My biggest question about the #SteamMachine is whether it’s compatible with the #ValveIndex because my Nvidia-powered #LinuxDesktop so far is not

#Steam #SteamFrame #SteamHardware #GabeCube

@anthropy Could be good for #ValveIndex, but my experience with #Fedora, #Quest3S and #ALVR is baaaad. Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but I couldn't replicate even the performance of the original Meta app on #Windows (quite bad), let alone #VirtualDesktop (excellent), all on the same connection.

@snazzyq Given it can't be used as a generic HMD I'd rather buy some pre-#Enshittification (by #NSAbook / #StasiBook) #OculusRift, #ValveIndex or try to hack a #LenovoExplorer into being useable under #Linux than to consider a locked-down unit that can be obsoleted anytime #Apple wants to - as they did with EoL'd #iPhone|s for no valid reason whatsoever!

• I hope some affected users from #Germany start pressing charges against #Apple for #ComputerSabotage for #bricking older #iPhones…

I'm selling my Valve Index VR headset. It's complete (headset, controllers, lighthouses, power supplies), including two extra face masks. For €490 it's yours, but feel free to place a bid.

Located in Amsterdam, NL, but I can send it wherever.

https://link.marktplaats.nl/m2314990543

#VR #ValveIndex #Marktplaats #SecondHand #SellingStuff #MakingSpace #Gaming #Amsterdam

Seems near impossible to find a hard storage case actually meant for the #ValveIndex that has reviews that says it can actually fit the base set of items? I want a safe place to store it that isn't the big ass box but almost universally, reviews aren't good. Suggestions?

Hat jemand in #Bielefeld oder Umgebung (#OWL) eine #ValveIndex und würde mich mal das Trident-Kabel testen lassen? Ich habe hier noch ein geliehenes Index-Headset und mutmaßlich ist das (extrem teure) Kabel defekt... das würde ich aber gern durch einen Test bestätigen.

#VR #Valve

I just played #DuckHunt in #VR with #3DSen, and it is everything my childhood self always dreamed of!!!

> Duck Hunt (NES) 3DSen VR Gameplay w/ Valve Index

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2tWfa-go5s

#videoGames #steamVR #ValveIndex #NES #retroGaming #game #gaming

@bradlinder I just played this on my #SteamVR #ValveIndex and it was mindblowing!

Liberation in VR

(apologies for the blurry video - it's sharp in the headset)

#LiberationGame #VR #SteamVR #VirtualReality #ValveIndex

Would you say a lot of space games in VR resort to HOTAS or gamepads instead of the VR controllers? And is that fine? Would love suggestions from players and other gamedevs!

#VR #VirtualReality #LiberationGame #ValveIndex #HOTAS #gamedev #spacesim

Oh yeah, the Valve Index controllers are some of the few controllers that I own that have dual-stage triggers and I find it... nothing remarkable.

I don't really get the hype for it. It's definitely not a replacement for pure digital triggers like on the Switch Pro Controller.

#ValveIndex #Controllers #Controller

Smacked my controllers together pretty good force during beatsaber today and uhh oops

#beatsaber #valveindex

After my $100-used original Oculus #vr stopped working, I was bereft. Befert!

No more Beat Saber! (I believe other #games are also available)

Welp, I finally rectified that.

Every 3 months I decided to buy (and then was confused and intimidated into undeciding) the #ValveIndex This time there are *rumors* of *maybe* an *announcement* of Index 2. OK, but I've been breeft for like 2y already.

I just dropped $250 on a Quest. (No hashtag bc I don't want to send business to MZ.)

I can beat sabers again. Probably 4-6h of saber-beating in the last 48.

This time I hooked my heart rate monitor to it. 134bpm high so far. I can already feel my cardios vasculating.

I have to say, the hardware support of the Valve Index for Linux (and specifically Gnome Wayland) is really good. Setup was pretty much plug & play.

SteamVR however, eeeeeeh...

Of course the bad state of SteamVR for Linux isn't anything new. It was just a surprise for me just how much worse it is compared to Steam or SteamOS which both aren't all that polished or bug free either.

#SteamVR #Linux #Gnome #ValveIndex #Steam

I love looking at other people's lighthouse setups and then comparing it to mine.

I have one of my lighthouses literally on my bedside table. Right next to my alarm clock.

#VR #VirtualReality #ValveIndex

Thanks to a friend no longer needing it, I'm getting my paws on a very buggy Nofio Wireless #vr adapter for my #valveindex

I'm scared. This thing seems extremely temperamental from reviews, but some folks win the silicon lottery and it 'just works'.

Here's hoping it just needs a firmware flash!

Kind of sad how #Valve's own #VR hardware, the #ValveIndex, still has rather terrible #Linux support: 5 years after release there is no support for the HMD's cameras, the base stations won't turn off automatically and it is not possible to update their firmware. At least audio is working without messing around. Had some fun playing #HalfLife2VR when #SteamVR did not crash. At least my experience was better than trying the #Quest2 on Linux a while ago...
Here are some nice resourced to get your VR experience on Linux going:
https://vronlinux.org/
https://lvra.gitlab.io/

Still, it looks like I gotta fix or reinstall my #Windows11 partition (which remained broken for around 1 1/2 years) to get a proper VR experience. 🥲

HELP WANTED - Linux, SteamVR & Mic Audio

Hi! how're you? good? excellent!

I'm having a spot of bother with audio on #LinuxMint , specifically my #ValveIndex mic isn't picking up audio despite being seen in settings, hoping someone could provide some #techsupport

I've edited the /etc/pulse/daemon.conf file to 'default-sample-rate = 48000' as a thread from 3yrs ago discussed with plenty of folks seeing success & restarted my pc & power to index a bunch of times - no luck on that front

any ideas?

Anyone run into issues with their Index showing that it's running on the software side of things, but the lens screens not turning on? Generally I either unplug it and plug it back in, or restart my computer and it's fine afterwards, but being able to just pick it up and start playing is a big determining factor on if I consistently use it. #vr #valveindex

Excuse me, but if you make a game and is not on Steam its pretty much dead.

Steam is not perfect, but it has transcended beyond a store, or platform. It's now an ecosystem.

What is the closest competitor? The Microsoft Store?

#Steam #Valve #Videogames #Gaming #Games #SteamOS #SteamDeck #SteamVR #ValveIndex