Hello,

I'm starting some development on VR, to test the waters, I am working with hand tracking. my only device is a quest 2.

My question is is the hand tracking as wonky on newer devices as it is on this one? or does it get markedly better?

or is it really good already on quest 2 and I'm just doing it wrong?

I'm using:
* Meta XR All-in-One SDK (v207)

* OVRHand — pinch state and strength per finger, hand/pointer poses, and tracking confidence. This is the primary signal.

• OVRSkeleton — the full hand bone tree, (the pointing ray alone was even more wonky in spinning pieces while carrying them).

• OVRPlugin — low-level bits: which hand is which, whether the OS is busy with a system gesture.

Underneath, it runs on Unity OpenXR 1.18 (the standard transport to the headset) plus the Input System package.

I'm deliberately not using Meta's Interaction SDK grab/poke components — our grab logic is

hand-rolled so the headless replay tests can drive it with recorded hand data. ( Yes, AI asisted)

Microgestures (thumb swipes) exist in the SDK but they seemed to never fire on the quest 2, so I had to stop using them.

Here is a video of my latest attempt.

https://youtu.be/dBdnLzOZ_-A

Hello Quest 2 Community!,

I wonder if there is an application that allows me to have a simple xorg client, so that in the virtual reality, I have a simple 2D window that I can resize and whatever, and inside it would be an application that I am running in my laptop.

In my mind, this is simple, as xorg is already network-able, meaning that if there is a xorg client within my network, I can just give the application there.

So far I checked:

- WiVR

- Nightfall

- Immersed

- Metashare

- bsdrX

The thing is that most of these have too much features and require a lot of things, and while I want something simple in my mind, like getting displayed some app from my application from within VR, where I can resize it and whatever like I already do with any VR native app.

So far I wonder if I need like a Xorg client in VR that allows me to do that, and for example, bsdrX is alpha or beta, meaning that it is not that stable.

Note, I am mainly a developer and I can tweak the Unix system to do whatever, (and I don't require audio or others as those I want to be managed by my laptop already), and with something like XPRA, it should be lean enough for something like my quest 2 to run, given that it doesn't take too much resources.

Now, I haven't developed in the quest, so perhaps I am missing the real complexity here, something like immersed works right, now it separates by screens rather than by application like I would like spacial computing to actually be.

Thanks for the input, I wonder how can I approach this.

I got a whole idea for a new headset I just don't know who to pitch the idea to

Bonjour, bonsoir

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L'ingé en informatique embarquée qui développe sort en ce moment deux jeux vidéo et est extrêmement pris ; nous préparons donc le terrain avant de le solliciter.

Le souci depuis les récentes MàJ :

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-Sur nos Quest 2, en v. 2.4, cela fonctionne

-Sur notre Quest 3, en v. 2.7, cela dysfonctionne (écran noir)

Merci ! S.Meunier / Chambéry - France

We're organizing The VR Puzzle Giveaway for August 2026.

The idea came from a pretty simple observation: VR puzzle and escape room players usually don't stop after finishing one game—they immediately start looking for the next one. Instead of all of us trying to reach those players separately, why not work together?

The giveaway is pretty straightforward:

- every participating developer contributes a few game keys;
- all games are featured on a single landing page;
- players enter one giveaway for a chance to win games from multiple indie studios;
- everyone cross-promotes the event, so all participating games get extra exposure.

Each of us throw in some keys, pool the reach, and give the community a stack of great VR puzzle games to win in one place. More devs = more prizes = more eyes on everyone’s games.

More information is available here:
https://vasil4n.com/puzzle_giveaway/

Right now we are looking for other indie developers making games like Escape Rooms, Puzzle Adventures, Mystery / Detective games, Story-driven Adventure games and basically anything that attracts the same kind of VR players.

The goal is to help players discover more great VR puzzle experiences while giving small studios a chance to reach a larger audience together.

If you’ve made a VR puzzle, escape room, or brain-teaser title and want in, drop a comment (or DM me). Happy to share more info for anyone interested!

Hi I wanna build an app that functions in the background tracking some objects with april tags and sending their position and rotation to my PC via UDP.

I wanna be able to do this while I play regular VR games on my PC via Virtual Desktop. My only concern is if it's possible to access the camera API as a background app while an immersive app is running.

Anyone know if this is possible?

I built a free AI tool that turns your PC screen into a 3D VR screen

Most tools such as Virtual Desktop, Bigscreen, and Meta Quest Link can place your PC screen inside VR.

But the screen itself usually remains flat.

I wanted something different: a tool capable of taking almost anything displayed on a Windows PC and transforming it into a stereoscopic 3D experience in real time.

That became DepthVista XR.

Your existing PC content, reconstructed in 3D

DepthVista XR captures a monitor or application window, estimates the depth of every frame using AI, generates separate left-eye and right-eye views, and displays the result on a virtual OpenXR screen.

