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Re:I Spent Hundreds of Hours Working in VR by tiku on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @06:22AM (#29992312)
The new oculus quest 2 solved a lot of those issues for me. The only thing that remained was the fogging up part, but I have acquired a fan for that. 1) No cable anymore, streaming it or playing on it directly works fine. 2) Weight is not so heavy anymore. 3) Battery time is also good, just as with the HTC Vive and Wireless kit, minus the bulk of the battery.

The problem for me is the games on it. A few are really cool, but even then I get bored. And to buy another game, sure, but then you get to spend 20 dollars again, way to pricey for just a few hours of gaming.

SuperHot and Half Life Alyx are the games that I like the most.

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Re:I Spent Hundreds of Hours Working in VR by whalabi on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @06:53AM (#29992491)
Tip: if you find the HMD pressing into your forehead or face, make a counterweight and attach it to the back of the HMD. It's completely changed things for me.
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Re:I Spent Hundreds of Hours Working in VR by sillysaurusx on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @06:57AM (#29992541)
I got the elite strap partly for this, but it didn’t help. What does seem to help is to physically rotate the headset up or down. The quest 2 is deceptively rigid, so it’s easy not to realize you can do that.
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Re:I Spent Hundreds of Hours Working in VR by whalabi on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @07:04AM (#29992586)
Does the strap include a counterweight? I see the battery elite strap weighs 179g, but from memory the HMD weighs over 500g.

I wrapped a couple portable batteries (they're dense) in a bag and tied it to the back of my basic strap, and I don't even need to tighten the strap anymore, the weight is mostly pushing down on the top of my head now. It's an incredible difference, to the point that I'm offended they don't include a counterweight by default. From memory my counterweight is around 350g.

Maybe you can try it out by loosening the strap and using a finger to tug down on the back of the strap, and see if it balances on the top of your head and feels good.

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Re:I Spent Hundreds of Hours Working in VR by sillysaurusx on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @07:06AM (#29992606)
Hmmm. Thanks for the tip.

Maybe a dumb question, but how would I even make a counterweight for it? I guess I’ll try tying random things to the back of the headset..

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Re:I Spent Hundreds of Hours Working in VR by fomine3 on Thursday January 20, 2022 @12:37AM (#30005133)
I bought $1 250g soft weight and velcro tape. Just tie to original strap.
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