Last week VIVE announced the VIVE SRWorks SDK, allowing developers to access the stereo front facing cameras on the VIVE Pro. Developers will now be able to perform 3D perception and depth sensing with the stereo RGB sensors. From the announcement:

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With the launch of VIVE Pro, developers will now have access to the stereo front facing cameras to create new experiences that can mix the see-through stereo camera view and their virtual worlds. This will enable developers to perform 3D perception and depth sensing with the stereo RGB sensors, opening new worlds for more creative, interactive experiences.

In addition to the updated OpenVR camera APIs that can now handle more than the mono camera of the original VIVE, the VIVE Software team is also providing developers the VIVE SRWorks SDK. With this SDK you can access more than just the raw camera images:

• Depth
• Spatial Mapping (static and dynamic meshes)
• Placing virtual objects in the foreground or background
• Live interactions with virtual objects and simple hand interactions

The SDK includes plugins for Unity and Unreal.

VIVE also included a few videos worth checking out:

Learn more at http://developer.vive.com/resources.