About VIVE Wave

VIVE Wave™ is an open platform and toolset that lets you easily develop mobile VR content and provides high-performance device optimization for third-party partners. The VIVE Wave™ SDK offers an open interface that enables interoperability between different mobile VR headsets and accessories and support mainstream game engines. This allows your content to be easily accessed by different VR headsets.

Key Features

1. Cross Platform
VIVE Wave™ runtime is a set of installable APKs supported on Android™ 7.1 or above. Install VIVE Wave™ apks APKs on a VR device and start enjoying VR.
2. Less Customization
VIVE Wave™ runtime only exists on the Android application layer and doesn’t have any proprietary customization in the Android framework and BSP(board support pachage).
3. High Performance Mode
Simply configure the specific CPU/GPU clock rate for Android VR mode and VR devices can get the high performance mode for VR rendering.
4. Standardized SDK Interface
VIVE Wave™ provides easy-to-use and practical SDK APIs for VR content development. Minimal effort is need to port current content to VIVE Wave™.
5. Optimized for Mobile VR
  • <20ms motion to photon latency
  • 3/6 DoF HMD and controller tracking
  • Stereo rendering with Asynchronous TimeWarp
  • Single buffer rendering with V-Sync scheduling
  • Columns or Rows strip rendering
  • Lens distortion correction and chromatic aberration correction
  • Tracking prediction
  • System 2D Overlay
  • Unity® and Unreal® Engine Plugin support
  • Safety virtual wall
6. Various HMD Types Supported
  • Smartphone slot-in HMD
  • Smartphone tethered HMD
  • Standalone HMD
7. Open Interface for Device Plugin
VR accessory vendors can easily develop their device service(driver) and plug-in using VIVE Wave™ by installing the APK. By installing the APKs, VIVE Wave™ device can widely be expanded to fulfill the various demands of users, such as: 3/6 DoF controller, eye tracking, hand tracking, and etc.
8. Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ VR Embedded
VIVE Wave™ is fully integrated with Snapdragon VR to leverage the powerful Snapdragon SoC hardware optimization for mobile VR.

FAQs

1. What is VIVE Wave?

VIVE™ Wave unifies the development experience for standalone and mobile devices. It brings together the highly fragmented mobile VR market that has manifested over the last several years. It saves developers effort by letting them create content for a common platform and storefront across multiple hardware vendors.

2.Where can I download the Wave SDK?

You can download the Wave SDK here.

3.How do I access the Wave Developer Community Forum?

At the Wave Developer Community Forum, you can get answers to development questions or engage with other developers using the Wave SDK. We provide access to beta versions of the SDK and plugins that can assist you in your app development. If you already have an HTC or VIVEPORT™ account, go to FAQ 6 I already have an HTC/VIVEPORT account, how do I access the Wave SDK forum? . If you don’t have an HTC or VIVEPORT account, go to FAQ 7 I don’t have an HTC/VIVEPORT account, how do I access the Wave SDK forum? .

4.I already have an HTC/VIVEPORT account, how do I access the Wave SDK forum?

If you have published a title on VIVEPORT, and have an HTC/VIVEPORT account, you can browse the Wave SDK forum right away.
1. On your computer web browser, go to https://forum.vive.com/forums/forum/34-vive-wave-sdk/ .
2. On the upper-right corner, click Existing user? Sign In.
3. Enter your account credentials.

Note

  • Make sure you use the same account credentials that you use to log in at developer.viveport.com.

4. The first time you visit the forum, you will be prompted to pick a display name. It will be very helpful for us if you include the company you work for in your display name.

Some topics in the developer forums require you to send a private message first to a moderator before you can post.

5.I don’t have an HTC/VIVEPORT account, how do I access the Wave SDK forum?

You will need to create an HTC/VIVEPORT account before you can browse the Wave Developer Community Forum.
1. On your computer web browser, go to https://forum.vive.com/forums/forum/34-vive-wave-sdk/ .
2. On the upper-right corner, click Existing user? Sign In.
3. On the upper-right corner, click Create New Account.
4. Fill in the necessary information to create your account.

Note

  • Do not click Create account with social media to create your account.


5. Sign in using the account you’ve just created.
6. The first time you visit the forum, you will be prompted to pick a display name. It will be very helpful if you include the company you work for in your display name.

Some topics in the developer forums require you to send a private message first to a moderator before you can post.

6.How do I publish my Wave app to VIVEPORT?

You will need to upload your app’s Wave APK and marketing materials to VIVEPORT. Please allow up to 2 weeks for the entire process, from submission to publication, to complete. Up to 2 weeks are needed to account for possible revisions that may be needed.
You will need an HTC or VIVEPORT account to publish apps on VIVEPORT. If you don’t have an account, create one here .

  1. On your web browser, go to https://developer.vive.com/us/viveport/ .
  2. Click Sign in and sign in with your HTC or VIVEPORT account.

Note

  • The first time you sign in, you will be prompted to enter your details and a payment method.
  1. Click Add New Title.

4. Go through the different tabs on the top of the page and enter the necessary information to submit your app to VIVEPORT.

Note

  • In Manage, click VIVEPORT Listing. Under Details, select WAVE in Runtime.

§ For help with the Developer Console submission process, check out the Developer Guide.

§ If you need guidance regarding pricing, content, or any other questions, reach out to your VIVE contact or request for support on the developer support page .

7.What is VIVE Home?

VIVE Home is the starting point of every Wave experience. It is a virtual area within Wave-enabled headsets that lets you to access VIVEPORT, your VR library, headset settings, and more. To install or uninstall your apps on the headset, use the Android Debug Bridge or another command link tool that you use.

Make sure the headset software is up-to-date to get the latest updates and features.

  1. Make sure the headset is connected to a wireless network.
  2. On the controller, press the VIVE button to open the Quick Menu.
  3. Select Settings System Update.
  4. Select Check for update.