PSVR Setup / Config / Tips

deadl0ck

So this thread is, as the title says, specifically for any information in relation to setup and configuration of the PSVR. Please feel free to add to it, including any general tips you might have for PSVR gaming.

As the above, mixed informations on the internet. Have people with glasses, mine are varifocal, been OK with PSVR? Not making scratches, being able to see OK?

CptMackey

One thing that help me massively was adjusting the ipd. Made it clearer when I play.

deadl0ck

There's quite a few youtube videos on setup: Clicky

Jerichoholic

CptMackey wrote: »

One thing that help me massively was adjusting the ipd. Made it clearer when I play.

This a thousand times. It's something you might not bother with or use your own IPD settings. This measures your eyes specifically for PSVR, it isn't 100% accurately giving an IPD number, but it IS 100% measuring the perfect 3D distance for you on your PSVR.

deadl0ck

Some interesting info here (I didn't know it could play 3D Blue Ray !) : https://www.vrheads.com/playstation-vr

mrcheez

My tips are...

- Put camera on a tripod as soon as you get it

- position camera at nose level when standing up and aim camera down slightly. Mess around with this until you have it perfect. You should have no problems picking up guns off the ground in Superhot for example. Holoball is a great game to use as a way of defining your play space. It's worth it for the config screen alone.

- remember your camera doesn't need to be beside your tv, so position it anywhere you like where you can ensure you have sufficient space to move

- if you have reflective surfaces behind you when facing camera cover them with some temporary sheeting. I have a 60" framed photo behind me and my tracking always goes a bit awry after a while. Covering this over with a few plastic bags fixed this. Easy to take down and put back up without having to move frame.

- when doing the light tracking during initial setup try to pivot the headset around the same distance from the camera at all times. PSVR Frank put up a video about this a few months ago as a way of improving tracking

mrcheez

Another tip, ensure you don't have any chandeliers overhead. They WILL be smashed I guarantee.

I discovered this in a rather frenetic and ultimately bloody game of Holoball.

mrcheez

And of course oculusnsfw reddit is the one to visit for all those wondering what the Littlestar app is for

deadl0ck

mrcheez wrote: »

Put camera on a tripod as soon as you get it

Any recommendations for a tripod on eBay or Amazon etc ?

mrcheez wrote: »

- remember your camera doesn't need to be beside your tv, so position it anywhere you like where you can ensure you have sufficient space to move

Ahh... hadn't thought of that - I had assumed it would be under/over the TV but it does not need to be as you'll have your own screen. Nice !

mrcheez

deadl0ck wrote: »

Any recommendations for a tripod on eBay or Amazon etc ?


Ahh... hadn't thought of that - I had assumed it would be under/over the TV but it does not need to be as you'll have your own screen. Nice !

I just found an old tripod I had lying around and the screwed on a few GoPro adapters to get it to "grip" the camera.

There are probably a few recommendations for the type of tripod grip you should get on youtube etc.

Only thing about the camera is that you'll need to be in close proximity to your console, so inevitably will be near the TV, but just that you dont need to have camera on top of TV if you dont need it there.

deadl0ck

Some nice info here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/5n98ac/a_stand_for_your_cameraup_to_10_feet_high/

iggy

Just set mine up last night. Not sure if I did it right as I was in a rush.
When setting the ipd do u move close to the camera and take pic or do u take pic where u are sitting then move the target to the centre of my eyes?
Played a bit of London heist and felt a bit sick after it. Hopefully I'll get used to it as I've never used a vr before.
But it was brilliant 👍

deadl0ck

Some interesting info here about lens pens (which I had never heard of before) to clean the psvr lenses: https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/7k4oj7/lens_pen_made_a_huge_difference/

mrcheez

deadl0ck wrote: »

Some interesting info here about lens pens (which I had never heard of before) to clean the psvr lenses: https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/7k4oj7/lens_pen_made_a_huge_difference/

Yeah I use a lenspen on mine, but combine it with the standard PSVR cleaning cloth to get the grease out.

Some say it isn't a good idea as the PSVR lenses are plastic not glass, but I think that's just conjecture. Mine appears to be fine after using the lenspen.

So first clean off the grease with the PSVR fibre cloth, then use the lenspen to give it a final polish. Using the lenspen without the cloth will just end up spreading your grease!

mrcheez

Another tip, to stave off nausea if you are prone to it...

Get a fan gently blowing on you. A large contributer to nausea is the "hot" feeling you sometimes get and I always use a fan when playing which helps keep me cool.

Also aids immersion if you're playing anything where you are moving, like riding a horse in Skyrim, or flying around in Ultrawings.


When starting out it can take some a few tries to get the ol VR legs. The first time I played Farpoint I felt a bit woozy.

Main thing is: DON'T try to power through it, take lots of breaks initially and your brain will eventually get used to it. If you try to power through it your brain will always associate VR with nausea.

mrcheez

Can we move this thread to the new Virtual Reality forum please?

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1829

Thanks!

Riesen_Meal

mrcheez wrote: »

Can we move this thread to the new Virtual Reality forum please?

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1829

Thanks!

Why?

It's specific to PlayStation I would have thought?

I'm sure we can have a thread in both forums?

mrcheez

Fieldog wrote: »

Why?

It's specific to PlayStation I would have thought?

I'm sure we can have a thread in both forums?

The idea is to make this a "sticky" as it has questions answered that are oft asked repeatedly by new owners of PSVR headsets.

