SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc.
(NASDAQ: XLNX) today announced that the Open-Source Virtual Reality
Consortium has selected Xilinx All Programmable devices to enable
the industry's first, fully upgradable virtual reality headset, the
Open-Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) Hacker Development Kit.
This development kit provides virtual reality developers a
completely modularized platform to create their content on the OSVR
and includes a positioning and head tracking device, a display, and
double lens optics.
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Co-founded by Razer, a world leader in high-performance gaming
hardware, software and systems, the OSVR sets an open standard for
virtual reality input devices, games and output to create the best
possible virtual reality experiences. Xilinx, a member of the OSVR
ecosystem, provides critical technologies that accelerates the
virtual reality platform deployment with shorter production times
and variety of interface standards including HDMI, Display Port and
USB.
"Xilinx FPGAs and All Programmable SoCs provide customization
options to make the Hacker Development Kit versatile and easy to
reprogram. This allows developers to make tweaks for added
functionality like multiple sensors and algorithms for computer
vision processing," said Lau Lee
Yang, senior director for OSVR business development at
Razer. "In the near future the Hacker Development Kit will also be
able to offload software processing tasks such as optical
distortion correction using its hardware and potentially perform
image enhancement functions."
"We are proud to provide the industry's first modular Virtual
Reality headset, the OSVR Hacker Development Kit with Razer," said
Steven Fong, director of the
consumer market segment at Xilinx. "Xilinx's
industry-leading, All Programmable product portfolio is perfect for
applications like the OSVR platform that need a low density
programmable solution with a broad feature set for varying levels
of integration, performance and power at a low cost."
Availability
The OSVR Hacker Development Kit has started shipping to selected
developers. Additional information and priority access
registration can be found at http://www.osvr.org/hardware.html.
About OSVR
OSVR™ is a software platform designed to set an open standard
for virtual reality input devices, games and output to provide the
best possible VR game experience. Supported by industry leaders,
the OSVR framework unites developers and gamers alike under a
single platform. Plug in. Play Everything.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable
FPGAs, SoCs and 3D ICs. These industry-leading devices are coupled
with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a broad
range of customer needs, from programmable logic to programmable
systems integration. For more information, visit
www.xilinx.com.
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