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Set up the play space

SteamVR

How to set up the play space with a SteamVR headset (HTC Vive, HTC Vive Pro, Valve Index) using SteamVR Room Setup.

With a SteamVR headset, you set up the play space using Room Setup in SteamVR on your PC. Choose the Room-Scale option so that you get a walkable play space.

On your PC

  1. Make sure SteamVR detects your VR headset and both controllers. The status window shows the detected hardware in green.

    SteamVR status window (version 2.2.3) showing the VR headset, two controllers, and four base stations in green
    SteamVR status window with detected hardware

  2. Open the SteamVR menu and select Room Setup.

    Open SteamVR menu with the Room Setup entry highlighted
    Room Setup in the SteamVR menu

  3. Select Room-Scale (not Standing Only).

    Welcome screen of the SteamVR room setup with the two options Room-Scale and Standing Only
    Choose Room-Scale

  4. Make space: clear the floor between the base stations (at least 2 x 1.5 metres).

    Make some space step of the SteamVR room setup with the note to clear the floor between the base stations
    Clear the floor between the base stations (at least 2 x 1.5 metres)

  5. Activate tracking: turn on both controllers and the headset until all are shown as ready.

    Enable tracking step of the SteamVR room setup with green confirmations for both controllers and the VR headset
    Turn on the controllers and headset until all show as ready

  6. Locate your monitor: point at the monitor with a controller and hold down the trigger.

    Locate your monitor step of the SteamVR room setup with the Hold Trigger button
    Point one controller at the monitor and hold the trigger

  7. Locate the floor: place both controllers on the floor and calibrate.

    Locate the floor step of the SteamVR room setup with the Calibrate Floor button
    Place both controllers on the floor and calibrate

  8. Measure your room: trace the boundary of the freely walkable area with the controller. SteamVR then defines a play space: a green rectangle with a white arrow appears.

    Measure your space step of the SteamVR room setup while tracing the play space boundary
    Trace the boundary of the walkable area with the controller

Most important step: set the centre point (starting point) correctly

This step is often overlooked, but it is crucial when using ViRTUE in a large or medium-sized room (see Set up the virtual play space):

In the last step of Room Setup, after the green rectangle with the white arrow has appeared, click Edit. Make the rectangle as small as possible and move it to the spot where the user’s starting point is located on the map.

The white arrow must point in the direction in which the user walks from the hospital corridor into the patient room.

The following video shows SteamVR Room Setup. From the indicated point on, it shows how to edit the play space.