Try your hand at developing basic VR apps with ARM's SDK
Virtual reality headsets are getting a lot of buzz, but programs and content are tough to find. You can now test your skill at writing VR apps with a software development kit released by ARM.
VR apps written using ARM's Mali VR SDK version 0.2, now effectively in beta test, can be viewed on headsets like Samsung's Gear VR. The SDK is designed to work with ARM's Mali graphics processor, which is found on many top-line smartphones like the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge, announced this week at Mobile World Congress.
Virtual reality is a hot topic at the show, going on in Barcelona. Companies like Oculus, HTC, Sony and others are expected to ship VR headsets later this year. Gartner is projecting VR headset shipments to reach 1.4 million this year, up from just 140,000 in 2015, and rising to 6.3 million by 2017.
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