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Valve's OpenVR SDK reaches 1.0.0

New version of SDK, available from GitHub, offers better support for the Vive headset amongst other fixes and improvements.

Christian Nutt, Contributor

May 24, 2016

1 Min Read
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Newsbrief: Today, Valve released version 1.0.0 of the OpenVR SDK, which allows developers to build games for its SteamVR hardware, which currently includes the HTC Vive headset.

There's a full list of the improvements to the SDK over at the GitHub repository, but notably the release includes access to the front-facing camera on the Vive. 

Head to GitHub to download the new SDK. 

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