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OpenXR

OpenXR is an open Khronos standard that defines how immersive applications communicate with virtual- and augmented-reality runtimes.

WHAT IT DOES / 01

ONE INTERFACE.
MANY XR RUNTIMES.

It supplies common interfaces for headset pose, tracked input, view configuration, frame timing and submitting rendered images to an XR runtime.

KEY CONCEPTS / 02

THE CORE
IDEAS.

  1. 01

    XR RUNTIME

    Connect the application to the active software responsible for the headset and compositor.

  2. 02

    PREDICTED POSES

    Render from predicted headset and controller poses for the display time of each frame.

  3. 03

    FRAME SUBMISSION

    Send stereo image layers to the runtime for composition and presentation in the headset.

KEEP EXPLORING / 03

OFFICIAL
RESOURCES.

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