The factor you did not even know you needed is right here: SimulaVR have been working onerous on bringing Linux to the VR world and the result’s the SimulaVR One and, nicely, it really appears to be like fairly cool.
Now, you could be pondering, do we’d like Linux in a VR headset? It is a good query and the reply, in our view, is why not. The yr of Linux has been coming for some time and SimulaVR might need simply discovered the lacking piece.
In keeping with SimularVR’s technical preview, Intel’s NUC is being utilized by Simula as the heart of the One, particularly an Eleventh-gen Intel NUC with a four-core i7, Iris Xe built-in graphics, Wi-Fi 6, and 3-4 USB ports, Thunderbolt, and two DisplayPorts, though the IO continues to be underneath dialogue.
On the precise VR aspect, Sharp has supplied two 2448 x 2448 panels, which, when paired with an modern three-lens design, gives 100-degree area of view and 36.2 pixels per diploma (PPD), which SimulaVR is fast to notice beats the Valve Index and Oculus Quest 2.
The yr of Linux, right here eventually
However let’s get into the meat: the SimulaVR One is, above all else, a Linux-toting VR headset and it runs Simula, a desktop setting that runs on the Godot recreation engine. The OS is able to operating any desktop app, which is fairly neat.
You may set up Simula OS, accessible for obtain on Github, on different VR headsets, together with the HTC Vive and Valve Index.
We have connected a GIF under to indicate you ways this appears to be like in follow. With out really utilizing the headset it is onerous to say how good selecting Linux over different OSes will probably be, nevertheless it’s definitely fascinating.
If you wish to purchase the SimulaVR one then sadly you are out of luck for now, as the corporate has but to place a launch date on the system and we do not count on to see it any time quickly. Making VR work is admittedly onerous – simply ask Oculus – and we applaud SimulaVR’s tenacity, so hopefully we’ll get to attempt it out quickly.
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