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Facebook-owned virtual reality startup Oculus VR on Tuesday announced the availability of version 0.4.1 of its software development kit, bringing developer support for the popular headgear to Apple's desktop operating system.
The Oculus Rift S and Rift are currently optimized to work with Windows PCs. Note: Due to MAC OS not supporting direct rendering, the display settings need to be adjusted (you may see the screen rotated to 90 degrees through the oculus). Go to settings preferences Hold CMD+Option keys and click on display to open the rotation drop down menu. IrisVR 0.2.0 and the state of the Oculus runtime for Mac OS. Posted by Jack Donovan on Aug 1, 2015 3:20:36 PM Update: you can learn about our latest version of Prospect here or start a free trial here. IrisVR 0.2.0, out now on Windows and Mac. As you may know, IrisVR version 0.2.0 launched this past. With that in mind, we recently revisited our Mac support. We were able to implement support for Oculus Rift on Mac OS X. If you have an Oculus Rift DK2, and a Mac with an advanced GPU (like an AMD Radeon R9), check out our latest beta, grab the Oculus Runtime for OSX, and enjoy!
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Alongside the new SDK come Mac OS X-compatible versions of the Oculus Runtime and Unity Tuscany demo, according to industry blog Road to VR. Oculus says that because they do not ship a display driver for the Mac, the Rift will work in Extend Desktop mode.
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There are a few lingering issues with the Mac-focused SDK. Developers will need to manually restart the Mac OVR service after updating firmware, for instance, and Unity apps will experience higher latency on Apple's platform.
The Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset whose development is led by legendary Id Software co-founder John Carmack, has long supported gaming on the Mac. Until now, however, Mac-based developers were unable to compile Rift-compatible apps, forcing them to use Windows instead.
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Facebook purchased Oculus earlier this year for $400 million in cash, $1.6 billion in stock, and a $300 million earn-out.
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