alice-teacher Alice VR Quest2

[Eric Brown]

Dear All,

After I responded I did a little more digging because I hadn’t actually looked into using virtual pc to do this since I had tested the link cord.  I found the following article that appears to show:

1.  Virtual PC can be used to achieve the goal of playing desktop VR (there are directions in the link)
2.  Quest 2 has a beta program called air Link that can be used to do the same as the corded link approach (directions included in the linked article)
3.  The cord that comes with the quest is intended and can be used as a link cord (edits to the article call it out and the comments seem to support that view)

https://www.theverge.com/22218827/oculus-quest-2-wireless-pc-vr-games-how-to

I would love to hear if anyone attempts any of these methods and how the experience is.

Sincerely,

Eric


> On Dec 6, 2021, at 10:05 AM, Barnum, William via alice-teachers <alice-teachers at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> 
> Adam,
> 
> As Eric mentioned, you need to ensure that you have a compatible computer with a compatible gaming graphics card.
> 
> Not every desktop computer has or can even support a compatible graphic card.
> 
> If you are unsure, it might be worth checking for recommendations with people on an Oculus Quest 2 Facebook group. People there may try to push you towards a high-end card, but you don't need anything fancy as long as it will support an Oculus Quest 2.
> 
> You can also try contacting Oculus support, but they may not be as helpful.
> 
> Bill
> 
> On Mon, Dec 6, 2021 at 11:56 AM Eric Brown <ewbrown at andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
> Adam,
> 
> As you note the quest 2 is a stand alone vr.  It can however run as a desktop VR using the link cord to connect it to a desktop.  This cord can be purchased separately or I believe the charging cord that comes with it may work for this purpose when removed from the plug component.  If you have it connected to a desktop there is an Oculus desktop application that will power it.  It is not an application that you need to purchase.  If you look at this page you will see the download software button associated with the section:
> 
> Oculus link:  To play Oculus Rift content on Quest 2, install the Oculus App on a compatible gaming computer, then connect your headset using the Oculus Link cable or similar high-quality USB 3 cable.
> 
> You can think of Alice VR as Oculus Rift content since it currently runs on desktop.  If you have this application up and running and you are viewing the home screen in the headset associated with this application then when you launch the Alice Player it will take over the headset and you will see the Alice VR landing space and menu.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> > On Dec 6, 2021, at 4:48 AM, Ziccardi, Adam <aziccardi at opschools.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Good morning, I am off a bit, maybe with the VR (Quest2). It's all loading and running well, incredible devices :) but...the ALice Player screen is a screen in the VR Desktop mode that's "over there" and I'm not in the ALice world. I'm not sure if that's how it is supposed to be.
> > I've focussed on this:
> > ******
> >  Running the Player in VR
> > 
> > To have the player run in VR you need to first start the Oculus desktop application and be sure your VR headset and controllers are properly running.  It is key that the Oculus base application is  running before you start up the Alice Player so that it will detect that VR is present.
> > 
> >       • Start the Oculus application
> > *****
> > And I'm quite sure I don't know if the Oculus desktop app is the Remote Desktop App I got for $19.99 in the VR world.
> > I'll be back on this tonight and will begin experiments again. Thanks ahead of time for any pointers,
> > AZ
> > 
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