Tuto Virtual Desktop for Dummies: how to use it and configure it to play PCVR games on your Oculus Quest!- Gamengen.com

Virtual Desktop (VD for intimate) is an application developed by Guy Godin, allowing to display and take control of the content of a remote PC in a VR headset, using the local Wi-Fi network.It is thus possible to navigate and use our PC as we do normally, but from a virtual environment, to play wireless PC VR games, but also to launch conventional PC games on a giant screen.

1.Virtual Desktop Wi-Fi network has streaming functionality via the Wi-Fi network, here is the list of prerequisites:

The quality of the wireless experience with Virtual Desktop absolutely does not depend on your Internet connection rate, but only on your local Wi-Fi network.So, even with a simple deep campaign internet connection, even without internet at all, it is quite possible to play wireless.

2.Software

This utility ensures the connection between your PC and your Oculus Quest, here is how to install it:

1.Virtual desktop

2.Adjust the size and position of the window, reveal the quick video menu

To change the position or size of the Virtual Desktop window, there are several tools.If you point your controller upwards, you reveal several icons to modify the position of the latter.

It is quite possible to use virtual desktop elongated, to watch a film in your bed for example.To do this, simply press the flat key of your right controller to reset the view.The window will align in front of your gaze.

3.Computersici tab, you will find the list of your PCs that can connect to Virtual Desktop.On this same tab, you will find at the top of the window the information concerning your 5 GHz network and your speed (866 Mbps if you are on Wi-Fi 5, or 1,200 Mbps in Wi-Fi 6).

4.Virtual desktop Virtual Desktop Environment tab It is possible to change the environment around us in order to make the use of the application more pleasant or immersive, or even go virtually to the cinema during the visualization of video content.

5.Gameste tab is from this tab that you launch your PC VR games.On the upper part, you will find your Oculus Rift Games and on the lower part your Steamvr Games.

6.Inputcet tab explains how to use the Oculus touch with Virtual Desktop.

7.Setting tabs

Here you can adjust many parameters concerning the virtual environment of Virtual Desktop, but also the image quality of the Return Office of your PC screen in the helmet.Please note, these parameters do not change the quality of your experience with your PC VR games (see "Streaming" tab for the game concerning VR video games).

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QUALITY QUALITY

Frame rate

Desktop Bitrate

Screen Brightness

Dynamic Lightning

Audio

Advanced Options

8.Streaming tab, the most important for PC Vrcet tab games allows you to adjust the quality of the visual experience with your PC VR games.

VR Graphics Quality

VR Frame rate

To monitor your performance and fluidity, click on "Show Performance Overlay" in the "Advanced Options" part.

VR Bitrate

Sharpening

Gamma

Synchronous Spacewarp (SSW)

However, this technology is not free from defects.At times, there may be disturbances of the image or deformation artefacts, and the fluidity remains still below an experience with a perfect number of images per second second.Also, it will always remain preferable to best adjust its frequency and graphic parameters in order to guarantee perfect fluidity, and consider the SSW as a rescue solution.

Advanced Options

9.Videos tab

Although it is possible to read a video by clicking on it in a classic way, launching them from the video repertoire of Virtual Desktop allows them to apply them inaccessible otherwise.

Virtual Desktop may be a major multimedia companion, it is not however compatible with all the PC VR games on the market, unlike its wireless competitor Air Link.To avoid surprises, bugs or disappointments, here is the list of games compatible with Virtual Desktop.Keep in mind that the list is regularly updated, but is not necessarily up to date, and remember to look at the Virtual Desktop versions used for each game.

Today, Virtual Desktop is no longer the only software solution on the wireless VR market and must deal with a size competitor, Air Link, which you can find our tutorial here.There is also Alvr software, but it is less efficient and much less widespread.

For all Shadow users, here is a tutorial allowing you to play your wireless and PC VR PC games, from anywhere thanks to Virtual Desktop.Yes yes !And that is magic!