diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c3b3e5b45234cb4b36b4367c5b112ffbc3ac8b4b..9143dac8256b5a96ac64722ba8af10b707a14898 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -82,3 +82,6 @@
[submodule "modules/shader_compiler/lib/json-c"]
path = modules/shader_compiler/lib/json-c
url = https://github.com/json-c/json-c.git
+[submodule "modules/camera/lib/OpenXR-SDK"]
+ path = modules/camera/lib/OpenXR-SDK
+ url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/OpenXR-SDK.git
diff --git a/modules/camera/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/camera/CMakeLists.txt
index 4cf68f9c4171dbd29e7b29fa2b73d20e333b2531..ac137434370f9d0e5351856d18c53370ae0114fd 100644
--- a/modules/camera/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modules/camera/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ set(vkcv_camera_sources
${vkcv_camera_include}/vkcv/camera/TrackballCameraController.hpp
${vkcv_camera_source}/vkcv/camera/TrackballCameraController.cpp
+
+ ${vkcv_camera_include}/vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.hpp
+ ${vkcv_camera_source}/vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.cpp
)
filter_headers(vkcv_camera_sources ${vkcv_camera_include} vkcv_camera_headers)
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ set_target_properties(vkcv_camera PROPERTIES PUBLIC_HEADER "${vkcv_camera_header
set(vkcv_camera_lib lib)
set(vkcv_camera_lib_path ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/${vkcv_camera_lib})
+# Check and load OpenXR-SDK
+include(config/OPEN_XR_SDK.cmake)
+
target_link_libraries(vkcv_camera PUBLIC
${vkcv_camera_libraries}
vkcv
diff --git a/modules/camera/config/OPEN_XR_SDK.cmake b/modules/camera/config/OPEN_XR_SDK.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b38aa10a314f9fe56c6826cbc9dd4892c4dbeb3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/camera/config/OPEN_XR_SDK.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+use_git_submodule("${vkcv_camera_lib_path}/OpenXR-SDK" open_xr_status)
+
+if (${open_xr_status})
+ list(APPEND vkcv_camera_includes ${vkcv_camera_lib}/OpenXR-SDK/include)
+
+ add_subdirectory(${vkcv_camera_lib}/OpenXR-SDK)
+
+ list(APPEND vkcv_camera_definitions XR_USE_GRAPHICS_API_VULKAN)
+endif ()
diff --git a/modules/camera/include/vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.hpp b/modules/camera/include/vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9b51b4eea165d7ea3bd3dff75bf46bceaa6e3c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/camera/include/vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#pragma once
+/**
+ * @authors Tobias Frisch
+ * @file include/vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.hpp
+ * @brief XRCameraController class of the camera module for the vkcv framework. This class inherits from the base
+ * class @#CameraController and enables camera objects to be orbited around a specific center point.
+ */
+
+#include "CameraController.hpp"
+
+#include <openxr/openxr.h>
+
+namespace vkcv::camera {
+
+ /**
+ * @addtogroup vkcv_camera
+ * @{
+ */
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Used to control the camera via an HMD.
+ */
+ class XRCameraController final : public CameraController {
+ private:
+ XrInstance m_instance;
+ XrSystemId m_system_id;
+ XrSession m_session;
+
+ public:
+
+ /**
+ * @brief The default constructor of the #XRCameraController.
+ */
+ XRCameraController();
+
+ /**
+ * @brief The destructor of the #XRCameraController (default behavior).
+ */
+ ~XRCameraController();
+
+ /**
+ * @brief Updates @p camera in respect to @p deltaTime.
+ * @param[in] deltaTime The time that has passed since last update.
+ * @param[in] camera The camera object
+ */
+ void updateCamera(double deltaTime, Camera &camera) override;
+
+ /**
+ * @brief A callback function for key events. Currently, the trackball camera does not support camera movement.
+ * It can only orbit around its center point.
+ * @param[in] key The keyboard key.
+ * @param[in] scancode The platform-specific scancode.
+ * @param[in] action The key action.
+ * @param[in] mods The modifier bits.
+ * @param[in] camera The camera object.
+ */
+ void keyCallback(int key, int scancode, int action, int mods, Camera &camera) override;
+
+ /**
+ * @brief A callback function for mouse scrolling events. Currently, this leads to changes in the field of view
+ * of the camera object.
+ * @param[in] offsetX The offset in horizontal direction.
+ * @param[in] offsetY The offset in vertical direction.
+ * @param[in] camera The camera object.
