diff --git a/cmake/externals/openvr/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake/externals/openvr/CMakeLists.txt
index f9d0ef5a71..9ef95b17da 100644
--- a/cmake/externals/openvr/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake/externals/openvr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ string(TOUPPER ${EXTERNAL_NAME} EXTERNAL_NAME_UPPER)
 
 ExternalProject_Add(
   ${EXTERNAL_NAME}
-  #URL https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/archive/0.9.1.zip
-  URL http://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/openvr-0.9.1.zip
-  URL_MD5 f986f5a6815e9454c53c5bf58ce02fdc
+  URL https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/archive/v0.9.12.zip
+  URL_MD5 c08dced68ce4e341e1467e6814ae419d
   CONFIGURE_COMMAND ""
   BUILD_COMMAND ""
   INSTALL_COMMAND ""
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DisplayPlugin.cpp
index 6c34612e8c..08368597d0 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #include "stereo/InterleavedStereoDisplayPlugin.h"
 #include "Basic2DWindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin.h"
 
-#include "openvr/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h"
-
 const QString& DisplayPlugin::MENU_PATH() {
     static const QString value = "Display";
     return value;
@@ -25,22 +23,14 @@ const QString& DisplayPlugin::MENU_PATH() {
 DisplayPluginList getDisplayPlugins() {
     DisplayPlugin* PLUGIN_POOL[] = {
         new Basic2DWindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin(),
-        new NullDisplayPlugin(),
 #ifdef DEBUG
+        new NullDisplayPlugin(),
 #endif
-
         // Stereo modes
-
         // SBS left/right
         new SideBySideStereoDisplayPlugin(),
         // Interleaved left/right
         new InterleavedStereoDisplayPlugin(),
-
-        // HMDs
-//#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-//        // SteamVR SDK
-//        new OpenVrDisplayPlugin(),
-//#endif
         nullptr
     };
 
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
index 80710e9b96..db7acf8bf1 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <QtOpenGL/QGLWidget>
 #include <QtGui/QImage>
+#include <QtGui/QOpenGLContext>
 
 #include <gl/GLWidget.h>
 #include <NumericalConstants.h>
@@ -103,8 +104,12 @@ public:
 
             // take the latest texture and present it
             _context->makeCurrent();
-            currentPlugin->present();
-            _context->doneCurrent();
+            if (QOpenGLContext::currentContext() == _context->contextHandle()) {
+                _activePlugin->present();
+                _context->doneCurrent();
+            } else {
+                qWarning() << "Makecurrent failed";
+            }
         }
 
         _context->makeCurrent();
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
index 88ccddc125..72211056d9 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ protected:
     ProgramPtr _program;
     ShapeWrapperPtr _plane;
 
-    Mutex _mutex;
+    mutable Mutex _mutex;
     SimpleMovingAverage _usecsPerFrame { 10 };
     QMap<uint32_t, uint32_t> _sceneTextureToFrameIndexMap;
 
diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/CMakeLists.txt b/libraries/input-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
index 0e21d4a40c..b81554511d 100644
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libraries/input-plugins/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 set(TARGET_NAME input-plugins)
 setup_hifi_library()
-link_hifi_libraries(shared plugins controllers script-engine render-utils)
+link_hifi_libraries(shared plugins controllers)
 
 GroupSources("src/input-plugins")
-
-if (WIN32)
-    add_dependency_external_projects(OpenVR)
-    find_package(OpenVR REQUIRED)
-    target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${OPENVR_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${OPENVR_LIBRARIES})
-endif()
-
-target_sdl2()
-target_sixense()
diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/InputPlugin.cpp b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/InputPlugin.cpp
index 6db35572b5..4b79572a07 100644
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/InputPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/InputPlugin.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "KeyboardMouseDevice.h"
 #include "SDL2Manager.h"
 #include "SixenseManager.h"
-#include "ViveControllerManager.h"
 
 // TODO migrate to a DLL model where plugins are discovered and loaded at runtime by the PluginManager class
 InputPluginList getInputPlugins() {
@@ -23,7 +22,6 @@ InputPluginList getInputPlugins() {
         new KeyboardMouseDevice(),
         new SDL2Manager(),
         new SixenseManager(),
-        new ViveControllerManager(),
         nullptr
     };
 
