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Oculus Rift Tips​ My Hardware-I am using an Oculus Rift on my PC (see signature). Updates • 16Oct17- Added two new FAQs about number of sensors, and playing seated or standing. • 21Sept 17- Updated with FAQ. Added FAQ Can You Play VR on Your Mac? Table of Contents • Links • FAQ • Setup • How Tos Links: •. • FAQs • Can you Play VR Games on Your Mac? Apple is working on VR support for the Mac OS.

The big question is your current hardware up to the task? Mac laptops- I don't think so. You'd stand a better chance with an iMac, but I still question if the hardware is currently up to the task.

This is a hope for the future. For gaming, Macs have always been behind the power curve. VR technology requires a beefy video card. I'll cross my fingers Apple will adjust it's hardware and it's pricing to make it somewhat competitive. See this article:. From the article: Apple to sell GPU enclosure for older Macs While newer Macs will take advantage of more powerful GPUs to provide the buttery-smooth 90fps refresh rate required for comfortable VR, what about older Macs?

While the introduction of Metal 2 should boost the graphical performance of the Mac range, Apple is also set to sell a separate GPU enclosure for older systems. The GPU enclosure is said to connect to the Mac via Thunderbolt 3, meaning those without a Thunderbolt 3 port on their Macs are out of luck.

Inside the GPU is an AMD Radeon RX 580 graphics card, more than enough to provide a high-end VR experience on a Mac. The enclosure will initially be made available to developers only, but we imagine that it’ll change once more VR (and non-VR) Mac games start to appear on Steam and other VR platforms. • When you launch a VR game is it displayed both on your monitor and in your headset? Yes, to a lesser extent, spectator mode, not in a playable format. The majority of game rendering is happening in the headset. • Which Games are free?

When I purchased my Oculus Rift a couple of games appeared in my library as available for download, but a search of the Oculus Store (Oculus Home, wearing the headset) revealed other free games such as Robo Recall, available for download. This from July 2017 mentions 17 free applications (First Contact Oculus Demo, Dead and Buried, Oculus Quill (illustration program), Robo Recall, Toybox, Lucky's Tale, Farlands, Lost, Dragon Front, Oculus 360 Photos, Ripcoil, Echo Arena, and others not mentioned.) • If you have a choice should you buy your games from Steam or from the Oculus Store? Personal preference. For several reasons I choose to purchase from Steam if available at Steam. The reasons are that I an extensive Steam library of games, and that Steam has more flexibility for spreading those games out over multiple hard drives. Oculus is more restrictive in this sense. Although not 100% sure, my understanding is that your Oculus game library will be located with your Oculus App.

Will verify and update this. • Can you play a game purchased in the Oculus Store in a non-VR enviroment if it has non-VR capabilities? Note: Some games are VR only. • How will I know if a Game will make me nauseous? Well, the best plan is to find a store that has a VR unit to try out.

However, they may put you into a mild VR game. Robo Recall is mild.

Movement is by teleportation which is easy on the inner ear. The Spiderman Game demo has a opportunity to pull yourself up to a crane using your web which may give you a twinge. Don't go there expecting to fly Eve:Valkyrie, but you never know, they might if requested.