Oculus + Allegorithmic Labs: Hybrid Apps Concept Demo | Oculus Rift
286Dash’s virtual desktop brings the power of your PC into VR. And today, we’re announcing a new, experimental technology to help developers bring their traditional desktop apps to VR: Hybrid Apps. Hybrid Apps let developers leverage Dash’s virtual desktop tech to build applications that transition more seamlessly between 2D and VR.
To demonstrate this, we worked with Allegorithmic Labs, the research team from the makers of Substance Painter, to create an experimental demo build. With Hybrid App support, a user can seamlessly move from desktop to VR painting, instantly scaling and manipulating the model’s colors and textures. You can imagine how the process of painting particularly complex objects, like concave surfaces and minute details, will improve in VR.
We’re excited to see what developers create using Hybrid Apps. It’s early days, and this is just a glimpse of where Dash—and Rift—can go. We’re in exploration with a small group of partners, and developers interested in learning more can reach out to the team at oc5riftdevs@oculus.com.