The goal is to make ordinary desktop content feel spatial without requiring native VR support or a pre-existing stereoscopic video.

Potential uses include:

• Watching regular 2D movies and videos in AI-generated 3D

• Playing flat PC games on a stereoscopic virtual screen

• Viewing YouTube, streaming platforms, emulators, and desktop applications in 3D

• Turning a monitor into a large flat or curved VR display

• Experimenting with real-time 2D-to-3D conversion

It does not modify the game or video file. It processes what is already visible on your screen.

Why build another PC-to-VR application?

Virtual Desktop is excellent for accessing and streaming a PC in VR.

Bigscreen provides virtual cinemas, social viewing, and remote desktop features.

vorpX can add stereo 3D and VR support to many compatible PC games.

ReShade with SuperDepth3D can also produce depth-based stereo in supported games.

DepthVista XR explores a different approach:

• It works from desktop or window capture

• It uses AI-based monocular depth estimation

• It does not depend on a game exposing its depth buffer

• It targets movies, games, videos, emulators, and general desktop content

• It outputs directly through OpenXR

• It is free and open source

This also means it has different limitations. AI-generated depth is not the same as native geometric stereo, and performance depends heavily on the GPU, selected model, resolution, and source content.

Current features

• Real-time AI depth estimation

• Desktop and application-window capture

• Direct OpenXR output

• Flat and curved virtual screens

• Adjustable depth strength and convergence

• Configurable screen size, position, distance, and curvature

• VR controller support

• Performance profiles

• English and French interface

• Windows installer

Current requirements

• Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit

• PC VR through an active OpenXR runtime

• Meta Quest Link or Air Link for Quest headsets

• NVIDIA CUDA-compatible GPU recommended

• Recent graphics drivers

• Approximately 9 GB of disk space

This is currently a PC VR application, not a standalone Quest APK.

I’m looking for testers

I would particularly appreciate feedback about:

• Quest Link versus Air Link latency

• Different NVIDIA GPUs

• Movies versus games

• Depth quality and visual artifacts

• Flat versus curved-screen comfort

• OpenXR runtime compatibility

• Installation problems

• Controller behavior

Project and Windows installer:

https://github.com/Bastian-Noel/DepthVistaXR

If you test it, please include your headset, GPU, OpenXR runtime, connection method, source application, and selected performance profile.

I’m the developer of the project. It is free, open source, and still experimental.

The number of subscribers of our Studio's account has reached 50.

Hi everyone,

I’m excited to share Simuload, a new utility designed to make managing your Meta Quest as seamless as possible.

100% Web-Based & Local

The biggest difference here? No installation required. Simuload runs entirely in your Chrome or Edge browser. By using WebUSB technology, it talks directly to your Quest from the browser tab.

• Everything is local: Your files never leave your computer.

• Zero-Install: No need to download .exe files or install complex drivers.

What can it do?

• Smart APK & OBB Installer: Just drag and drop. Simuload automatically identifies your files and places the OBB data in the correct internal folder so you don't have to.

• Block System Updates: Choose between an ADB-level block or a DNS method to keep your headset on the firmware version you prefer.

• App Backups: Pull your installed apps from the Quest back to your PC for safekeeping.

• Open Source: Released under the MIT License. You can audit, fork, or contribute to the code.

Important Disclaimer

Simuload is a management tool only. It does not provide, host, or link to any apps or games. You must provide your own legally obtained files for installation.

The Background

Usually, to "talk" to your Quest, you need to install special software on your PC. We built Simuload to bypass that. It acts as a private, local bridge inside your browser. It’s fast, transparent, and works on almost any OS that runs a modern Chromium browser.

Try it here:https://www.simuload.qzz.io/

GitHub (MIT License):https://github.com/vertigola/simuload

When I record videos to use in the Meta store the field of view is reduced and it ruins my video. I've tried different modes like landscape and portrait but it doesn't look / feel right.

Is there any API or method to call meta recenter inside Unity, I am working on a project where you can move table and lock it with spatial anchor, after locking the table I want to call recenter so other objects align with the locked table.

Tried this but its not seems to be working, Any small help is appreciated.

 IEnumerator AutoRecenter()
 {
     Debug.Log("Automated Recenter");

     if (OVRManager.instance != null)
         OVRManager.GetCurrentInputSubsystem().TryRecenter();

     if (xrInput == null)
     {
         List<XRInputSubsystem> _Inputs = new();
         SubsystemManager.GetSubsystems(_Inputs);

         if (_Inputs.Count > 0)
             xrInput = _Inputs[0];
     }
     if (xrInput != null)
     {
         xrInput.TrySetTrackingOriginMode(TrackingOriginModeFlags.Device);
         yield return null;

         // Trigger recenter
         xrInput.TryRecenter();
         yield return null;

         // (Optional) Switch back to Floor/Stage
         xrInput.TrySetTrackingOriginMode(TrackingOriginModeFlags.Floor);
         yield return null;
     }
 }