This section describes how to set up and build your VR project so that it runs on a SteamVR supported VR device. VR applications that run on SteamVR are built using the OpenVR plugin. It can drive a variety of models of VR, including HTC Vive, Valve Index, Oculus Rift, and Windows MR devices; that is, basically all the major PC-based six degrees of freedom (6-DOF) VR rigs with trackable hand controllers.
Before you get started, ensure you have your VR device connected to the PC and that you're running the SteamVR runtime. This may include installing the Lighthouse base stations for the HTC and Valve devices that require it. If you're running SteamVR for an Oculus Rift, you also need to be running the Oculus desktop app. Likewise, if you're running SteamVR for immersive Windows Mixed Reality (WMR), you need to be running the Mixed Reality Portal. Test that you can see and interact with the SteamVR Home in the headset.