/r/virtualreality

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A place to discuss any and all things Virtual Reality.

Welcome to r/virtualreality!

We are a common ground for discussion relating to Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds.

Discussion relating to any and all facets of virtual reality is encouraged. This includes personal projects, so feel free to share what you're up to! The VR wikipedia article is a great place to begin learning.


Rules

  1. No personal attacks, disrespectful language, drama or trolling.
  2. Posts must be related to Virtual Reality & must not be low effort. Posts must be on-topic and relevant to Virtual Reality or r/virtualreality. Posts that are not allowed include:

  1. Showing off posts - Purchases, tracking information screenshots & unboxing photos.
  2. Requests - including friend requests, looking-for-group requests, account sharing, etc.
  3. Low-Effort Memes - Overused meme formats with little added to them, reaction images.
  • Common Questions (Read below) Please, before posting for technical assistance & troubleshooting, purchasing advice & other one-off questions,

    1. Check our wiki
    2. Search previous posts
    3. Contact the support desk associated with your hardware.
    4. Alternatively, join the VRDiscord here and check our wiki
  • No buying, selling, begging, referrals, giveaways or crowd-funding.

    1. Personal buying, selling, referrals, or begging is not permitted, as well as affiliate links to any site. This includes Quest referrals.
    2. If you want to hold a giveaway - please contact the mod-team first.
  • No discussion of hacking or piracy

  • No excessive self-promotion

    1. Please make sure you self-promote reasonably and it consists of less than 10% of your total posts at all times.
    2. Also flair self-promotion appropriately. Generic let's play & 360 degree content is not allowed.
  • Link directly to the source.

  • Posts seeking advice on compatability/system choice need to meet certain requirements*

  • *PLEASE READ A MORE DETAILED VERSION OF OUR RULES HERE.


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    I wanna play VR but I'm clueless

    Hey everybody! I've been wanting a VR set since my step-brother let me play his for the Playstation but I have no idea what's a good system for VR or a good brand or anything. I'm looking for recommendations or personal experiences. I currently have an Xbox one and a Nintendo Switch for reference.

    1 Comment
    2024/12/01
    04:19 UTC

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    Job sim PSVR2

    I have a PSVR2 and want to play Job Simulator, but my room is small. I want the "small layout" in the game, which I managed to get only once after many attempts. Is there a manual way to select this layout?

    1 Comment
    2024/12/01
    03:02 UTC

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    VR resolution in DCS and Warthunder

    So ive tried to play DCS and Warthunder with my Meta Quest Pro but i never know how to make the resolution look good.

    I understand a VR headet wont look as a good as a 4k monitor (correct me if im wrong pls) but is there a way to make the game look decent? Currently the games look super low res when i have the settings maxed out. Other airplanes look like fuzzy pixels instead of sharp images when theyre at a distance.

    Any tips?

    2 Comments
    2024/12/01
    02:44 UTC

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    Please explain it like I'm 5. Halo CE VR mod.

    l've figured out how to download the game, get the mod downloaded and running! lt's amazing. All I'd like help with is how to download the Chimera suggestion made by the author of the mod.

    https://github.com/SnowyMouse/chimera

    Instruction #3 is to copy strings.dll into game folder but I don't see it in the listed files. Please help

    10 Comments
    2024/12/01
    01:19 UTC

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    Should I get a meta quest 3 or fix my index?

    So in 2020 I got a valve index with the controllers, tracking stations, etc. and it has served me well until a while ago I started getting the dreaded rainbow pixels and now my headset will constantly lose connection and go black in the middle of playing. I haven’t contacted valve support about it, but I know they are likely going to tell me to purchase a replacement cable which is expensive. The quest 3 is starting to look like a solid option due to its ability to take advantage of my pc’s graphics card and vr library, plus the idea of being able to take the headset anywhere with me and play it without being connected to a pc or even connected wirelessly to my pc is incredibly enticing, however, then I will have two tracking stations and two controllers, and a headset not doing me much good. I also know that the quest 3 will be a bit of a step down with its controllers and tracking, although that’s not doing me much good now with me having to use my old windows mixed reality headset. So what do you guys recommend? Should I just buy a replacement cable to fix my index? Wait for the rumored index 2? Or get a quest 3 to use standalone and with my pc, and try to sell my tracking stations/ controllers?

    4 Comments
    2024/11/30
    23:57 UTC

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    What premium would you pay for direct displayport on a Quest 3?