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
index 3306659c80..a075b0a91d 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/ScriptEngine.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void avatarDataFromScriptValue(const QScriptValue &object, AvatarData* &out) {
 }
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(controller::InputController*)
-static int inputControllerPointerId = qRegisterMetaType<controller::InputController*>();
+//static int inputControllerPointerId = qRegisterMetaType<controller::InputController*>();
 
 QScriptValue inputControllerToScriptValue(QScriptEngine *engine, controller::InputController* const &in) {
     return engine->newQObject(in);
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/openvr/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7fab5903d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/openvr/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+#  Created by Bradley Austin Davis on 2015/11/18
+#  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+#
+#  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+#  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http:#www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+#
+
+if (WIN32)
+    # we're using static GLEW, so define GLEW_STATIC
+    add_definitions(-DGLEW_STATIC)
+    set(TARGET_NAME openvr)
+    setup_hifi_plugin(OpenGL Script Qml Widgets)
+    link_hifi_libraries(shared gl networking controllers 
+        plugins display-plugins input-plugins script-engine 
+        render-utils model gpu render model-networking fbx)
+
+    include_hifi_library_headers(octree)
+    
+    add_dependency_external_projects(OpenVR)
+    find_package(OpenVR REQUIRED)
+    target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE ${OPENVR_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+    target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} ${OPENVR_LIBRARIES})
+
+endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
similarity index 65%
rename from libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
rename to plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
index 68a711a847..58f7536856 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -7,24 +7,23 @@
 //
 #include "OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h"
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-
 #include <memory>
 
 #include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QLoggingCategory>
 #include <QGLWidget>
-#include <GLMHelpers.h>
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QResizeEvent>
 
+#include <GLMHelpers.h>
+#include <gl/GlWindow.h>
+
 #include <PerfStat.h>
 #include <plugins/PluginContainer.h>
 #include <ViewFrustum.h>
 
 #include "OpenVrHelpers.h"
-#include "GLMHelpers.h"
 
-#include <QLoggingCategory>
 Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(displayplugins)
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(displayplugins, "hifi.displayplugins")
 
@@ -41,12 +40,11 @@ vr::TrackedDevicePose_t _trackedDevicePose[vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount];
 mat4 _trackedDevicePoseMat4[vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount];
 static mat4 _sensorResetMat;
 static uvec2 _windowSize;
-static ivec2 _windowPosition;
 static uvec2 _renderTargetSize;
 
 struct PerEyeData {
-    uvec2 _viewportOrigin;
-    uvec2 _viewportSize;
+    //uvec2 _viewportOrigin;
+    //uvec2 _viewportSize;
     mat4 _projectionMatrix;
     mat4 _eyeOffset;
     mat4 _pose;
@@ -89,36 +87,17 @@ void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::activate() {
     }
     Q_ASSERT(_hmd);
 
-    _hmd->GetWindowBounds(&_windowPosition.x, &_windowPosition.y, &_windowSize.x, &_windowSize.y);
     _hmd->GetRecommendedRenderTargetSize(&_renderTargetSize.x, &_renderTargetSize.y);
     // Recommended render target size is per-eye, so double the X size for 
     // left + right eyes
     _renderTargetSize.x *= 2;
     openvr_for_each_eye([&](vr::Hmd_Eye eye) {
         PerEyeData& eyeData = _eyesData[eye];
-        _hmd->GetEyeOutputViewport(eye, 
-            &eyeData._viewportOrigin.x, &eyeData._viewportOrigin.y, 
-            &eyeData._viewportSize.x, &eyeData._viewportSize.y);
         eyeData._projectionMatrix = toGlm(_hmd->GetProjectionMatrix(eye, DEFAULT_NEAR_CLIP, DEFAULT_FAR_CLIP, vr::API_OpenGL));
         eyeData._eyeOffset = toGlm(_hmd->GetEyeToHeadTransform(eye));
     });
-
-
-    vr::HmdError eError = vr::HmdError_None;
-    _compositor = (vr::IVRCompositor*)vr::VR_GetGenericInterface(vr::IVRCompositor_Version, &eError);
-    Q_ASSERT(eError == vr::HmdError_None);
+    _compositor = vr::VRCompositor();
     Q_ASSERT(_compositor);
-
-    _compositor->SetGraphicsDevice(vr::Compositor_DeviceType_OpenGL, NULL);
-
-    uint32_t unSize = _compositor->GetLastError(NULL, 0);
-    if (unSize > 1) {
-        char* buffer = new char[unSize];
-        _compositor->GetLastError(buffer, unSize);
-        printf("Compositor - %s\n", buffer);
-        delete[] buffer;
-    }
-    Q_ASSERT(unSize <= 1);
     WindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin::activate();
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +111,16 @@ void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::deactivate() {
     WindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin::deactivate();
 }
 
