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'''Open Source Virtual Reality''' ('''OSVR''') is an [[open-source software]] project that aims to enable headsets and game controllers from all vendors to be used with any games developed by [[Razer Inc.|Razer]] and [[Sensics]]. It is also a [[virtual reality headset]] that claims to be [[open-source hardware]] using the OSVR software.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stein|first=Scott|title=Meet Razer's OSVR Hacker Dev Kit, the 'open-source' hackable VR headset|url=http://www.cnet.com/uk/products/razer-osvr/|website=CNET|accessdate=17 June 2015|date=2015-01-06}}</ref>
The first model of the headset was introduced on January 2015 in [[Consumer Electronics Show|CES]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashgear.com/razer-osvr-headset-hands-on-a-platform-not-a-competitor-06362814/|title=Razer OSVR headset hands-on: a platform, not a competitor|work=SlashGear|date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> Shipping to select developers started on July 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/news/osvr-hmd-hacker-kits-shipping,29530.html|title=OSVR Hacker Kits Have Started Shipping|work=[[Tom's Hardware]]|date=July 8, 2015}}</ref> Pre-ordering was opened to the general public by October and shipping started by November 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/public-pre-orders-for-razers-osvr-headset-are-now-open/#/3|title=Public pre-orders for Razer’s OSVR headset are now open|work=[[Digital Trends]]|date=October 26, 2015}}</ref>▼
== Project information ==
OSVR has two main and independent parts: [[Open-source hardware|open-source hardware]] and [[Open-source software|open-source software]]. The project is primarily sponsored by [[Razer Inc.|Razer]] and [[Sensics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/16/11952016/osvr-hdk-2-vr-headset-hands-on-photos-e3-2016|title=OSVR's virtual reality headset is for making the weird VR of the future|website=TheVerge|accessdate=29 July 2018}}</ref> Partners in the project include game developers [[Ubisoft]] and hardware manufacturers [[Vuzix]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Prasuethsut|first=Lily|title=Razer updates OSVR virtual reality headset|url=http://www.techradar.com/news/wearables/razer-updates-osvr-virtual-reality-headset-1286822|website=TechRadar|accessdate=17 June 2015|date=2015-03-05}}</ref> OSVR has requested help with creating Android [[Google Daydream|Daydream VR]] Plugin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/OSVR/OSVR-Android-Plugins/issues/1|title=Help wanted: Google VR SDK Plugin}}</ref>
The open source software platform allows virtual reality developers to detect, configure and operate virtual reality devices across a wide range of operating systems. It is provided under the [[Apache License|Apache 2.0]] license. Since August 2018, the electrical hardware source files files are available.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/OSVR/OSVR-HDK/issues/2|title=Sources for MCU binaries? #2|website=Github|accessdate=30 September 2016}}</ref> The files that have been released so far are under a proprietary, [[Open-source software#Open-source versus source-available|source-available]] license.<ref>The license as laid out in the [https://github.com/OSVR/OSVR-HDK#readme HDK repository README] explicitly excludes rights required for OSI compliance (updated {{Date}})</ref>
▲One of their most popular hardware consists of [[Virtual reality headset|virtual reality headset]] called the Hacker Development Kit. The first model of the headset was introduced on January 2015 in [[Consumer Electronics Show|CES]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashgear.com/razer-osvr-headset-hands-on-a-platform-not-a-competitor-06362814/|title=Razer OSVR headset hands-on: a platform, not a competitor
== Games ==
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* ''3rd Planet''
* ''Chess Ultra''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/518060/|title=Chess Ultra Steam page}}</ref>
* ''[[Elite Dangerous]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/|title=Elite Dangerous Steam page}}</ref>
* ''Hellicott City''
* ''M.A.R.S. Extraction* Mythgreen VR''
* ''[[Pollen (video game)|Pollen]]''
* ''PongVR''
* ''[[Project
* ''Ready Driver One''
* ''[[Redout (video game)|Redout]]''
* ''Skyworld''
* ''Supreme Craft Lite VR''
* ''[[The Vanishing of Ethan Carter|The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/457880/The_Vanishing_of_Ethan_Carter_VR/|title=The Vanishing of Ethan Carter VR Steam page}}</ref>
* ''TVRD - Tower VR Defence''
* ''Urban Forces: Multiplayer FPS''
* ''[[VirtualRealPorn]]''
* ''[[War Thunder]]''
* ''World of Diving''
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== See also ==
* [[OpenVR]], a library with similar goals (though not open-sourced) by [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]
* [[
== References ==
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