+ */
+ void scrollCallback(double offsetX, double offsetY, Camera &camera) override;
+
+ /**
+ * @brief A callback function for mouse movement events. Currently, this leads to panning the view of the
+ * camera, if #mouseButtonCallback(int button, int action, int mods) enabled panning.
+ * @param[in] xoffset The horizontal mouse position.
+ * @param[in] yoffset The vertical mouse position.
+ * @param[in] camera The camera object.
+ */
+ void mouseMoveCallback(double xoffset, double yoffset, Camera &camera) override;
+
+ /**
+ * @brief A callback function for mouse button events. Currently, the right mouse button enables panning the
+ * view of the camera as long as it is pressed.
+ * @param[in] button The mouse button.
+ * @param[in] action The button action.
+ * @param[in] mods The modifier bits.
+ * @param[in] camera The camera object.
+ */
+ void mouseButtonCallback(int button, int action, int mods, Camera &camera) override;
+
+ /**
+ * @brief A callback function for gamepad input events.
+ * @param gamepadIndex The gamepad index.
+ * @param camera The camera object.
+ * @param frametime The current frametime.
+ */
+ void gamepadCallback(int gamepadIndex, Camera &camera, double frametime) override;
+ };
+
+ /** @} */
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/camera/lib/OpenXR-SDK b/modules/camera/lib/OpenXR-SDK
new file mode 160000
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..67cfb6a4bc5496451efcf5d35af017f4f1761648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/camera/lib/OpenXR-SDK
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 67cfb6a4bc5496451efcf5d35af017f4f1761648
diff --git a/modules/camera/src/vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.cpp b/modules/camera/src/vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..57109a31fd1c88d4bd3c7fa7b3ed8001760e8589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/camera/src/vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+
+#include "vkcv/camera/XRCameraController.hpp"
+
+namespace vkcv::camera {
+
+ XRCameraController::XRCameraController() :
+ m_instance(XR_NULL_HANDLE),
+ m_system_id(XR_NULL_SYSTEM_ID),
+ m_session(XR_NULL_HANDLE)
+ {
+ XrInstanceCreateInfo instanceInfo {XR_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO};
+ instanceInfo.next = nullptr;
+ instanceInfo.enabledExtensionCount = 0;
+ instanceInfo.enabledExtensionNames = nullptr;
+
+ strcpy(instanceInfo.applicationInfo.applicationName, VKCV_FRAMEWORK_NAME);
+
+ if (XR_SUCCESS != xrCreateInstance(&instanceInfo, &m_instance)) {
+ vkcv::log(vkcv::LogLevel::ERROR, "Creating an XR instance failed");
+ }
+
+ XrSystemGetInfo systemInfo {XR_TYPE_SYSTEM_GET_INFO};
+ systemInfo.formFactor = m_options->Parsed.FormFactor;
+
+ if (XR_SUCCESS != xrGetSystem(m_instance, &systemInfo, &m_system_id)) {
+ vkcv::log(vkcv::LogLevel::ERROR, "Getting an XR system id failed");
+ }
+
+ XrSessionCreateInfo sessionInfo {XR_TYPE_SESSION_CREATE_INFO};
+ sessionInfo.next = nullptr;
+ sessionInfo.systemId = m_system_id;
+
+ if (XR_SUCCESS != xrCreateSession(m_instance, &sessionInfo, &m_session)) {
+ vkcv::log(vkcv::LogLevel::ERROR, "Creating an XR session failed");
+ }
+ }
+
+ XRCameraController::~XRCameraController() {
+ if (m_session) {
+ xrDestroySession(m_session);
+ }
+
+ if (m_instance) {
+ xrDestroyInstance(m_instance);
+ }
+ }
+
+ void XRCameraController::updateCamera(double deltaTime, Camera &camera) {
+ // TODO
+ }
+
+ void XRCameraController::keyCallback(int key, int scancode, int action, int mods, Camera &camera) {
+ // TODO
+ }
+
+ void XRCameraController::scrollCallback(double offsetX, double offsetY, Camera &camera) {
+ // TODO
+ }
+
+ void XRCameraController::mouseMoveCallback(double xoffset, double yoffset, Camera &camera) {
+ // TODO
+ }
+
+ void XRCameraController::mouseButtonCallback(int button, int action, int mods, Camera &camera) {
+ // TODO
+ }
+
+ void XRCameraController::gamepadCallback(int gamepadIndex, Camera &camera, double frametime) {
+ // TODO
+ }
+
+}