+void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::customizeContext() {
+    static std::once_flag once;
+    std::call_once(once, []{
+        glewExperimental = true;
+        GLenum err = glewInit();
+        glGetError();
+    });
+    WindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin::customizeContext();
+}
+
 uvec2 OpenVrDisplayPlugin::getRecommendedRenderSize() const {
     return _renderTargetSize;
 }
@@ -153,33 +142,41 @@ glm::mat4 OpenVrDisplayPlugin::getEyeToHeadTransform(Eye eye) const {
 }
 
 glm::mat4 OpenVrDisplayPlugin::getHeadPose(uint32_t frameIndex) const {
-    return _trackedDevicePoseMat4[0];
+    glm::mat4 result;
+    {
+        Lock lock(_mutex);
+        result = _trackedDevicePoseMat4[0];
+
+    }
+    return result;
 }
 
-void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::customizeContext() {
-    WindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin::customizeContext();
+
+void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::submitSceneTexture(uint32_t frameIndex, uint32_t sceneTexture, const glm::uvec2& sceneSize) {
+    WindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin::submitSceneTexture(frameIndex, sceneTexture, sceneSize);
 }
 
-//void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::display(uint32_t frameIndex, uint32_t finalTexture, const glm::uvec2& sceneSize) {
-//    // Flip y-axis since GL UV coords are backwards.
-//    static vr::Compositor_TextureBounds leftBounds{ 0, 1, 0.5f, 0 };
-//    static vr::Compositor_TextureBounds rightBounds{ 0.5f, 1, 1, 0 };
-//    _compositor->Submit(vr::Eye_Left, (void*)finalTexture, &leftBounds);
-//    _compositor->Submit(vr::Eye_Right, (void*)finalTexture, &rightBounds);
-//    glFinish();
-//}
-
-//void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::finishFrame() {
-////    swapBuffers();
-//    doneCurrent();
-//    _compositor->WaitGetPoses(_trackedDevicePose, vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount);
-//    for (int i = 0; i < vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount; i++) {
-//        _trackedDevicePoseMat4[i] = _sensorResetMat * toGlm(_trackedDevicePose[i].mDeviceToAbsoluteTracking);
-//    }
-//    openvr_for_each_eye([&](vr::Hmd_Eye eye) {
-//        _eyesData[eye]._pose = _trackedDevicePoseMat4[0];
-//    });
-//};
-
-#endif
+void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::internalPresent() {
+    // Flip y-axis since GL UV coords are backwards.
+    static vr::VRTextureBounds_t leftBounds{ 0, 0, 0.5f, 1 };
+    static vr::VRTextureBounds_t rightBounds{ 0.5f, 0, 1, 1 };
+    vr::Texture_t texture{ (void*)_currentSceneTexture, vr::API_OpenGL, vr::ColorSpace_Auto };
+    {
+        Lock lock(_mutex);
+        _compositor->Submit(vr::Eye_Left, &texture, &leftBounds);
+        _compositor->Submit(vr::Eye_Right, &texture, &rightBounds);
+    }
+    glFinish();
+    {
+        Lock lock(_mutex);
+        _compositor->WaitGetPoses(_trackedDevicePose, vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount, nullptr, 0);
+        for (int i = 0; i < vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount; i++) {
+            _trackedDevicePoseMat4[i] = _sensorResetMat * toGlm(_trackedDevicePose[i].mDeviceToAbsoluteTracking);
+        }
+        openvr_for_each_eye([&](vr::Hmd_Eye eye) {
+            _eyesData[eye]._pose = _trackedDevicePoseMat4[0];
+        });
+    }
 
