Getting started with the Oculus Rift

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Wash your face and hands before and after using the Rift. Many people use the device and it can get pretty steamy and gross in there.

The technicians conduct occasional cleaning maintenance but we cannot guarantee that the devices are clean when you get to them.

First things first. You'll find the Oculus Rift in the Testing & Measurement station where you'd otherwise find multimeters and oscilloscopes.

Power up the bench by authenticating with the badge box. Proceed to login with your Bucknell username and password.

Double click on the Oculus shortcut to start the Oculus software. The software will walk you through the rest of everything you need to know to use the Rift.

Oculus Rift shows black screen: Powercycle the workstation computer.

Head or hand tracking is unreliable: Make sure nothing is obscuring line of site between the Touch controllers or headset, including your body. Recalibrate the sensors if this does not resolve tracking issues. Sensor recalibration instructions

Performance issues: VR applications are very resource intensive and running heavy processes in the background can cause performance degradation. Ensure that there are no other programs hogging resources, such as a VR application that failed to close properly.

Touch controllers unresponsive or other connectivity issues: Check that the Touch controllers' batteries aren't depleted (Click the gear icon at the top right of the Oculus window, click settings, and go to the Devices tab). If they are, ask a technician to replace them.

Wash your face and hands before and after using the Rift. Many people use the device and it can get pretty steamy and gross in there.

Don't ever use cleaners or solvents such as rubbing alcohol to clean the device's lenses. Only use a clean microfiber cloth, moving in circular motions from the center of the lens outward.

Clean all skin contact areas (Touch controllers, face-mask foam, etc...) with disinfectant wipes. Clean everywhere else with a clean cloth.