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Description:
Virtual reality peripheral network

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 07.36@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: vr haptics simulation driver networking

Install: brew install vrpn

About:
VRPN (Virtual Reality Peripheral Network) is a library and protocol designed to provide a unified interface for accessing virtual reality input and output devices. It abstracts away vendor-specific drivers, allowing applications to communicate with various hardware like trackers, buttons, and force-feedback devices over a network. This enables developers to build VR applications that are hardware-agnostic and remotely accessible.

Key Features:

Unified API for diverse VR hardware
Network-transparent device access
Support for numerous device drivers
Client-server architecture

Use Cases:

Integrating VR peripherals into simulation software
Building distributed VR applications
Prototyping haptic feedback systems

Alternatives:

OpenVR – OpenVR is a higher-level SDK primarily focused on HTC Vive and SteamVR integration, whereas VRPN is a lower-level library for generic device communication.
libusb – libusb provides raw USB access, requiring more manual implementation compared to VRPN's device-specific abstractions.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 17, 2025 11:39am		0	VERSION_BUMP	c1040f1b
Sep 11, 2025 10:45pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	1d2940d2