+    //WindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin::internalPresent();
+}
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h
similarity index 84%
rename from libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h
rename to plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h
index c8887276b7..4b5639d52b 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h
@@ -9,10 +9,9 @@
 
 #include <QtGlobal>
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include <openvr.h>
 
-#include "../WindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin.h"
+#include <display-plugins/WindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin.h>
 
 class OpenVrDisplayPlugin : public WindowOpenGLDisplayPlugin {
 public:
@@ -23,6 +22,8 @@ public:
     virtual void activate() override;
     virtual void deactivate() override;
 
+    virtual void customizeContext() override;
+
     virtual glm::uvec2 getRecommendedRenderSize() const override;
     virtual glm::uvec2 getRecommendedUiSize() const override { return uvec2(1920, 1080); }
 
@@ -32,15 +33,13 @@ public:
 
     virtual glm::mat4 getEyeToHeadTransform(Eye eye) const override;
     virtual glm::mat4 getHeadPose(uint32_t frameIndex) const override;
+    virtual void submitSceneTexture(uint32_t frameIndex, uint32_t sceneTexture, const glm::uvec2& sceneSize) override;
 
 protected:
-//    virtual void display(uint32_t frameIndex, uint32_t finalTexture, const glm::uvec2& sceneSize) override;
-    virtual void customizeContext() override;
+    virtual void internalPresent() override;
 
 private:
     vr::IVRSystem* _hmd { nullptr };
     static const QString NAME;
 };
 
-#endif
-
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrHelpers.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.cpp
similarity index 80%
rename from libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrHelpers.cpp
rename to plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.cpp
index f8e810beaf..7020fcb40d 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrHelpers.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.cpp
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@
 //
 #include "OpenVrHelpers.h"
 
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
-
-#include <QtCore/QTimer>
-
 #include <atomic>
 #include <mutex>
 
-#include "../Logging.h"
+#include <QtCore/QDebug>
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
+#include <QtCore/QLoggingCategory>
+
+
+Q_DECLARE_LOGGING_CATEGORY(displayplugins)
 
 using Mutex = std::mutex;
 using Lock = std::unique_lock<Mutex>;
@@ -30,13 +31,13 @@ vr::IVRSystem* acquireOpenVrSystem() {
     if (hmdPresent) {
         Lock lock(mutex);
         if (!activeHmd) {
-            qCDebug(displayPlugins) << "openvr: No vr::IVRSystem instance active, building";
-            vr::HmdError eError = vr::HmdError_None;
+            qCDebug(displayplugins) << "openvr: No vr::IVRSystem instance active, building";
+            vr::EVRInitError eError = vr::VRInitError_None;
             activeHmd = vr::VR_Init(&eError);
-            qCDebug(displayPlugins) << "openvr display: HMD is " << activeHmd << " error is " << eError;
+            qCDebug(displayplugins) << "openvr display: HMD is " << activeHmd << " error is " << eError;
         }
         if (activeHmd) {
-            qCDebug(displayPlugins) << "openvr: incrementing refcount";
+            qCDebug(displayplugins) << "openvr: incrementing refcount";
             ++refCount;
         }
     }
@@ -46,10 +47,10 @@ vr::IVRSystem* acquireOpenVrSystem() {
 void releaseOpenVrSystem() {
     if (activeHmd) {
         Lock lock(mutex);
-        qDebug() << "openvr: decrementing refcount";
+        qCDebug(displayplugins) << "openvr: decrementing refcount";
         --refCount;
         if (0 == refCount) {
-            qDebug() << "openvr: zero refcount, deallocate VR system";
+            qCDebug(displayplugins) << "openvr: zero refcount, deallocate VR system";
             // Avoid spamming the VR system with activate/deactivate calls at system startup by
             // putting in a delay before we destory the shutdown the VR subsystem
 
