Setting Up Your VR Device
Set up your VR device(s) to take full advantage of the immersive experiences you create for your learners.
Compatible VR Devices
The following VR headsets can be used to experience Lessons created with OrchestrateVR. If
your organization is yet to make an investment in VR hardware, please contact us for a
consultation.
Meta Quest 2
Meta Quest Pro
Pico Neo3
Pico 4
HTC Vive Focus 3
HTC Vive Elite XR
Meta Quest 2
The following instructions are for configuring a Meta Quest 2 to use OrchestrateVR. Should you need any assistance setting up OrchestrateVR on a different VR device, please reach out to us at support@accessvr.com.
Preparing your devices
It is very important that every Quest 2 device has a dedicated Meta/Oculus username. Sharing usernames between devices will not work as Oculus prevents two devices using the same username from simultaneously using the same app.
Pro Tip: If your organization uses Google Workspace, you can take advantage of the aliases feature of Gmail to create many different email addresses that all automatically forward to a single inbox. To do this, just use dots “.” or plus signs “+” to create each alias, for example: oculus+headset1@yourdomain.com
oculus+headset2@yourdomain.com
oculus+headset3@yourdomain.com
To optimize your device for training on OrchestrateVR, we highly recommend the following settings on the Quest 2:
Disable Double Tap For Passthrough
Double Tap for Passthrough allows the user of the device to tap twice on the side to enter passthrough mode. Unfortunately, users can do this accidentally, creating a distraction in training. To disable this feature, go to Settings > Physical Space > Passthrough.
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Disable Glanceable Boundaries
Glanceable Boundaries allow the user to see the guardian boundary by tilting their head at an angle. Unfortunately, users can do this accidentally, creating a distraction in training. To disable this feature, go to Settings > Physical Space > Boundary and turn off Glanceable Boundaries.
Disable Space Sense
Space Sense paints the physical objects in a user’s real life surroundings into the virtual world with a purple haze. This distracts users from training, and is an unnecessary form of security for training that does not require the user to move around in their physical/virtual space. To disable this feature, go to Settings > Guardian > Room Scale and turn off Space Sense.
Do Not Disturb
Do Not Disturb mode will prevent the device from interrupting training with notifications. To turn on Do Not Disturb, go to Settings > Notifications > Do Not Disturb and turn on Do Not Disturb.
Installing OrchestrateVR on Meta Quest 2
Using App Lab The OrchestrateVR app for Quest 2 is distributed via App Lab. It is free to “purchase” and install on your Quest 2 device.
What is App Lab?
App Lab is a secondary app store that lives inside the main Oculus app store: the apps are reviewed by the Oculus team, but they do not go through the same vetting process.
- Open a web browser on a PC and go to https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/
- Log in using the Meta/Oculus username for the target device
- Type OchestrateVR into the search bar, or use the following link https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/5578493748877736/?ranking_trace=0_5578493748877736_QUESTSEARCH_3be28216-5f1a-4bf8-b1b8-4201a9c293e3
- Acknowledge the on-screen “warning” about App Lab
- Click the blue button labeled Get
- The next time the device is used, the OrchestrateVR app will appear among the device’s apps. It may or may not install automatically.
For best experience, after doing the steps above, access the device, find the app, and make sure it is installed. If it has not been installed, tap on the app to install it.
Installing OrchestrateVR on Meta Quest 2 Using an APK
An APK is a binary file format used by Quest 2 and other Android devices to distribute software. You can download the latest APK for OrchestrateVR from Google Drive, here. You’ll find the APK you need in OrchestrateVR > Quest 2.
If you’re using device management software such as ArborXR to manage your Quest 2 devices, just upload our OrchestrateVR APK for Quest 2 and allow their software to install it onto your devices.