You could edit this binding by clicking the Edit button. You don’t see it under that if you see it under the community bindings.īecause it does not always assign a binding, you should click any community bindings. Last year, I shared my own binding, which you could download. Now, I’m not sure about the index controllers, but let’s say I want to build up to something like an oculous. You could also do this in VR, but it may be quicker to do it on your desktop, so once this is open, go down to the bottom and select advanced settings. The simplest method is just to select show on advanced settings here.
You want to head over to the controllers now. On this Steam VR window, you may access the hamburger menu by clicking here. However, in order for it to operate with its controllers, you must first go to settings. So we merely installed as advanced options, which includes a playspace mover as well as a slew of other capabilities. So the next step is to get the playspace mover to really operate because that’s what we need to do first. Because I already have Steam VR open, reinstalling may result in an error. I already have it, so I’ll click OK you need to click, I agree. OK, now that it’s downloaded, you can open it by clicking on it. So, first and foremost, you should click this one. So, first, you’ll want to click on releases right here, and I’ll include a link to this video in the description. You can use Oculus with Steam VR, but not with their Oculus software. By the way, if you’re using Oculus, this won’t work. We detailed the feature when it first debuted in beta back in June.Īlso out of beta with 1.13 is preliminary support for OpenXR standard in SteamVR, an open standard for VR development that’s designed to make it easier for developers to create VR content which can run on different headsets with minimal changes to the code.Hello, today I’ll show you how to set up a playspace mover for Steam VR. SteamVR 1.13 also brings a handful of other changes out of beta, including an improved pass-through view for the Index headset which Valve calls Room View 3D. Or maybe the feature was just low on their priority list for all these years? We’re just glad to see it’s finally here. With time though, it’s become apparent that there’s practical reasons for easy reorientation and recentering, even considering room-scale gaming (not to mention that only a few VR games today are designed purely for room-scale movement).
Room-scale games, which are designed with zero virtual movement, don’t rely on a concept of ‘forward’, nor do they need an explicit ‘center’ beyond the central point of the playspace bounds. The root of the missing feature may have been Valve’s early commitment to ‘room-scale’ VR gaming. While this has been easy to do on Oculus headsets for a long time now, it was only possible in SteamVR by doing a fresh room setup (which means taking the headset off and retracing your playspace) or with third-party tools. Especially useful in scenarios where you may be using a single base station. Valve Plans to Release "SteamVR 2.0" This Yearįurther, some players may benefit by reorienting the forward direction of their playspace in the optimal direction for base station tracking. It’s especially useful for smaller or very rectangular playspaces.īeat Saber, for instance, would benefit from being able to move the ‘center’ of the game a bit further back from the center of the playspace, giving your arms more room to swing in front of you (considering you won’t be swinging behind you).Īnd now in seated games like driving simulators, you can easily sit down in your chair and then reset the forward position of your playspace so that your seat and head position are perfectly aligned with the position of the car around you. This is exceptionally useful for certain games, especially those that expect the player to stand or sit mostly in a specific spot.
Screenshot by Road to VRĬlicking the button will start a three second countdown timer, at which point your position and looking direction will be used to re-define the center and forward directions of your playspace. When you download the latest main-branch update of SteamVR, version 1.13, you’ll notice a new button on the SteamVR dashboard (an icon of a person with an arrow around it). How to Recenter and Reorient Your Playspace in SteamVR SteamVR has been around since the earliest days of consumer VR, but Valve has finally now added a simple way to reorient and recenter your playspace. The latest main-branch update to SteamVR adds a dashboard button which makes it effortless to redefine the ‘forward’ and ‘center’ orientation of your playspace, a simple but useful feature for certain games.