Virtual reality ecosystem now has the support of 38 companies
Razer, the world leader in connected devices and software for gamers, and SensicsT, the leader in high-performance virtual reality, announce more partners for the Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) virtual reality ecosystem. Since its announcement at CES 2015, OSVR has gathered 13 new members, including Jaunt, a pioneer in cinematic virtual reality. Other interested parties are still talking to Razer and Sensics.
"The reception to OSVR has exceeded even our expectations and we've been working through numerous partnership requests since CES. Bringing together companies that do amazing work in all areas of virtual reality helps accelerate the process of bringing devices to the end consumer and improves the overall user experience,” said Min-Liang Tan, co-founder, CEO and creative director of Razer.
OSVR aims to standardize content creation for virtual reality technologies, both across devices and programs. Razer and Sensics support the project with the release of the OSVR Hacker development kit, a virtual reality headset and open source software that allow programming of various types of VR technology.
New OSVR Partners:
– 3DRudder is a 3D navigation system through foot-managed motion control. 3DRudder allows the user to move in virtual reality games and platforms by actually walking.
– Cyberith is the creator of Virtualizer, a virtual reality locomotion device that allows the user to move freely in these environments.
– Impulsive develops complete audio solutions, especially for VR and video games. Its flagship product, Phonon, allows the generation of sound effects such as reverb, occlusion and 3D positional audio by sound models.
– Jaunt is a leader in the development of professional hardware and software solutions for virtual reality. Its products allow the capture, editing and generation of immersive 360° cinematic scenarios.
– Lucidscape is developing a new 3D simulation graphics engine to power a vast network of interconnected and independent virtual worlds.
– Pixel Titans is a small developer responsible for the STRAFE project, the updated version of the realistic first-person shooter released in 1996. By working with OSVR, Pixel Titans plans to bring the virtual reality experience to a wider audience.
– SoftKinetic's Depth Sense technology for virtual reality enables natural hand interaction. The solution includes a 3D camera depth sensor and a glove capable of performing actions without the need to hold a real object.
– Sonic VR develops hardware and software solutions that can render 3D sound-based objects (around/above/below and with depth) for headphones. Sonic VR will offer development kits for audio peripherals as well as support for OSVR integration.
– Tactical Haptics offers tactile controls for games that deliver more realistic and natural sensory feedback than industry standards and has a large field of development in the VR industry.
– Tammeka Games develops Radial-G: Racing Revolved, a sci-fi arcade game designed for VR. Tammeka will release the full version of Radial-G on Steam in May, in time for the OSVR HDK release in June 2015.
– VisiSonics is a leading provider of 3D audio for virtual and augmented reality in games and movies. VisiSonics RealSpace Audio 3D delivers over 50% of today's immersive virtual reality experiences.
– VR Bits is a creative content studio specializing in VR experiences. Brings knowledge of virtual reality game design to OSVR and helps shape best practices.
– Founded by the creators of the DK1 upgrade kit, VR Union develops world-class VR hardware for the next generation of VR businesses and professionals.
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