@@ -71,5 +72,3 @@ void releaseOpenVrSystem() {
         }
     }
 }
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrHelpers.h b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.h
similarity index 89%
rename from libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrHelpers.h
rename to plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.h
index 3e445d90ba..513e1702d2 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrHelpers.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.h
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 //
 #pragma once
 
-#include <QtGlobal>
-
-#if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
 #include <openvr.h>
 #include <GLMHelpers.h>
 #include <glm/gtc/type_ptr.hpp>
@@ -18,5 +15,3 @@
 vr::IVRSystem* acquireOpenVrSystem();
 void releaseOpenVrSystem(); 
 
-#endif
-
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrProvider.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrProvider.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..66227a9543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrProvider.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+//
+//  Created by Bradley Austin Davis on 2015/10/25
+//  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include <mutex>
+
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtCore/QtPlugin>
+#include <QtCore/QStringList>
+
+#include <plugins/RuntimePlugin.h>
+
+#include "OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h"
+#include "ViveControllerManager.h"
+
+class OpenVrProvider : public QObject, public DisplayProvider, InputProvider
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID DisplayProvider_iid FILE "plugin.json")
+    Q_INTERFACES(DisplayProvider)
+    Q_PLUGIN_METADATA(IID InputProvider_iid FILE "plugin.json")
+    Q_INTERFACES(InputProvider)
+
+public:
+    OpenVrProvider(QObject* parent = nullptr) : QObject(parent) {}
+    virtual ~OpenVrProvider() {}
+
+    virtual DisplayPluginList getDisplayPlugins() override {
+        static std::once_flag once;
+        std::call_once(once, [&] {
+            DisplayPluginPointer plugin(new OpenVrDisplayPlugin());
+            if (plugin->isSupported()) {
+                _displayPlugins.push_back(plugin);
+            }
+        });
+        return _displayPlugins;
+    }
+
+    virtual InputPluginList getInputPlugins() override {
+        static std::once_flag once;
+        std::call_once(once, [&] {
+            InputPluginPointer plugin(new ViveControllerManager());
+            if (plugin->isSupported()) {
+                _inputPlugins.push_back(plugin);
+            }
+        });
+        return _inputPlugins;
+    }
+
+
+private:
+    DisplayPluginList _displayPlugins;
+    InputPluginList _inputPlugins;
+};
+
+#include "OpenVrProvider.moc"
diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/ViveControllerManager.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
similarity index 97%
rename from libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/ViveControllerManager.cpp
rename to plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
index 5315152cea..39056cd46f 100644
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/ViveControllerManager.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 #include <gpu/Batch.h>
 #include <gpu/Context.h>
 #include <DeferredLightingEffect.h>
-#include <display-plugins/openvr/OpenVrHelpers.h>
 #include <NumericalConstants.h>
 #include <plugins/PluginContainer.h>
 #include <UserActivityLogger.h>
@@ -26,10 +25,10 @@
 
 #include <controllers/StandardControls.h>
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#include "OpenVrHelpers.h"
+
 extern vr::TrackedDevicePose_t _trackedDevicePose[vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount];
 extern mat4 _trackedDevicePoseMat4[vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount];
-#endif
 
 vr::IVRSystem* acquireOpenVrSystem();
 void releaseOpenVrSystem();
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ static const float CONTROLLER_LENGTH_OFFSET = 0.0762f;  // three inches
 static const glm::vec3 CONTROLLER_OFFSET = glm::vec3(CONTROLLER_LENGTH_OFFSET / 2.0f,
                                                      CONTROLLER_LENGTH_OFFSET / 2.0f,
                                                      CONTROLLER_LENGTH_OFFSET * 2.0f);
-static const QString CONTROLLER_MODEL_STRING = "vr_controller_05_wireless_b";
+static const char* CONTROLLER_MODEL_STRING = "vr_controller_05_wireless_b";
 
 static const QString MENU_PARENT = "Avatar";
 static const QString MENU_NAME = "Vive Controllers";
@@ -49,19 +48,14 @@ static const QString RENDER_CONTROLLERS = "Render Hand Controllers";
 const QString ViveControllerManager::NAME = "OpenVR";
 
 bool ViveControllerManager::isSupported() const {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     auto hmd = acquireOpenVrSystem();
     bool success = hmd != nullptr;
     releaseOpenVrSystem();
     return success;
-#else 
-    return false;
-#endif
 }
 
 void ViveControllerManager::activate() {
     InputPlugin::activate();
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     _container->addMenu(MENU_PATH);
     _container->addMenuItem(PluginType::INPUT_PLUGIN, MENU_PATH, RENDER_CONTROLLERS,
         [this] (bool clicked) { this->setRenderControllers(clicked); },
@@ -72,8 +66,11 @@ void ViveControllerManager::activate() {
     }
     Q_ASSERT(_hmd);
 
