Gaming

VR is mostly a one-person hobby. Two people can’t share a headset. Unless multiple people with their own headsets all play a game that supports multiplayer, there isn’t much social stuff happening with a VR headset like the Quest 2. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Cast to a Mobile

Select where you want to share the screenshot. Occasionally, when using a computer, you may want to share a copy of what’s on your screen. To do so, you want to take a screenshot. Screenshots are great for showing most things that are on your screen. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Take and Share a Screenshot

If you’re experiencing long-term issues with your Oculus Quest 2 headset, you’ve probably been going through a lot of troubleshooting trying to fix the issue. Once you’ve tried all the available options, you may want to do one of the last things before trying to get it replaced is to perform a factory reset. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Reset Your Headset

The Oculus quest 2 VR headset is a great standalone VR experience for which you don’t need a powerful gaming computer. You do, however, need to link your Quest 2 with the Oculus smartphone app, for which you’ll need either an Android 5.0+ or iOS 10+ smartphone or tablet. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How To Pair With a Phone

Steam is undeniably the gaming platform on PC; it holds the vast majority of the game library and user base. It also holds a somewhat extensive VR gaming library. If you’ve got an Oculus Quest 2 VR headset, you obviously want to be able to play the games it offers without having to use your computer. You may, however, also want to play some of your Steam-based VR games. … [Read more...] about VR Oculus Quest 2: How to Play Steam Games

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