![]() The controls here are again intuitive, at no point was I left guessing what to do. To adjust the screen size, distance, or curvature you simply point above it. I’m a real fan of how easy and consistent this is. From here, you simply point and click with the trigger. Pressing the back button toggles between controlling your desktop and controlling the interface of the app itself. The input scheme makes good use of the Go’s limited controller. As long as they are the same - you’re in. To grant access, the app on Oculus Go matches up what you entered on the streamer app against the user currently logged into the headset. You simply download the ‘streamer’ app on your PC and enter your Oculus username. There are no networking settings, no IP addresses to copy, and no real configuration to speak of. This represents an entirely new capability for mobile VR headsets: a portable remote PC. As long as I left my PC on, I was able to use it remotely even from my friend’s house. Without it, the app would be useful for watching videos on the Go without a separate file transfer, but with a bluetooth keyboard you can do real work too.īut Virtual Desktop isn’t just limited to your own WiFi network - the app works over the Internet too. ![]() This feature alone elevates the app from a novelty to a true utility. I was able to pair a cheap bluetooth keyboard from Amazon to the headset and it passed through to the PC. Luckily, Virtual Desktop also supports bluetooth keyboards. However, typing by using the Windows on screen keyboard is not a good experience at all - it feels slow and frustrating for anything more than a few words. This is intuitive and works well - VR controllers are perfectly suited to this. The Go’s rotational controller moves the mouse cursor by acting as a laser pointer. Want to read over your documents in the living room? Want to play your Steam games in bed? With Virtual Desktop on Oculus Go, I did all these things. Because the app streams your PC’s view over a network, there’s no hard limit to where you can use it. With the mobile Virtual Desktop, you can do something you never could with the original – use your PC from anywhere. As long as you have Windows 10 (or 8.1) and a decent router, you too can use your PC in VR. No longer do you need an expensive headset to access your PC in VR. The good news? Virtual Desktop is now available for Oculus Go and Gear VR. With the launch of the consumer Oculus Rift and HTC Vive in 2016, the app fully launched on the Oculus Store and Steam for both headsets. The first demo version of Virtual Desktop was released back in early 2014 for the Oculus DK1 built by a single developer, Guy Godin. What if monitors could one day be replaced with virtual screens of any size, shape, or viewing distance? What if your office setup could be floating in space?įor years now, PC VR users have been able to do just that. One of the main promises of virtual reality has been to replace or enhance the physical workspaces of today. UPDATE Nov 29th: the app is now released on the Oculus Store for $9.99
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