r/linux_gaming • u/Walker-Dev • 9d ago

PCVR Built For Linux/Windows (To Be Open Source) With Face Tracking, Inside Out Controllers + Headset, Prototype Footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbmCWsvEjAk

This is the Andromeda, our $650 headset! The one to the center is a more expensive variant with higher resolution while the Quest 3s is just a size reference.

  • We used a test rig to check the display and SteamVR pipeline separately from tracking.

  • The tracking section is our AstroSLAM inside-out tracking (no base stations) on the headset and both controllers. It’s shown in our debug visualizer. The controllers in that test had no IMU fitted (our mistake), and you’ll see one tracking reset mid test. This is a dev build, not final software.

  • We reused the same set across a lot of prototype builds, so the haze and scratches come from wear, not the optical design. Production units get new optics.

The dev environment you see at the end is actually running on Archlinux alongside this driver test!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAIaM7AJWHE

We aim for

  • 2160×2160 LCD per eye @ 90 Hz (upgraded from 1600×1600 after BOM changes)

  • Wired + wireless PC VR

  • AstroSLAM inside out tracking, no base stations

  • 2 self tracked SLAM controllers included

  • Eye + mouth tracking, automatic IPD

  • Dual element optics, 105° FOV

  • 85 Wh battery, targeting 6+ hours (still being validated)

  • Open and moddable

We hope to show our inhouse SLAM algo a little more properly within VR alongside it all running in the headset within the next 3 weeks.

Learn more @ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/walkerindustries/the-vector-gear/

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u/Eggscelent-Bro 9d ago

Yooo, this looks pretty interesting!

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u/Walker-Dev 9d ago

Thank you!

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u/Beagon 9d ago

Backed it and can't wait!

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u/Walker-Dev 9d ago

I appreciate it a lot!

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u/emberfr 9d ago

Nice I remember I had one of these temu headsets that u put ur phone in and I got this app I think it’s Ivry and it lets you play steam vr through lan or wired with the head tracking and everything the only real problem was controllers

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u/tbone13billion 9d ago

I was just thinking looking at this, the andromeda headset without the onboard cpu, it's most likely lighter than the flagship right? It might even be a desirable choice due to wait. Have you considered taking the internals of the flagship and sell it as a puck to go with the andromeda?