During unboxing remove the thin film that covers the front panel of the base stations.
Setting up vr sensors in corners of the roof.
You also want buffers that separate you from obstacles or valuable equipment like a tv or your computer desk.
Setting up a vr room can be quite a challenge.
Connect each sensor to a power source.
These are boxes that you mount in opposite corners of your room.
In the vertical axis i have it very slightly angled upwards.
Tips for setting up a killer vr room firstly they discuss sensors.
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Before installing the base stations decide first whether you want to set up a room scale or seated standing only play area.
There s a lot of things to keep in mind is your room big enough how will you route the cables what hardware do you need etc.
Balancing bandwidth on usb.
This is why we ve decided to put together this ultimate guide on everything you need to know about setting up a vr room.
2 setting up sensors.
A single sensor achieves best tracking up to 6 feet away then precision drops until about 10 feet where it will lose.
See the tracking bounds of your sensor s inside vr from first person helpful for setting up room scale or just optimizing sensor placement in general.
As of version 1 14 the oculus app fully supports setting up three sensors for 360 tracking.
You don t want to wind up smashing a controller through your tv screen.
Make sure the sensors are set to a 25 35 degree angles facing down towards the selected area.
These sensors should be placed in opposite corners of the area.
See planning your play area.
Update april 28 2017.
I have my single rift camera off to the side in the corner on top of my pc case angled 45ยบ bisecting the corner if you will.
See the tracking bounds of your sensor s inside vr from first person helpful for setting up room scale or just optimizing sensor placement in general.
Htc vive comes with two sensors.