How is Bigscreen Beta compared to Virtual Desktop?

[DjBasA]

[foxpur]

Different beasts..
Virtual Desktop focus is just you and new ways to see your desltop..

Bigscreen is a chat room where your destop is shared with the other users and has more in common with a game...

Note if you have Rift there will be a change in the Rift opening menu that will make it much more like Virtual Desktop

[DjBasA]

Can bigscreen be used alone? Or only in a party?

[foxpur]

It can be used alone... it starts alone, and it's free... VD isn't free

[Lyonardo]

Bigscreen has a prettier user interface, and the fact that you can grab and touch things is very cool. Plus the social aspect is great. It's basically more about fun.

Virtual Desktop's interface is more technical. It has the tools and settings on a single window, and you just check the boxes, or sliders you want. It's single user only, but it's more stable. And the graphics are a little sharper.

When I want to get something done in VR, I use Virtual Desktop.
When I want to hang out with others in VR, I use Bigscreen.

[foxpur]

Messaggio originale di Lyonardo:

When I want to get something done in VR, I use Virtual Desktop.
When I want to hang out with others in VR, I use Bigscreen.

And I agree, with the small change that things like Rift (and SteamVR) are running thier own Virtual Desktop starting in december with DASH:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=32&v=SvP_RI_S-bw
and with this change in use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=oGid87BYyIw