---
title: "Razer introduces OSVR, the ‘Android of virtual reality’"
description: "Gaming company Razer and professional VR company Sensics are heading an effort to standardize virtual reality development: the Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) platform."
date: "2015-01-06"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Alex Klokus"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/alex-klokus"
url: "https://futurism.com/razer-introduces-osvr-the-android-of-virtual-reality"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
  - "Virtual Reality"
tags:
  - "virtual reality"
---

# Razer introduces OSVR, the ‘Android of virtual reality’

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- OSVR is a development system meant to get VR on all kinds of hardware. It's not an operating system, but Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan refers to it as the "Android of virtual reality," an open-source software platform that encompasses multiple game engines, head-mounted displays, and control schemes.
- Around two dozen companies and organizations, including Leap Motion, Virtuix, and the International Game Developers Association, are listed as supporters, and plugins are in the works for Unreal Engine 4 and the Unity 3D Engine.
- The hacker dev kit will be released in June 2015, for the surprisingly low price of $199.99 (the same price as the screenless Gear VR, and $150 less than the Oculus DK2.) Software will be available sooner for some developers.

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexklokus>)