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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.