VR – Oculus Rift set up

Before you start the setup of Oculus Rift VR, check if you have the following stuff ready:

–  Rift (glasses)
– Touch Controllers
– Sensors
– AA batteries
– Audiotool

PC:
– 3 free USB ports
– 1 free HDMI input
– 10,2 GB space free for software
– SteamVR software (downloadlink First, install the regular Steam, then install Steam VR)

Physical space: space to move and stand-up.

Step 1

When you use the Oculus Rift set for the first time, untie the sensors and put AA batteries in the controllers.

Step 2

Go to oculus.com/setup/ to download the Oculus Rift software. Start the setup and follow the installation steps. Create an Oculus Rift account.
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Step 3

During the installation process, follow the steps to set up the Rift, sensors and controllers.

Step 4

Start ViSoft Premium and go to View | Advanced and start Visual RealityViSoft checks if Oculus and Steam are installed and starts the software automatically. It’s very likely that you will get the pop-up from oculus: ‘unknown source’. Follow the next steps

Allow content from unknown sources :

  1. Open the Oculus app on your computer.
  2. Select Settings in the left menu.
  3. Select the General tab .
  4. Click next to Unknown sources to allow content from unknown sources.

You ready for VR!