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Rift Setup Guide TheRiftSetupGuidecontainseverythingyouneedtosetupandgetstartedwith
yourOculusRift.Bytheendoftheguide,you’llknowmoreaboutVRandthenecessaryequipment.TheOculusRiftisaconsumer-facingproductwithmultiplesourcesforonlinehelp,solookonlineformorehelpifyougetstuck.
Table of Contents IntrotoVR ------------------------ 2RiftSetupInstructions ------------------------ 4OculusSetup ------------------------ 6OculusHome ------------------------ 11OculusSupport ------------------------ 15
Let’sgetstarted!
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Intro to VR SectionGoal:LearnaboutVRandimportanthealthandsafetyinformation.
What is VR? VR,orvirtualreality,isthecomputer-generatedsimulationofa3Denvironment.
ThetwomostcommonplatformsforVRexperiencesareVRviewersandVRheadsets.VRviewersarepoweredbysmartphones;VRheadsetsliketheOculusRiftarepoweredbycomputers.YoucanuseVRtotryeducationalexperiences,games,andmuchmore.
AVRHeadset,theOculusRift
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AVRViewer,theTechStartHackybot1.0
Health and Safety WhenusingVR,keepthefollowingpointsinmind:• Theheadsetshouldonlybeusedbyindividuals13yearsoldandup.• Takebreaksregularly;werecommendabreakevery15-20minutes.• UseVRinaclearandsafespace.• It’sagoodideatohavesomeoneassistyou,especiallywhenfirsttryingVR.
FullhealthandsafetyinformationforusingtheOculusRiftcanbefoundat:
oculus.com/legal/health-and-safety-warnings.TheOculusRiftcaninterferewithcertainmedicaldevicesandmaycausediscomfortwhileviewingexperiences,soitisimportanttoreviewthesehealthandsafetywarningsbeforeusingyourheadset.
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Unboxing Your Rift and Touch
SectionGoal:UnboxyourOculusRiftandTouchControllers.
Equipment Togetstarted,youwillneedyourOculusRiftandTouchControllersbox.
OculusRiftandTouchControllersBox
InCaseYouWereWonderingTouchcontrollersenableyoutohaveamoreimmersiveVRexperiencebytrackingyourhands.SomeexperiencesrequireOculusTouchcontrollers,butothersallowyoutooptionallyplaywithagamecontrollerorOculusRemote.YoucancheckrequirementsforexperienceswhenyoudownloadfromtheOculusStore.
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OpentheOculusRiftbox.Theboxshouldcontain:oneOculusRiftheadset,onesensor,onecontroller,onesetofbatteries,aUSBextensioncord,aBluetoothUSBforthecontroller,andoneOculusRemote.
EquipmentfromtheOculusRiftBox
OpentheOculusTouchControllersbox.Theboxshouldcontain:twoOculusTouchControllers,onesensor,twobatteries,andaguitarknob(forRockBandVR).
EquipmentfromtheOculusTouchControllersBox
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Oculus Setup SectionGoal:SetupyourOculusRift!
Equipment Setup 1. PlugtheRift’stwocordsintotheHDMIandUSB3.0portsonyourcomputer.
TheOculusRiftconnectstoacomputerviaaUSB3.0andHDMIcable.
InCaseYouWereWonderingUSB,oruniversalserialbus,isastandardconnectioncableandallowsdevicestotransferinformation.BlueUSBportsliketheonepicturedaboveare“USB3.0”portsandenablefasterdatatransfer.HDMI,orhigh-definitionmultimediainterface,isaconnectionoptimizedfortransferringaudioandvideodata.
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2. PlugyourtwoOculussensorsintotheotherUSBports.
Theportstoconnectthesensors.
3. Usethefollowingimageasareferencepointifyougetstuckonwhereconnectionsgo.ThelaptopshouldbeconnectedtothechargerwhileusingVR.
Referenceimageforallconnections.
InCaseYouWereWonderingNotetheUSBportsfortheOculusSensorsarenotblue.TheseUSBportsare“USB2.0”portsandnotasfastastheblueUSB3.0port,butstillfastenoughfortheOculussensors.
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4. GototheOculusRiftInstallpageandclick“StartDownload.”1. Link:www3.oculus.com/en-us/setup/
5. Oncethedownloadiscomplete,pressthe“Run”button.Followthedirectionstoinstall,setup,andconfigureyourOculusRift.
DownloadtheOculusRiftsoftware.
Oculus Installation ReadthefollowingforimportantpointsonthestepstosettingupyourOculusRift.
1. CreateanOculusaccount.Importantpoints:1. Ateacherorpersonresponsiblefortheequipmentshouldcreatethe
account.Donotforgettheusernameandpassword.TechStartwillnotbeabletohelpifyouforgettheusernameorpassword.
2. Youshoulduseoneaccountforallofyourexperiences.3. Setyourprivacyto“OnlyYou”unlessyouprefernotto.4. Decideifyouwanttoaddapaymentmethod.Press“Skip”ifnot.
