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855 points Philpax | 2 comments | 12 Nov 25 17:54 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lostmsu ◴[12 Nov 25 19:06 UTC] No.45904572[source]▶
Will the eye tracking data be directly available to developers?

Also, can I hack the OS? Specifically interested in direct VR rendering (other headsets don't allow to bypass compositor).

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Melonai ◴[12 Nov 25 20:17 UTC] No.45905878[source]▶
Pretty sure the OS is just the same old Steam-flavored Linux distro "SteamOS" with ARM support and some new graphics pipeline stuff for the VR portion, though we don't know until it's actually out.

Though Valve has put a focus on developer ease and very low software lockdown in the recent years with their hardware, so I'd say the chances on direct rendering are quite good!

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1. mmis1000 ◴[12 Nov 25 20:30 UTC] No.45906117{3}[source]▶
Wondering what window/desktop manager will valve ship with the new steam frame. Is there even a desktop/window manager work with 3d space currently? Will that be a mod of kde or something?
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2. zozbot234 ◴[12 Nov 25 21:18 UTC] No.45906864[source]▶
> Is there even a desktop/window manager work with 3d space currently?

The best known is perhaps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Looking_Glass but there's many others, at varying stages of development. It will be interesting to see if custom OS/UX development is made available for this device. We'd also need quite a bit of custom development to make the OS comprehensively usable with gamepad-like controllers alone (no mouse or keyboard required). The existing work on "10-ft." media center interfaces can provide a useful starting point for this but it's far from covering all possible uses.