+    auto renderModels = vr::VRRenderModels();
+
     vr::RenderModel_t model;
-    if (!_hmd->LoadRenderModel(CONTROLLER_MODEL_STRING.toStdString().c_str(), &model)) {
+    /*
+    if (!_hmd->LoadRenderModel(CONTROLLER_MODEL_STRING, &model)) {
         qDebug() << QString("Unable to load render model %1\n").arg(CONTROLLER_MODEL_STRING);
     } else {
         model::Mesh* mesh = new model::Mesh();
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ void ViveControllerManager::activate() {
         _modelLoaded = true;
         _renderControllers = true;
     }
-#endif
+    */
 
     // unregister with UserInputMapper
     auto userInputMapper = DependencyManager::get<controller::UserInputMapper>();
@@ -129,7 +126,6 @@ void ViveControllerManager::activate() {
 void ViveControllerManager::deactivate() {
     InputPlugin::deactivate();
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     _container->removeMenuItem(MENU_NAME, RENDER_CONTROLLERS);
     _container->removeMenu(MENU_PATH);
 
@@ -139,7 +135,6 @@ void ViveControllerManager::deactivate() {
     }
 
     _inputDevice->_poseStateMap.clear();
-#endif
 
     // unregister with UserInputMapper
     auto userInputMapper = DependencyManager::get<controller::UserInputMapper>();
@@ -225,7 +220,6 @@ void ViveControllerManager::pluginUpdate(float deltaTime, bool jointsCaptured) {
 }
 
 void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::update(float deltaTime, bool jointsCaptured) {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     _poseStateMap.clear();
 
     _buttonPressedMap.clear();
@@ -276,7 +270,6 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::update(float deltaTime, bool jointsCapt
     }
         
     _trackedControllers = numTrackedControllers;
-#endif
 }
 
 void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::focusOutEvent() {
@@ -286,7 +279,6 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::focusOutEvent() {
 
 // These functions do translation from the Steam IDs to the standard controller IDs
 void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::handleAxisEvent(uint32_t axis, float x, float y, bool left) {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     //FIX ME? It enters here every frame: probably we want to enter only if an event occurs
     axis += vr::k_EButton_Axis0;
     using namespace controller;
@@ -296,12 +288,10 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::handleAxisEvent(uint32_t axis, float x,
     } else if (axis == vr::k_EButton_SteamVR_Trigger) {
         _axisStateMap[left ? LT : RT] = x;
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 // These functions do translation from the Steam IDs to the standard controller IDs
 void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::handleButtonEvent(uint32_t button, bool pressed, bool left) {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     if (!pressed) {
         return;
     }
@@ -319,7 +309,6 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::handleButtonEvent(uint32_t button, bool
         //FIX ME: not able to ovrewrite the behaviour of this button
         _buttonPressedMap.insert(left ? controller::LEFT_SECONDARY_THUMB : controller::RIGHT_SECONDARY_THUMB);
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::handlePoseEvent(const mat4& mat, bool left) {
diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/ViveControllerManager.h b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
similarity index 98%
rename from libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/ViveControllerManager.h
rename to plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
index 02bdecb10a..077aec7fc3 100644
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/ViveControllerManager.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <model/Geometry.h>
 #include <gpu/Texture.h>
 #include <controllers/InputDevice.h>
-#include "InputPlugin.h"
+#include <plugins/InputPlugin.h>
 #include <RenderArgs.h>
 #include <render/Scene.h>
 
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/plugin.json b/plugins/openvr/src/plugin.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0967ef424b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/plugin.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}