    Let's say ASUS or another of the Horizon OS partners decides to make basically a regular Q3 plus direct displayport, and sell it at a higher price to enthusiasts.

    How much extra do you think this feature is worth? What's the maximum price you would pay for such a headset, before you'd just give up and prefer the regular Q3?

    5 Comments
    2024/11/30
    23:43 UTC

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    What's the best sniping game out there?

    I really really want to play a good sniping game but I just can't find anything. I absolutely hate Sniper Elite VR because of how jank the guns are, and I haven't really seen any other games honestly. Recommendations?

    7 Comments
    2024/11/30
    23:26 UTC

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    Arcane Horizon - Open World Action RPG coming to Meta Quest on december 19-th

    1 Comment
    2024/11/30
    23:04 UTC

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    I made a job board for Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality jobs

    Hey!
    A couple of months ago it came up in a discussion with a friend that he couldn't easily find AR VR related jobs, he got his first job in the field thanks to an internship while he was still a student, but now it was time for a change. Since I enjoy building side projects I decided to make a job board for this particular field.

    I think it can be hard to only rely on the keywords "AR" "VR" "Virtual Reality" etc. so I spent some time researching interesting companies and I will keep researching to be able to offer a better selection. I was a bit surprised by the wide range of skills that can be covered: from game development, to hardware/embedded to web development, to 3D design, so it seems like there are many opportunities for people with many different backgrounds!

    Anyways hope this will be useful to someone else besides my friend!

    AR VR Jobs

    2 Comments
    2024/11/30
    21:14 UTC

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    Noob VR question

    Thanks for looking. I’m not great with tech. I think this is ok with rule 8.

    Do VR headsets play on multiple platforms or are they specific to one?

    ie: do I have to get a PS5 headset to play off a PS5 and will it play PC content too?

    6 Comments
    2024/11/30
    19:40 UTC

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    Strange hand glitch in Asgards Wrath 1

    Is that normal? The game runs fine othet than that, and it even happens with low graphics and 50mbps bitrate. Tried AV1 also. I havent encountered that problem yet.

    https://reddit.com/link/1h3kdeo/video/ymr6nollc34e1/player

    0 Comments
    2024/11/30
    19:34 UTC

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    my regular VR 360 video is always uploaded on youtube as short

    hi. im trying to upload a 360 video but automatically youtube recognise it as short and i dont know why. its a VR video (4096x4096) more than 1 minute (1:18) . i have uploaded videos in this resolution again past months and everything was ok. but now not. always it recognised as short. i guess its have to do with the changes of longer shorts on youtube as 3 minutes. how can i resolve this?

    2 Comments
    2024/11/30
    15:23 UTC

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    Vivecraft

    I do not know if this is the right place so correct me if I am wrong, I am new to reddit. I am not good with VR but I wanted to try vivecraft on my oculus quest 2 since I love minecraft and I thought it would be fun. It says to change from intel to nvidia which I did by browsing, adding javaw, and then clicking high preformance. The issue is I reloaded and it still says the same thing when I try to click on vr for vivecraft. What am I doing wrong? I am not great with tech so I definitely need help please.

    2 Comments
    2024/11/30
    18:03 UTC

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    1 Year Later || Bigscreen Beyond Review

    This video review took some real effort, phew! Here's my best attempt to help you understand what the Bigscreen Beyond is capable of, and what it does good and bad ✌️ Enjoy.

    3 Comments
    2024/11/30
    18:34 UTC

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    So yeah the Halo mod, amazing for the campaign, but the multiplayer... 😂

    At least we have Contractors for multiplayer 😂

    8 Comments
    2024/11/30
    17:46 UTC

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    So I’m looking into the quest 3 and was wondering…

    Does it come with hand attachments for hand tracking? Or do I have to buy those separately? If so where do I get those?

    3 Comments
    2024/11/30
    17:44 UTC

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    You have always to watch your steps in "Of Lies And Rain" our upcoming VR game. link in comments

    4 Comments
    2024/11/30
    17:35 UTC

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    Worth upgrading my PC for better/more stable fps and compatibility for PCVR

    So I've been rocking a somewhat old build.

    I7-4790k : Rx 6650XT :16 GB DDR3 RAM

    Recently got a Quest 3 and connected it through Steam Link.

    Everything seemed fine, only tried out Half Life 2 VR mode and it ran everything pretty smooth although a tiny bit lower resolution and I couldn't properly run 120Hz mode. 90Hz was smooth.

