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Oculus Quest 2 is one of the best headsets for first-time VR users, and it's bringing many first-time users to VR. Here are seven tips you should know from the start to improve your experience.
1. Enable background and shortcut passthrough
“Passthrough” is when you use the Quest 2 cameras to look outside the headset. You will have seen this when you first set up the device. And while it might seem new at first that your “virtual home Whether it's a sci-fi apartment or a fantasy landscape, I can tell you now that using the passthrough view as a background makes the headset much easier to use.
It's because you can put on the helmet
first
and then easily see where your controllers are to pick them up, instead of searching blindly. It's also a lot nicer than putting your headset on while the controllers are dangling from your wrists by their straps.
Additionally, whenever you return to your home space, you will be able to see your relative position within the boundaries of your play space, allowing you to return to center in case you wandered to the edge (don't be not the next person to post a pic of the TV you broke while playing a VR boxing game).
And if you want to be able to take a quick peek outside your headset, you don't have to worry about taking it off. With Passthrough Short enabled, you can double tap your headset to toggle on and off Instantly passthrough view to see who's calling your name or where to put your controllers before removing the headset. Here's how:
Enable background passthrough
In your headset, bring up the Quest menu by pressing the Oculus button on your right controller. Find the Settings section (gear icon).
To the left of the Settings section, select “Virtual Environment”
Now select “Passthrough” as virtual environment option
Enable passthrough shortcut
In your headset, bring up the Quest menu by pressing the Oculus button on your right controller. Find the Settings section (gear icon).
To the left of the Settings section, select “Experimental Features”
Now scroll down until you find 'Passthrough Shortcut' and toggle the switch
When you return to your virtual home space, you will see that you are now in your room with the quest menus floating in front of you. Every time you
can't
see the outside world, double tap the side of your headset with your hand or controller to instantly see in the real world. Double tap again to return to virtual reality.
2. Use voice commands to navigate Quest 2 and launch apps
Voice commands on Quest 2 are often the quickest and easiest way to navigate your headset's menus and launch games.
Defeat Saber.
Rather than digging into the Settings menu, you can say "show me the Guardian settings." And rather than searching for a new game by typing the name in the search bar, you can say "search
The Walking Dead
. "Here's how:
In your headset, bring up the Quest menu by pressing the Oculus button on your right controller. Find the Settings section (gear icon).
In the Quick Actions section, click the circular Voice Commands icon to the right of the microphone (see the photo below for the icon in question).
This will start the voice command setup and teach you what you can say. Once setup is complete, simply double-tap the Oculus button on your right controller to trigger your headset to listen, then ask!
3. Record, stream or broadcast your VR gameplay on Quest 2
With something as cool as VR, it's natural to want to share the experience. Luckily, Quest 2 has plenty of built-in sharing options. You can record videos of your gameplay, take screenshots, stream a video to your phone or TV, or even stream online to viewers. Here's how:
In your headset, bring up the Quest menu by pressing the Oculus button on your right controller. Find the Share section (three dots connected by a lines icon).
At the top of the Share menu, you can now choose between Record Video, Take Photo, Go Live, and Stream.
You can even use voice commands (which we shared in Tip #3) to say “record video”, “take screenshot”, “cast” or “cast” to quickly perform one of these actions in the middle of the game.
Casting lets you cast the video of your experience to local devices. You can cast to your smartphone through the Oculus smartphone app. You can also cast to any compatible device on your network, such as a TV with Chromecast.
Go Live lets you stream your Quest 2 experience over the internet, but unfortunately you can only stream to Facebook.
Recorded videos and captured photos are stored on the headset, you can access them by clicking the "View All" button in the Share menu. You can also plug Quest 2 into a computer to upload videos and screenshots to edit and share.
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