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Programmer Joe

Jan 13, 2014 @ 2:52pm

How to try SteamVR

Edited to add:
NOTE: These instructions are out of date. Please find the latest instructions here.

As of the most recent Steam Client Beta steam now supports an experimental VR mode. If you
own an Oculus Rift dev kit you can try it out by starting Steam with "-vr" on the command line. Then press the Big Picture button to enter Big Picture + VR mode.

The first time you run you may need to do the following:
1) Run Steam in the desktop client without the -vr option
2) Find "SteamVR" under "Tools" in your library. (If you don't have it installed, install it.)
3) Bring up properties on SteamVR and opt-in to the "Beta Update" beta. Let the update download.
4) Quit the Steam Client again and start it with -vr

Please use this forum to provide feedback on VR mode.

Edited to add: This feature is currently only supported on Windows. Linux and OSX support are on the way.

Last edited by Programmer Joe; Sep 5, 2014 @ 10:59am

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Jimo

Jan 13, 2014 @ 2:58pm

Neat.

python

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:02pm

So I started the Steam Beta Client with the -vr parameter and launched Big Picture mode but there is no VR at all, just the regular Big Picture UI. Anyone else having problems?

GermanDarknes has SteamVR

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:03pm

I can confirm this, no VR mode at all.

andy

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:03pm

I've done exactly as you have posted here yet Big picture mode is still launching normally. My rift is working fine and works in other games.

3HAN

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:04pm

Not that it adds any more data to this problem, but I've run steam via the command prompt with the -vr tag (after restarting from the latest update) and no luck with vr big picture mode

Last edited by 3HAN; Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:04pm

Xolzec

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:07pm

Yep doesn't work.

jayohthree has SteamVR

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:10pm

no dice here, either.

Sno

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:13pm

Same, aint working.

Tallcat

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:13pm

Doesn't work.

Stαp

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:14pm

steam://run/250820/

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andy

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:16pm

Originally posted by Stas pwns:
steam://run/250820/

This is just openVR, which in itself is just oculus's configuration utility. We're trying to see the new VR mode added to big picture.

#11

Stαp

Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:19pm

Originally posted by IM ACTUALLY A CRATE:
Originally posted by Stas pwns:
steam://run/250820/

This is just openVR, which in itself is just oculus's configuration utility. We're trying to see the new VR mode added to big picture.

sry misclicked, tallcats fault-.-

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