PC SDK Developer Guide

Welcome to the PC SDK Developer Guide.

This guide describes how to use the PC SDK and covers the following topics:

• Sensor initialization
• Rendering and advanced rendering
• VR focus management
• Spatialized audio
• Oculus Touch

Additionally, it contains information on the SDK samples, the Oculus Debug Tool, and the Performance HUD.

• LibOVR Integration
  The Oculus SDK is designed to be as easy to integrate as possible. This guide outlines a basic Oculus integration with a C/C++ game engine or application.
• Initialization and Sensor Enumeration
  This example initializes LibOVR and requests information about the available HMD.
• Rendering to the Oculus Rift
  The Oculus Rift requires split-screen stereo with distortion correction for each eye to cancel lens-related distortion.
• Advanced Rendering Configuration
  By default, the SDK generates configuration values that optimize for rendering quality.
• VR Focus Management
  When you submit your application to Oculus, you provide the application and metadata necessary to list it in the Oculus Store and launch it from Oculus Home.
• Oculus Guardian System
  The Oculus Guardian System is designed to display in-application wall and floor markers when users get near boundaries they defined. When the user gets too close to the edge of a boundary, translucent boundary markers are displayed in a layer that is superimposed over the game or experience.
• Rift Audio
  When setting up audio for the Rift, you need to determine whether the Rift headphones are active and pause the audio when your app doesn’t have focus.
• Oculus Touch Controllers
  This section describes Oculus Touch best practices gathered from developing and reviewing large numbers of games and experiences. These are not requirements and we expect them to evolve over time.
• SDK Samples and Gamepad Usage
  Some of the Oculus SDK samples use gamepad controllers to enable movement around the virtual world.
• Optimizing Your Application
  To provide the best user experience, your application must meet or exceed the minimum requirements to be considered for publication on the Oculus Store.
• Pairing the Oculus Touch Controllers
  After you receive your Touch Controllers, you need to pair them with the headset.
• Asynchronous SpaceWarp
  Asynchronous SpaceWarp (ASW) enables users to run the Oculus Rift on lower specification hardware than our current recommended specification.