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HTC Vive Launch Thread -- Computer, activate holodeck
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IMACOMPUTA
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Would a large radio station located a block away interfere with my Vive?
I finally got to try the Vive today at a friend's house. The tracking seemed great, there didn't seem to be motion sickness, and it even worked over glasses with minimal smudging (cranked all the way out).
The FOV was low cranked out, and the foam got pretty sweaty, but otherwise it was neat.
I was really bad at the bow and arrow targeting.
The FOV was low cranked out, and the foam got pretty sweaty, but otherwise it was neat.
I was really bad at the bow and arrow targeting.
Just got done playing Vanishing Realms. That was better than I expected. I actually had to pull myself away from that one because I was dripping sweat (though it's a bit warm here) and done for the day. The teleporting is better than I thought it would be. It didn't really make the game too easy like people were saying. I did notice I was flailing and that didn't really help kill the monsters but when I would swing back and forth in rhythm more I could get more hits in, so that made me not flail.
Can't wait to try more tomorrow. hopefully the foam padding is dry by then :^/
Can't wait to try more tomorrow. hopefully the foam padding is dry by then :^/
At this point I would rule nothing out.
Guardian Monkey
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I dont know but Jarlord is an excellent name.
Is it plugged in through USB 2 or 3? It wouldn't be a bad idea to try and switch between a couple of ports and see if some work better than others.
Otherwise it might just be software. I've had a lot of issues in that regard. Though they usually fix themselves with a restart.
Dreams-Visions
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Compsiox
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I really hope you submitted for RMA by now. Like a week ago. It's worth a try.
USB 3.0, tried a few things and tried reinstalling the drivers to no avail.
flashburn2012
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The dude still hasn't even tried a different PC. I don't get why at this point, he still constantly whines about his issues but does little to try to fix them. Hell I would of at least reinstalled my OS by now, as well of tried different rooms and other PC's.
VlaudTheImpaler
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Halp! Just a minute ago everything was running fine and now every game I play stutters when I move my head! Whats going on? restarting steam VR doesn't fix it and I've tried rebooting several times...
Check the cables plugged in the break-out box and restart the HMD from the Steam VR menu.
Bowslinger to me looks really fun but it has mixed reviews on steam.
Maybe try to uncheck Allow reprojection if your GPU is good enough?
bee
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thanks for that, went with it anyway, i don't even like paying £3 shipping let alone £57
thanks for that, went with it anyway, i don't even like paying £3 shipping let alone £57
Yeah, I begrudge the 74 I'm paying. On the other hand it means that having only been shipped from Prague on Friday afternoon, by Saturday morning it was already sitting in Dublin ready to go out for delivery tomorrow. Assuming the driver actually calls for directions to my house in they middle of nowhere, and doesn't just return to the depot without even trying, like they do sometimes.
mrchampipi
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Tried making the vive''s camera work the other night and ran into problems: after checking all the boxes in options, the headset would only display a gray image. Had to stop all camera related options to get it back to work.
Can anyone advise me on the matter?
Can anyone advise me on the matter?
You can try plugging it into another USB port in the PC.
Scapegoat
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Drop the camera rate down to 30 Hz in the Steam VR settings.
This is what my area used to look like:
I have now put the lightboxes up and put some temporary mats down:
And to the side - I have my computer:
I've been playing for awhile this morning - but i do get headaches. I haven't had much luck adjusting the lens settings - moving them back and forth doesn't seem to affect things too much. I wear glasses - but im so tempted to get laser eye surgery still.
I have now put the lightboxes up and put some temporary mats down:
And to the side - I have my computer:
I've been playing for awhile this morning - but i do get headaches. I haven't had much luck adjusting the lens settings - moving them back and forth doesn't seem to affect things too much. I wear glasses - but im so tempted to get laser eye surgery still.
Owlowiscious
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Back and forth is just to make space for glasses to fit in. Does nothing for focus.
Sickness from VR is motion sickness is tummy aches. Headache sounds like bad focus.
One, slide around headset on face until straight ahead is clear. The lenses are circles. Your eye is a circle. Looking straight ahead, you want the center of your eye to be at the center of the lenses. You can probably only get the up/down part in the center. Left right just try to get your nose in the middle. Adjust straps.
Two, adjust for IPD. If you knew you IPD you'd set this before one. This will get your left/ right in the center of each lens while looking straight forward.
Sickness from VR is motion sickness is tummy aches. Headache sounds like bad focus.
One, slide around headset on face until straight ahead is clear. The lenses are circles. Your eye is a circle. Looking straight ahead, you want the center of your eye to be at the center of the lenses. You can probably only get the up/down part in the center. Left right just try to get your nose in the middle. Adjust straps.
Two, adjust for IPD. If you knew you IPD you'd set this before one. This will get your left/ right in the center of each lens while looking straight forward.
Owlowiscious
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My friend played hold point and got level 25 unlocked for me. So the score is probably higher but not posting it or it doesn't count since it's not me.
GuitarAtomik
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Bowslinger is supposed to be pretty solid mechanically, but it's apparently light on actual content.