InCaseYouWereWonderingForhelponanyofthefollowingsteps,consulttheOculusProductGuide.Link:product-guides.oculus.com/en-us/documentation/rift/latest/concepts/book-rgsg/
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5. Ifyoudoaddapaymentmethod,youwillneedtocreateaPIN.ThePINmustbeenteredeverytimeapurchaseismade.OnlysharethePINwithindividualsthatshouldbeabletousetheprovidedpaymentinformation.
Becautiousifyouenterpaymentinformation.
2. ChooseaspacetosetupyourOculuswithemptyspacetomovecomfortably.3. ThedirectionsonyourscreenwillpromptyoutosetuptheOculusRemote.
1. RemovetheplastictabbeforeyoutrytosetuptheRemote4. Optional:SetuptheXboxOneWirelessControllerifyouhaveaUSBCtoUSBA
converter.Ifyoudonot,youwillonlybeabletoconnectoneoftheXboxOneWirelessControllerorthesetofTouchControllersatatime.
1. PlugintheWirelessXboxReceiver.2. Insertbatteries(providedinthebox)inyourXboxOneController.3. Findandpressthesyncbuttonontheconnectorandcontroller.The
controllermaytakeafewtriestoconnect,butwillpromptyoutoretry.
Pressthebuttonsshowntosyncthecontrollerandconnector.
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5. SetuptheOculussensors.1. Removeallchairsanddesksfromtheimmediateareatosetupthesensor.2. Placethesensors3-6feetawayfromyourhead,facingyou3. Don’tuseanareawherepeoplewillwalkbetweenyouandthesensor4. PlacetheOculusonastablesurfacesotheheadsetdoesn’tfallormove.5. Placethesensorsslightlyaboveyourheadset,ifpossible.6. Everytimeyoumovethesensors,youneedtosetthemupagain,soifyou
havemanyusers,sharethesetupdirections.6. SetuptheOculusTouchcontrollers.
1. Followpromptsliketheonepicturedbelowtosetupcontrollertracking.2. Youmightneedtoadjustyoursensorsafewtimes.Readtheon-screen
directionscarefullyifyougetstuck.
7. Followtheon-screeninstructionstosetupyourGuardianSystem.1. TheGuardianSystemwarnsyouwhenyouarerunningoutofvirtualspace.2. Everytimeyoumovethesensors,youwillneedtosetupyourGuardian
Systemagain,soifyouhavemanyusers,sharethesetupdirections.8. PersonalizeYourRift
1. Usethesidetabsontheheadsetstrapstogetacomfortablefit.2. Eachuserwillhavetocustomizetheirheadsettofitcomfortably.
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Oculus Home SectionGoal:LearnthebasicsofOculusHome,theapplicationforusingtheOculusRift.
Home and Navigation Homeisavirtualstoreandlibraryenvironmentwhichfirstappearswhenyouput
ontheOculusRift.1. IfyouareusingtheOculusremote,navigateusingthethumbpaneland
pressthecentertoselect.2. IfyouareusingyourXboxcontroller,navigatebypressingtheleftjoystick
andpress“A”toselect.3. IfyouareusingyourTouchcontrollers,navigatebymovingyourhandsto
pointatitemsandpressthetriggerontheappropriatehandtoselect.YoucanalsoaccessOculusHomewithoutwearingtheOculusRift.Simplyclickon
the“Oculus”shortcutonyourDesktop.Ifyoudonotseeashortcut,youcansearchfor“Oculus”intheWindowssearchpanel.
AccessOculusHomewithoutaheadset.
WhenaccessingOculusHomewithouttheheadset,themostimportantbuttonsaretheStore,Library,andSettings(representedbyagearicon).TheStoreandLibrary
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showyouVRcontent.TheSettingsenablesyoutoconfiguremanysettingsandmostimportantlyredoyoursetupifnecessary.
TheStore,LibraryandSettingsButtons
InsideoftheSettingsscreen,youcanselecttheDevicestabifyoueverneedto
resetyourequipment.Forexample,ifyoumoveyourOculusRiftequipment,youshouldredothesetupbyselecting“FullSetup.”
Select“FullSetup”torunthesetupforyourRiftatanytime.
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Oculus Store TheOculusStoreisusedtofindanddownloadVRexperiences.TherestofthesectionassumesyouarenavigatingOculusHomewhilewearingtheheadset.FeelfreetoalsoexploreOculusHomewithouttheheadset.
1. SelecttheOculusStoreiconshownonthebottomoftheOculusHomescreen.
TheiconsatthebottomoftheOculusHomescreenhelpwithnavigation.
2. Searchforexperiencesbysubjectortype.Whenyouclickonagameorapp,you’llseeamainpagewithinformationsuchascomfort,controllerneeds,andmore.
DetailsfortheHenryExperience
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3. Onlydownloadexperiencesif:1. Theyareapprovedbytheindividualinchargeoftheequipment.2. Theyarefreeoryouhavepurchaseapproval.
4. TheappwillappearintheOculusLibrarywhiledownloading.5. Afteryou’vedownloadedagameorapp,selecttheblueStartbuttonandjumpin!
