Virtual reality: to boldly game like we never gamed before...

TurinTur · January 19, 2022, 8:22pm

Quest v37
https://www.oculus.com/blog/apple-magic-keyboard-support-link-sharing-an-organized-home-and-more-in-latest-quest-software-update/
https://support.oculus.com/release-notes/

App Library

Oculus first party apps are no longer pinned to the top of your App Library. Instead, you can control the order of your apps through your App Library’s sort + filter settings.

Link Sharpening+

If it looks like your view in VR with Link is a little bit clearer, you’re right. We’ve improved the Link Sharpening algorithm for better visual clarity.

Stationary Guardian

Stationary Guardian now uses Passthrough. When you move toward the edge of your Stationary Guardian, you won’t see the boundary outlines. Instead, Passthrough will fade in to show your real-life surroundings.

Horizon Home

To help you explore your Horizon Home, you can now teleport to different designated areas in your Home environment.
    Simply hide the Universal Menu by pressing the Oculus button, and press your controller thumbstick forward to see a set of potential hotspots. Then aim at one of the hotspots and release the thumbstick to teleport.
    With the Universal Menu hidden, you can also press the thumbstick left or right to rotate in place.

Diagonal Resize

To better control your VR workspace, you can now resize your app windows to different heights and widths. Initially, this will be supported in Browser, Oculus TV, and Files as well as some 2D multitasking apps currently available on Quest.

Display Bar

To provide more flexibility in how 2D apps are displayed, you can now change the distance, scale, and rotation of your 2D app panels by using the Display Bar to switch between Tablet and Desktop modes.
    To switch between panel types, select and hold the Display Bar under the center panel, then drag the bar up or down.
    We’re also making Browser tabs a bit smarter as part of this update. When you move between Desktop and Tablet modes, your Browser tabs will now consolidate into a single window to help keep your workspace neat and organized.

Tracked Keyboard Selection

In v28, we made it possible to not just pair but see Logitech’s K830 keyboard in VR. Now we’re also adding support for the Apple Magic Keyboard on Quest 2.
You can pair your Apple Magic Keyboard with your headset under the Experimental Features panel in Settings. You’ll also need to enable hand tracking (if you haven’t already) which can be done under the Hands and Controllers settings menu.

Share to Headset

If you’ve ever been browsing a made-for-VR art gallery on your phone and wished for a more immersive experience, we have you covered. In our latest sharing enhancement you’ll now be able to send a link directly from your phone to your Quest via the Oculus App, making that 3D view actually feel like you’re there.
    To do this, first make sure your headset is turned on and Bluetooth is enabled on your phone. Then, open a website on your phone, click Share, choose the Oculus App → Open Now, select your headset, and it’ll automatically open in Browser when you put your headset on.
        Please note: Currently this is only available on Android but will be coming to iOS soon.

Improved Quick Actions Menu

Accomplish the basics quicker without needing controllers. You can now use a pinch gesture with your hands to bring up a quick action menu. This allows you to quickly do things like take a screenshot, activate voice commands and more.
    To bring up the quick action menu, position your palm in front of your face and pinch with your thumb and index finger.

Redesigned Explore Page

We’ve redesigned your Explore page to make it easier to find the experiences that you care about. To do this, we’ve made the following updates:
    Adding cards that make it easier to find your friends.
    Updating sections so you can discover the games, apps, and content that you care about.

Controller Settings

We’re adding the ability to adjust your Touch controller settings not only to give power users more options, but also to improve accessibility and address issues that may arise with wear and tear.
    The most recent setting addition for v37 is the ability to adjust the thumbstick center dead zone, as well as the thumbstick range. You can make these adjustments from the Experimental Settings section within the settings panel.

TurinTur · January 20, 2022, 7:32am

Alistair · January 20, 2022, 2:38pm

I think only Dev mode lets you turn it off.

Profanicus · January 20, 2022, 8:43pm

Not really; when I’m seated with Quest it’s on the couch, so I’m using the couch mode!

Alistair · January 23, 2022, 3:44pm

Has Airlink been updated? The beta setting in the Oculus desktop app seems to have disappeared for me.

TurinTur · January 24, 2022, 12:58pm

A pair of trailers

https://youtu.be/HLPm6hmSkhc

TurinTur · January 25, 2022, 5:24pm

Ultrawings 2 is releasing soon

spiffy · January 25, 2022, 5:27pm

I’m all in. And thank god they have normal machine gun sounds in there now, the laser zappy sounds in the first one are extremely grating.

TurinTur · January 28, 2022, 8:30am

Steam Lunar Sale - VR edition
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?vrsupport=401&specials=1

(and many more…)

Houngan · January 28, 2022, 2:00pm

Has anyone tried After the Fall, VR L4D? Reviews are that it’s very well done but a bit thin on depth, but I’d be down to put a group together.

rrmorton · January 28, 2022, 7:10pm

What do we know about Zenith - The Last City? Seems to be a Top Seller and it’s getting good player reviews. I am intrigued.

BrianRubin · January 28, 2022, 7:35pm

Watched a guy on my Discord stream it yesterday and he is in love with the dang thing.

TurinTur · January 28, 2022, 7:46pm

I watched this…

Houngan · January 28, 2022, 9:17pm

I know it’s an MMORPG, two classes more or less, swords and magic/shooter person.

TurinTur · January 29, 2022, 9:55am

To be more fair with the Zenith, it really launched in EA in Steam, it’s just that the Oculus store doesn’t have that distinction.

TurinTur · January 31, 2022, 3:29pm

RE4 gets an accesibility update

[quote]Options

Added controller-directional movement (“hand steering”) to the “Steering” options.
Added the ability to specify which analog stick will be used for movement, separately from the “Dominant Hand” setting.
Added the ability to adjust your height when in “Standing” mode.
Added waist and chest holster position adjustment options (height, distance from body, and separation).
Added an option to disable auto-ejecting of magazines when grabbing ammo from the belt pouch.
Added an option to disable auto-pulling the pin on thrown grenades.
Added the ability to set the color of the “Laser Sight” line.

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TurinTur · February 2, 2022, 9:05am

https://youtu.be/Jf1gZaoVCyI

L O L

TurinTur · February 3, 2022, 8:11pm

Ultrawings 2 is out
https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/3215828205181680

Virtual Virtual Reality 2 announced

And Vox Machinae is going to have a single player campaign?
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/334540/view/3102419625564166607

Houngan · February 3, 2022, 8:17pm

Hmm. I never finished VVR, but it was pretty delightful. Fairly Portal-ish with good humor.

scharmers · February 4, 2022, 5:49pm

Ultrawings 2 looks like just thing for that OCULUS30 coupon