SteamVR Input helps bring controllers old and new into VR
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Controllers for PC games are a fairly standardized deal at this point. Any active gamer surely has a keyboard and mouse, and many have a controller from Microsoft's last couple generations of Xbox kicking around. These uniform control schemes are something VR developers can't take for granted given the way the field has changed over the last few years. VR kits from multiple vendors come with unique controllers, and next-gen prototypes are being shown all the time.
Valve says its SteamVR Input beta can help developers make their software work better with multiple controllers and could even make titles work with yet-unknown control methods in the future. The ...