Gaming

If you’re having a great time doing something, you may want to share your enjoyment with other people. With video games, this tends to come in two forms, multiplayer and streaming. Pretty much every gamer will have some experience with multiplayer games. There are plenty of options from local split-screen coop to online competitive player vs. player. Streaming is a newer form … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Stream to Facebook

The default control method for your Oculus Quest 2 VR headset is the pair of included controllers. They’re pretty versatile and are the only supported controller in many games. Occasionally though, you may find that the headset loses track of where the controllers are. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Troubleshoot Controller Tracking Issues

When you’re playing a VR game, it’s important to remain aware of your surroundings. If you’re not careful, it’s easy to walk onto the couch, punch a family member, or trip over a pet. To help keep you aware of where you are in your play space, Oculus uses a “guardian boundary.” This is basically a virtual wall that you can draw around the inside of your play-space. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Reset the Direction You’re Facing

Playing games on a VR headset is inherently a solo affair. You can’t exactly have two people using the same headset at the same time. Realistically though, it can be fun to share the experience with someone else. To enable this, Facebook has several ways for you to stream and cast video from your Oculus Quest 2 headset so that other people can see. You can stream straight to … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Cast to a Browser

The Oculus Quest 2’s hand tracking feature is cool. However, it’s still experimental – and like much found under the ‘Early Access’ tag, it still suffers from a few issues. Thankfully, there are some pretty easy fixes you can try to apply if your hand-tracking fails you. Here’s how to troubleshoot your hand tracking on the Quest 2. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Troubleshoot Hand-Tracking Issues

Unlike its predecessor, the Quest 2 allows users to adjust the physical position of the lenses on the headset. For example, by changing the distance between the lenses, the headset can be adjusted to fit better for people with different eye distances. The Quest 2 supports three setting distances – 58mm, 63mm, and 68mm. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Adjust the Lens Position

When you first set up your Quest 2, you’ll be prompted to set up whatever boundary works best for you – either room-scale or stationary. For a good experience, the room-scale one is almost always the preferable option. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Configure a New Room-Scale Boundary

Your Guardian Boundary should always be adjusted correctly – you run the risk of injuring yourself if you drop the ball here. It’s all too easy to swing out your arm or take a step too far, and if your Boundary isn’t adjusted correctly, you might end up punching your plant… or window! … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Adjust Boundary Sensitivity

Oculus Link is a good way to play games you can’t find on the Oculus store on your headset. It’s a pretty convenient choice to branch out in your VR game choices. To connect your headset through Link, you’ll first need, well, a link! … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Set up Oculus Link