The environment I use in my Bachelor's Thesis "A comparison of interaction models in Virtual Reality using the HTC Vive"
The application is created in the game engine Unity, version 2017.3.1f1, and all scripts are written in the C# programming language. The Virtual Reality headset support is provided through the SteamVR API, specifically using the SteamVR plugin for Unity v1.2.3. This plugin provides motion tracking and rendering for the Vive without the programmer needing to do much more than drag the included objects into their Unity project.
Experiment system specifications:
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-6700K
RAM: 16GB DDR4
GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980
Storage: Corsair Force LS SSD
Clone the repo and open the unity project included within. You will probably have to upgrade it to whichever version you are using which may cause some issues that need to be resolved. It should work as is with version 2017.3.1f1.
To run it you will need SteamVR installed and a VR headset. The only headset tested is the HTC Vive, others may not work.