Oculus Library 1. SelecttheOculusLibraryiconinthelowerrightoftheOculusHomeScreen.The
OculusLibraryshowsyourcurrentlyinstalledgamesandapps.2. Theleftpanelshowstabstofiltercontent.
1. Installed–experiencesyou’vedownloadedonyourcurrentcomputer.2. Updates–experiencesthatneedupdates.3. NotInstalled–experiencesyou’vepreviouslydownloadedorpurchased,
butthataren’tcurrentlyinstalled.3. ToleaveyourLibraryandgobacktoyourhomescreen,pressthebackbuttonon
thecontrollerorselectoneoftheiconsatthebottomofthescreen.
Giving a Demo 1. Whengivingademo,besureto:
1. Explainthecontrols.2. Talkthroughwhattheusermightseeandhowtheusermightfeel.3. Warnyouruserthatsomepeopleexperiencemotionsickness.4. Startwith“Comfortable”experiencesforfirst-timeusers.
2. WhentryingVR,youalwayswanttohaveaclearandsafespace.3. Firsttimeusersshouldbeaccompaniedbysomeonetoassistontheexperience.4. Showyouruserhowtoadjustsettings,includingheadsetfitandfocus.5. ExperiencedusersshouldonlyuseOculusforabout30minutesatatime,but
beginningusersshouldtakeabreakevery15-20minutes.
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Support SectionGoal:UnderstandwhereyoucangethelponOculusRiftIssues.
Common Issues and Solutions You’llbeabletofindsolutionstocommonissuesontheinternet.
1. TheOculusSupportpagehascommonissueslisted.a. Link:https://support.oculus.com/help/oculus
2. Ifyousearchfor“OculusCommonIssues”online,moreoptionscomeupwithotherguides,somewithpicturesandvideosthatmightbehelpful.
Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
Checkoutthefollowingforhowtofixaproblemyourself.1. Notifyyourteacherimmediatelywithdetailsabouttheproblem.2. Trytoidentifyyourproblembyretracingyourstepsandthinkingcriticallyabout
whatpartofthesystemmightbeaffected.Askyourself:a. Isthisahardwareproblem(somethingphysicallybroken)orasoftware
problem(somethingwrongwiththeOculusRiftdriversorapps)?b. Iseverythingsetupcorrectly?c. Arebatterieschargedandsystemspluggedin?d. DidIskipastep?
3. Useasearchenginetoresearchaboutyourproblem.MakesureyouaredescriptiveanduseOculusterminologytoreceivethebestresults.Ifasearchdoesnotworkatfirst,changeyourwordstoexpressyourselfmoreclearly.
4. TrysearchingdirectlyintheOculusForums,wheremanyuserspostproblemsandsolutions.Youcannarrowdowntheforumbycategoriesorsearchpopulartags.
a. Link:https://forums.oculus.com/community
Last Resort: Oculus SupportDonotuseOculusSupportuntilyouhaveexhaustedallotheroptionsandcheckedthroughthelistsabove.Troubleshootingthroughhardwareandsoftwareproblemsisa
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criticalskillthatcanbelearned.Mostproblemscanbefixedandhavebeenfixedbefore,solookforotherusers’solutionsonline.IfyouneedOculusSupport:
1. OculusSupportcantakemultiplebusinessdays(Monday–Friday)togetbacktoyou,somakesureyouhavetriedeverythingelsebeforecontactingthem.
2. Asalastresort,youcanfileasupportticket.Togetahelpfulresponse,youmustgiveasmuchdetailabouttheproblemaspossible.
a. Link:https://tickets.oculus.com/hc/en-us/requests/new3. Choosearequesttypefromthedrop-downmenuthatbestfitsyoursituation.
4. Enterthee-mailaddressassociatedwithyouraccount5. Writeasubjectthatdescribestheprobleminjustafewwords.6. Writeadetaileddescriptionthatanswersallormostofthequestionsbelow.Save
acopyandsendthemtotheindividualinchargeoftheequipmenttosave.a. Whendidtheproblemstart?b. Whatyouweredoingimmediatelybeforetheproblemstarted?c. IsyourOculusnotworkingatallorisitaspecificproblemthathappens
everytimeyoutrytoaccessafeature?d. Canyoureplicatetheproblem?Ifso,howexactly?e. Didyoualreadytryrestartingyourcomputer?Whatothersolutionshave
youalreadytried?f. Whatdoyouthinktheproblemandsolutionmightbe?
7. Onlythesectionsoftheformlabeledwithared*aremandatorytofillout,butyoushouldfilloutallsectionsifyoucan.
8. AttachanyevidenceofyourproblemtohelpOculusSupportdevelopaclearideaoftheproblem.Youmightwanttoattachthefollowing:
a. Ascreenshotofyourcomputerwhentheproblemishappening.b. AphotoifthisisavisibleproblemontheOculusRift.c. Anyotherevidencethatmightbehelpfultoasupportperson.
9. Lettheindividualwiththeaccount’semailaddressknowtheyshouldexpectane-mailfromOculussupportwithasolutionorrequestingmoreinformation.
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