Bowslinger has the best feeling of shooting an arch for me. I haven't tried Holopoint yet though. The content is a bit on the light side though. I still have fun with it from time to time. One nice touch is that it has the adjustable camera for mirroring and you can manually put it wherever you want. You can even shoot the camera (so it follows your arrow).
Thanks. I'd like something with more a feel of real archery. Is bowslinger early access with more content planned?
AllenSpawn
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This is what my area used to look like:
I have now put the lightboxes up and put some temporary mats down:
And to the side - I have my computer:
I've been playing for awhile this morning - but i do get headaches. I haven't had much luck adjusting the lens settings - moving them back and forth doesn't seem to affect things too much. I wear glasses - but im so tempted to get laser eye surgery still.
That is a real man pad right there!
Love the gaming chairs!
Zeouterlimits
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Where did you put the table and chairs?This is what my area used to look like:
AllenSpawn
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On the subject of headaches.
I get some weird eye ache for about 10 mins after my session.Especially if I've played for more than an hour non stop.
Had some friends round yesterday, to show of the Vive. All the kids had a go and they all loved it.All had about 10 minute sessions before stopping.
Stuck on Minecraft for their 9 year old boy (who is a massive fan....he was blown away by actually being IN Minecraft!!)..couldn't get him off for about 25 mins. When we got him off to let others have a go...he immediatley said "oww...my eyes hurt". I haven't let my kids go on for more than 15 mins at a time( 7 and 11). So there could be something to the 12 year old recommendation that Sony are quoting for the PSVR.
I get some weird eye ache for about 10 mins after my session.Especially if I've played for more than an hour non stop.
Had some friends round yesterday, to show of the Vive. All the kids had a go and they all loved it.All had about 10 minute sessions before stopping.
Stuck on Minecraft for their 9 year old boy (who is a massive fan....he was blown away by actually being IN Minecraft!!)..couldn't get him off for about 25 mins. When we got him off to let others have a go...he immediatley said "oww...my eyes hurt". I haven't let my kids go on for more than 15 mins at a time( 7 and 11). So there could be something to the 12 year old recommendation that Sony are quoting for the PSVR.
Not as far as I know. But they did announce this week that a new gamemode comes soon>
Which sounds like they will copy the tower defense mode from The Lab.
Owlowiscious
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IPD is probably off so he's going cross eyed or opposite-of-crossed-eyed for 25 minutes
bloodydrake
Cool Smoke Luke
theres something in your house...thats on a daytime nighttime timer
home automation?
lights?
heck wireless speakers?
electric heater?
cell phone blocker,
wifi extender,
ham radio,
blue tooth smart appliances?
Icemaker?
Dehumifier
cordless 5Mhz phone?
off site security cameras?
security system?
something is creating interference if its that absolute a time for it to work and then stop.
Ive had to move it into the spare bedroom which was being used as a gym.
its definitely worth the effort in clearing a large area for vr - I'm just not sure how long i will keep an area dedicated to it. as once the novelty has wore off - I'm stuck with a blank space which does look quite odd.
AwesomeMeat
PossumMeat
Not bad, will pick some up soon.
VlaudTheImpaler
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Wait, I thought reprojection was for weaker GPU's? I have an R9 390, 32 GB of ram and an i5 6600k. Thing is the other day everything was working fine.
Hmm, I know this probably isn't it but I just looked in my system window on control panel and it's saying I only have 16.0 GB of ram installed. But I installed 2 sticks of 16 GB ram when I built my computer... Does this mean I am only utilizing 16 GB? How do I fix that?
AllenSpawn
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Good point. Must remember to adjust that when my kids have a go.
VVV Mars VG
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Been playing The Brookhaven Experiment demo, scary stuff, made a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi1cNHlxeG0
Strangely I completed the demo easily on the first run through, on the second go it altered the end of level perks, hence less bullets. But videos just never do VR justice, the scale of objects or the invasive feeling generated by the 3D, it's so much more visceral when you're in there. Either way, final game sounds like its shaping up well and will give a good zombie fix.
Strangely I completed the demo easily on the first run through, on the second go it altered the end of level perks, hence less bullets. But videos just never do VR justice, the scale of objects or the invasive feeling generated by the 3D, it's so much more visceral when you're in there. Either way, final game sounds like its shaping up well and will give a good zombie fix.
Visited a friend last night. He was raving about his brand new google cardboard.
I had such a big smile on my face when I invited him and his wife to come over next weekend
Dat sword tho
I had such a big smile on my face when I invited him and his wife to come over next weekend
Ive had to move it into the spare bedroom which was being used as a gym.
Dat sword tho
Azure Dream
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Also, you forget to blink sometimes. But the other suggestion about the IPD is probably most accurate.
AwesomeMeat
PossumMeat
Revive just got updated to use the universal injector (except for project cars) and has added Vive controller support. Nice.
https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive/releases/tag/0.4
Give it a few minutes before you download. He accidentally uploaded a debug version and is reuploading now.
https://github.com/LibreVR/Revive/releases/tag/0.4
Give it a few minutes before you download. He accidentally uploaded a debug version and is reuploading now.
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