    I know this is probably not a good game to test it out so I'm also wondering what game would be a good benchmark. I'm pretty much open to most game genres.

    Was thinking about building a new PC with a 7600X to pair with my 6650 XT. I like my old PC, but I'm afraid I'm going to run into some roadblocks if I start playing other PCVR games.

    3 Comments
    2024/11/30
    17:33 UTC

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    I (a professional trailer maker) made a quick and dirty trailer for Halo VR.

    9 Comments
    2024/11/30
    17:26 UTC

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    Add your own custom music + gfx update

    0 Comments
    2024/11/30
    17:12 UTC

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    "I just needed to scratch my nose I'm sorry!" Halo VR is an absolute blast. I highly recommend it. I'm dying for the MCC this way now

    39 Comments
    2024/11/30
    16:20 UTC

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    Bosses in a PvPvE extraction shooter? Anomaly’s devs share their thoughts! (Devlog)

    5 Comments
    2024/11/30
    16:13 UTC

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    VR goggle usage

    I’m wheelchair bound and no longer get out like I would like. Travel is out of the question. I see VR goggles as a way to explore the world? Crazy? Wondering if anyone has recommendations for brand. Thanks!

    10 Comments
    2024/11/30
    16:10 UTC

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    Meta Quest 3

    Hey all. Just have a quick question about the Meta Quest 3 512gb. I'm thinking of getting back into VR , haven't had a headset since the CV1. I want to know if you can hook the quest up to your PC to take advantage of your computer graphics or is it strictly stand alone. Sorry if that sounds like a dumb question, I'm pretty tech savvy but I've been ignoring VR for awhile. Thanks. Also, what is the best extended battery option on the market at the moment for the headset?

    21 Comments
    2024/11/30
    15:42 UTC

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    The Burst update 1.0.42 is finnaly here! | Get The Burst on Steam and Meta Store with 40% OFF!

    Greetings operatives! The Burst update 1.0.42 is finally live!

    We got a bunch of cool stuff for you! What kinds of stuff, exactly, you might ask? Well, many of you were waiting for them, and THEY FINALLY ARRIVED! The highlights of our show... give a round of applause tooooo... SPRINT BUTTON and JUMP BUTTON! Woooo! We have also brought you a whole ton of weapon updates, movement fixes, and we have also eradicated a bunch of those pesky bugs that have been roaming around Damag! As always, if you're interested in the whole list of changes, read them down below!

    Gameplay

    • Fixed voice recorders initial state
    • Fixed Sniper Ratata sometimes becoming jammed, requiring multiple rebolts
    • Fixed Sniper Ratata model and its LODs -Fixed scope sizes and colors to improve visibility
    • Reworked SAP energy mechanism, now it works correctly. Nova's special SAP now fires after trigger pull and not release
    • Reworked flamethrower sound
    • General weapon handling and performance improvements
    • General weapon mesh and animation improvements
    • Fixed ammo drop rate chance
    • Balance tweaks to all the weapons
    • Fixed stuttering when walking over small elevations
    • Improved ammo drop chance for supply boxes
    • Increased vehicle suspension haptics threshold to reduce constant bumping when driving over rough terrain
    • Implemented stability graph for compound constructions to prevent parts from floating in air when their base is broken
    • Improved vehicle damage to compound constructions
    • Improved hammer prop handling
    • Fixed stick crouching option not working
    • Added stick-sprint option to toggle sprinting by clicking on movement stick
    • Fixed flamethrower not having any sound on android platform
    • Increased jump height from sliding
    • Simplified jump code, now player can jump in any direction
    • Added easy jump option which removes need to swing hands to jump higher
    • Improved enemies grenade throwing behavior. Now enemies won't throw grenades in close proximity to themselves and other allies
    • Fixed Boom-Rifle and Revolver mags not displaying correct ammo count
    • Fixed mag duplication when ejecting a mag, putting it on a belt and taking it back to refill
    • Fixed enemies aiming incorrectly
    • Fixed subtitles showing incorrectly in certain dialogues
    • Improved AI reloading behavior

    Graphics

    • Disabled Round-Robin occlusion queries
    • Fixed vehicle animation occasionally misplacing wheels
    • Fixed missing overlays on smooth spectator (PC)
    • Smooth spectator now renders projection from user's eye, rather than center of the HMD

