatible VR headsets. Players control Alyx Vance on a mission to seize a superweapon belonging to the alien Combine before the events of Half-Life 2 (2004). Like previous Half-Life games, Alyx incorporates combat, puzzles and exploration.