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Vizard Introduction

Vizard VR Toolkit is a development platform for creating engaging virtual worlds and immersive applications. It is both an integrated development environment (IDE) for building virtual environments and a high-performance graphics engine for rendering them. Vizard is designed for rapid prototyping with an emphasis on research development.

This tutorial is tailored towards VR developers who are opening Vizard for the first time. You will learn how to load a scene model in an Oculus, Vive, or Desktop display and in the process get a brief introduction to Vizard’s main development components:

• Vizard IDE: Within the editor of the IDE, programs are written using Vizard's extensive library of VR graphics commands. Beyond editing and debugging capabilities, the IDE has built-in tools specific to VR development.
• Inspector: 3D model viewer and editor that lets you quickly view assets, examine graph structures, see stats on polygon and texture usage, and preview animations.
• Vizconnect: Visual tool for connecting to VR hardware such as displays, motion trackers, and input devices without programming

See the short video tutorial below for connecting a Vive to your Vizard scene: