![]() My incredibly ambitious plan for this experiment was to work in VR from 9am to 5pm every day (minus food and bathroom breaks), to replicate jetting off to a proper office. The experiment is back on, but it’s not long before the next hurdle turns up. There’s a bit of lag, which throws me off, but it’s infinitely better than typing blind. I can look down and recentre my hands where they need to be, without leaving the comfort of my virtual cocoon. It takes a while to set up and get the angles right, but it works. An app called Work in VR promises to rescue me with an ingenious solution that uses a webcam to overlay a real-time video of my keyboard into the virtual world. Searching around online, I begin to worry that I’m going to have to brute-force my way through and accept that I’ll be a horrible typer for a while until my brain adjusts. This magical solution to my work woes appears to be a little more complicated than I thought. After a little digging online, I come across a reddit thread where some of the comments mention this exact pitfall. With the headset on, this imperceptible crutch is no longer there. ![]() As I continue writing random sentences to figure out what's wrong with me, I realise that I do occasionally glance down to get my bearings, without even realising it. Taking the headset off, I start another email without looking at the keyboard, and it’s totally fine. It’s immediately obvious though that wearing a headset totally kills my ability to type without looking. Being able to type without looking is something I obviously considered before diving into this experiment, and, as far as I knew, I was a decent touch typer. I’m incredibly slow, and the email is filled with errors. ![]() I settle on the latter for its inspirational grandeur, and marvel at the domed ceiling.Ĭlicking compose, I begin to type, and. Headphones on to firmly shut myself off from the outside world, I spend quite a while zipping in and out of different spaces, trying to decide where I’ll start my new existence.įrom a high-rise office overlooking the view of a sprawling city, to a serene forest and the cavernous interior of the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris, I’m spoilt for choice. Loading up Virtual Desktop on Steam to begin my New Life of Some Productivity is an exciting experience, to say the least. For most people, the untethered £299 Oculus Quest 2 provides the easiest way to jump into a quality VR experience, without the costs and hassle associated with a monstrous gaming PC. That’s an obscene amount, but you don’t need to spend anywhere near that much to escape from reality. ![]() The price of this extremely high-end setup is, in total, just over £5,000. Enter the MSI Aegis Ti5 - a £3,799, monstrously powerful gaming PC that resembles an ancient alien artefact, complete with pulsating lights and an overall sense of something you shouldn’t touch for fear of waking The Overlords from their millennia-long slumber. To give my brain the absolute best chance of immersion and reduce risks like motion sickness, I needed everything to run at the highest possible resolution and frame rate. To get the best, most immersive experience possible, I opted for a proper desktop VR headset in the form of the HTC Vive Pro Eye, which has a high-res screen, full body tracking, a fast refresh rate, and built-in headphones - everything one needs to comfortably escape from the outside world. Leaving this earthly plane to explore the wonders of the virtual expanse requires the right gear. After spending two weeks working in other realities, I’ve returned to the real world with a new perspective. You can view more of his stunning, psychedelic artwork on his website at. Special thanks to independent artist Android Jones for providing one of his creations to all of us in honor of Vive Day. So, to celebrate Vive Day, we’ve created and collected some special anniversary images for you to enjoy both in and out of VR. We hope you enjoy these as much as we enjoyed creating and curating them. One of our favorite features of SteamVR is the ability to change the compositor background image.
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