As it stands this thread was on page 3 of the Playstation forums so in essence lost unless actively searched for.

mrcheez

If you find your Move controller tracking is a bit off (floaty hands or whatever) press power button on your Move controller for 10 seconds to power it off, then power it back up and all should be solved.

weiland79

mrcheez wrote: »

My tips are...

- Put camera on a tripod as soon as you get it

- position camera at nose level when standing up and aim camera down slightly. Mess around with this until you have it perfect. You should have no problems picking up guns off the ground in Superhot for example. Holoball is a great game to use as a way of defining your play space. It's worth it for the config screen alone.

- remember your camera doesn't need to be beside your tv, so position it anywhere you like where you can ensure you have sufficient space to move

- if you have reflective surfaces behind you when facing camera cover them with some temporary sheeting. I have a 60" framed photo behind me and my tracking always goes a bit awry after a while. Covering this over with a few plastic bags fixed this. Easy to take down and put back up without having to move frame.

- when doing the light tracking during initial setup try to pivot the headset around the same distance from the camera at all times. PSVR Frank put up a video about this a few months ago as a way of improving tracking

Would you mind taking a pic of your set up and posting it here?

Playing last night and nothing really felt right, id be especially interested in seeing the tri pod you're using and how you have it attached to the camera.

What is that piece of crap the give you to hold the camera out of the box?

mrcheez

Sure, pm me to remind me in case I forget later today

sticker

Any recommendations for cheap tripod for camera?

deadl0ck

sticker wrote: »

Any recommendations for cheap tripod for camera?

I use this one from Amazon and I 3D printed this PS Camera Mount.
Works great if you have access to a 3D printer (or get it printed by someone)

mrcheez

sticker wrote: »

Any recommendations for cheap tripod for camera?

Any generic tripod should do though you might need to get some sort of adaptor that will allow you to "grip" the camera.

I had a spare set of GoPro attachments, some of which I was able to piece together to screw onto the tripod.


https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/5n98ac/a_stand_for_your_cameraup_to_10_feet_high/?st=jplbf87z&sh=742723cc

sticker

mrcheez wrote: »

Any generic tripod should do though you might need to get some sort of adaptor that will allow you to "grip" the camera.

I had a spare set of GoPro attachments, some of which I was able to piece together to screw onto the tripod.


https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/5n98ac/a_stand_for_your_cameraup_to_10_feet_high/?st=jplbf87z&sh=742723cc

Great. Many thanks

sticker

mrcheez wrote: »

Any generic tripod should do though you might need to get some sort of adaptor that will allow you to "grip" the camera.

I had a spare set of GoPro attachments, some of which I was able to piece together to screw onto the tripod.


https://www.reddit.com/r/PSVR/comments/5n98ac/a_stand_for_your_cameraup_to_10_feet_high/?st=jplbf87z&sh=742723cc

A lot of those links are not working. I wonder would this combo work?

Phot-R Professional Photography 3m Adjustable 3-Section Photo Studio Lightweight Aluminium Light Stand https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00MOM61AA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_56teCbJ7R3X08

And

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00WFNNNCC/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_awdb_ZMteCbPE535K8

Anyone know a good combo that works? I'm not familiar with the light stand attachment head..

mrcheez

What I did was open my pack of GoPro accessories and sorta bastardised a contraption that works well

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accessories-ccbetter-Action-Session-including/dp/B018Z358JG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1544636071&sr=8-6&keywords=gopro+accessories


You might get something cheaper on ebay though

sticker

mrcheez wrote: »

What I did was open my pack of GoPro accessories and sorta bastardised a contraption that works well

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accessories-ccbetter-Action-Session-including/dp/B018Z358JG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1544636071&sr=8-6&keywords=gopro+accessories


You might get something cheaper on ebay though

Ordered it... Cheers!

I have a curtain rail about 9 foot high behind the TV. Would this be too high for the camera?

mrcheez

Yeah it should really be eye level when u are standing and pointed slightly down so that your full body including feet and head are in view when 2m away

sticker

mrcheez wrote: »

Yeah it should really be eye level when u are standing and pointed slightly down so that your full body including feet and head are in view when 2m away

OK cheers.

sticker

mrcheez wrote: »

What I did was open my pack of GoPro accessories and sorta bastardised a contraption that works well

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Accessories-ccbetter-Action-Session-including/dp/B018Z358JG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1544636071&sr=8-6&keywords=gopro+accessories


You might get something cheaper on ebay though

Mind sending me a pic of your setup. The go pro gear arrived and I'm like a cow lookin in a ditch...

mrcheez

sticker wrote: »

Mind sending me a pic of your setup. The go pro gear arrived and I'm like a cow lookin in a ditch...

Heya I'll PM you... won't be home till weekend

sticker

mrcheez wrote: »

Heya I'll PM you... won't be home till weekend

No worries - Many Thanks!

sticker

Hi, Anyone try ginger for Motion Sickness? If so, any Irish available solutions you'd recommend?

Thanks!

deadl0ck

I see a few people on Reddit recommending a fan like this - it basically hangs round your neck - and they are not expensive:
Linky

xzanti

Santa brought my son an Oculus Go. It's been telling us it's "updating the headset since this morning.

Can anyone help/advise us? We haven't gotten past the set-up display since we got it.


Thanks

mrcheez

xzanti wrote: »

Santa brought my son an Oculus Go. It's been telling us it's "updating the headset since this morning.

Can anyone help/advise us? We haven't gotten past the set-up display since we got it.


Thanks

This is a PSVR thread, but I'd recommend contacting Oculus support as they are fantastic. Or /r/oculusgo on Reddit.