    Levels

    • Optimized crowded ending scene
    • Fixed visibility issues of objects that are under crane at Lead Lair
    • Fixed incorrect precomputed visibility and streaming at Lead Lair
    • Fixed background objects at Lead Lair
    • Improved performance on Mobile platforms at Forgepolis
    • Fixed misplaced LOD placeholders at prologue
    • Fixed toilet lid cover position in prologue
    • Fixed tutorial interruption logic
    • Fixed Varg hooks clipping through objects
    • Fixed some tape locations in Landing Zone
    • Improved audio volume levels in Bordergate
    • Fixed some precomputed visibility issues at various locations
    • Fixed some breakable constructions in Bordergate
    • Improved ending scene performance
    • Fixed player softlocking by leaving Varg's elevators
    • Fixed player falling through Varg's elevator roof when extensively jumping
    • Fixed Varg's elevator going back
    • Fixed lighting issues at Bunker
    • Fixed visibility and lighting issues at Forgepolis
    • Fixed Techkiller bosses spawn logic
    • Redesigned checkpoints and fall triggers at The Wall level
    • Fixed collision issues on cave supports
    • Fixed fog blending inside Bunker's vents
    • Fixed incorrect lightmap behavior at train levels
    • Fixed reflection probes and, culling and collision at Bordergate
    • Fixed object culling at Leadlair

    Menu

    • Fixed menu scroll direction inputs

    Audio

    • Fixed dry fire clicks having no attenuation

    Localization

    • Fixed localization of the driving tutorial!
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    2024/11/30
    15:36 UTC

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    🚨 DECEPTIVE REALITY Quest 2/3 Cyberpunk Noir 🚨 BLACK FRIDAY -25%: DR25-A083A5

    Hey if you want to be a bad ass Edge Operator in the dystopian Cortex City.

    🚨Now is your chance 🚨: BLACK FRIDAY -25%: DR25-A083A5

    Combat, noir mood, exploration and hacking is pretty dope.

    Feeling like an 80's Hollywood action movie star...

    https://reddit.com/link/1h3evp5/video/7wzcyt2u324e1/player

    Or what do you think?

    0 Comments
    2024/11/30
    15:26 UTC

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    Has getting a VR headset made you appreciate gaming and/or other media more?

    It’s been maybe 2 and something months since I took the dive and ordered my first and only headset, a barely used Quest 3 that I ended up getting on a recommendation, eg. discount price since my haggle skills were on point that day. A couple of days, maybe a week later and it becomes one of my key obsessions that I couldn’t stop bragging about to whoever asked me about “how was it?” What can I say except that it was, forgive the pun, almost a game-changing event. It was always something I observed from the periphery, like listening to news about a new Iphone coming out or something to that effect. Nah, this was quite literally an reality enhancement device that amped up my immersion in any media, games and movies both, to unimaginable degrees. 

    The first movie I watched was Matrix (haha), it just seemed so appropriate. And it was like watching the movie as it was intended, but COULDN’T be watched all those years ago. So much more immersive than watching it on any regular screen, no matter how physically BIG… and I own an 80-inch TV btw.  As for games, I stuck to the casual stuff like Beat Saber for some light exercises to music since it was still hot as hell here Texas when I bought the set. Then I moved to other games, the likes of Vail and Pavlov Shack being the first, mostly sticking to Vail in the end because it just has a bigger playerbase and I wanted some mindless reflex based shooting to see how good I am in VR. Not very good actually, but it was a good change of pace from the braindead TFT I played in flatscreen and a good exercise too, surprisingly. Then I tried the Light Brigade, which was more roguelitish, which is another favorite genre of mine on PC, and so the spiral goes on and deeper.

    Still not sure how much longer this initial enthusiasm (more like pure HYPE) will hold, but I’m glad I bought it despite people round me saying VR is dying and investors are pulling out, no good games, yatayata-ya. The usual rambling. On a totally subjective level, I’m enjoying it a helluva lot. Would I say it has exceeded my expectations, tho? Nah, I wouldn’t go as far as that, but it did *meet* them at that golden point where I feel I got the value I wanted for my money. And that’s all that matters, I guess. How are you people liking it, especially if you’re also new to the scene like me?

    13 Comments
    2024/11/30
    14:53 UTC

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    One of the craziest things about Halo in VR is that now I can just magically step into random mods I made over 15 years ago.

    11 Comments
    2024/11/30
    13:30 UTC

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