Oculus Quest是一款革命性的独立 VR 头戴设备，可让您在虚拟世界中四处走动，而无需任何现实世界的电线束缚您的风格。但是，如果您想在Quest(Quest)上体验尖端的无线 PC VR 游戏，您唯一的选择就是USB数据线和Oculus Link功能。这不再是事实，无线 PC VR 作为Quest虚拟(Quest)桌面(Virtual Desktop)的一项功能提供。
什么是虚拟桌面？
Virtual Desktop是Oculus Quest的应用程序，可让您通过Wi-Fi在 VR 环境中无线查看您的 PC 桌面。你可以拥有一个任意大的屏幕，改变你办公室的样子，并且通常使用你的VR 耳机(VR headset)作为你物理显示器的完全替代品。它非常适合保护隐私，当您携带笔记本电脑旅行时，它比在小型笔记本电脑显示器上执行某些任务更舒适。
还有一个用于台式电脑的虚拟桌面版本，旨在与(Virtual Desktop)Oculus Rift和其他有线 VR 耳机一起使用。本文仅介绍Oculus Quest应用。
你需要什么
为了让您的无线 PC VR 游戏正常运行，您需要几个关键组件：
- Oculus Quest 或Oculus Quest 2。
- 带有以太网端口(ethernet port)的支持 VR 的计算机。
- 您的计算机和路由器之间的以太网连接。
- 来自Oculus Quest商店的虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop)付费副本。
- 适用于Windows(Windows)的虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop)流媒体应用程序。
- 安装在计算机上的 VR 游戏。
Virtual Desktop也以 macOS 的 beta 形式提供，但这不支持 VR 游戏，主要是因为目前 macOS 不支持 VR 游戏。
推荐的硬件设置
(Wireless VR)在Oculus Quest上使用虚拟桌面的(Virtual Desktop)无线 VR将适用于各种硬件设置，但某些配置的稳定性和流畅性不如其他配置。在使用虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop)进行网页浏览、看电影或提高工作效率时，这可能并不重要。然而，对于无线 PC VR 游戏来说，低延迟传输是必不可少的。
如上一节的要求列表中所述，强烈建议您使用以太网(Ethernet)电缆将运行游戏的计算机直接连接到路由器。此外，最好将Quest耳机连接到使用 5Ghz 无线网络的路由器。您还应该离路由器足够近，以获得强大的无障碍信号。
具有更强大CPU(CPUs)的高端路由器可能会提供更好的体验。或者，您可以尝试在虚拟现实中将其他网络流量保持在最低限度。
一些用户已经开始通过以太网(Ethernet)将专用的 5Ghz 路由器连接到他们的计算机，以便整个路由器仅专用于处理 VR 数据流量。如果你碰巧有一个备用路由器(spare router)，这可能值得一试。
在虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop)上获取无线 PC VR 游戏(VR Games)：一步一步
我们将假设您没有安装和配置任何软件，仅从硬件到位开始：
- 首先，前往Oculus Quest应用商店。然后购买并安装虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop)。
- 接下来，访问虚拟桌面网站(Virtual Desktop website)并下载适用于Windows的流媒体应用程序。
- 安装流媒体应用程序并运行它。
- 在相关字段中输入您的Oculus Quest 用户名。(Oculus Quest user name)如果您愿意，可以将流媒体最小化，但让它继续运行。
- 现在在您的 Quest 上启动虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop on your Quest)。它应该显示您的计算机已被检测到，您可以简单地连接到它。
- 现在您在虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop)中并且可以在 VR 中看到您的计算机屏幕，按住左侧控制器上的菜单以调(press and hold the menu on the left controller)出应用程序设置菜单。如果您使用手部跟踪，请用左手使用菜单手势。
- 切换到“游戏”选项卡(Games tab)，应显示检测到的 VR 游戏列表，选择您要玩的游戏，一切顺利！
您也可以像往常一样简单地从桌面本身启动您的 VR 游戏。虚拟桌面应检测到游戏要求 VR 耳机并通过(Desktop)WiFi接管。
使用 Oculus 空中链接
直到最近，在Virtual Desktop(Virtual Desktop)中获得此无线 VR 功能的唯一方法是购买该应用程序，然后加载添加该功能的替代版本。这不是每个人都喜欢做的事情，因此您现在可以轻松玩无线 PC VR 真是太好了。
然而，几乎就在该功能被引入虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop)的应用商店版本的同时，Oculus本身也为(Oculus)Quest 2发布了名为Oculus Air Link的官方无线 PC VR 功能。
我们之前写过关于基于 USB 的Oculus Link的文章，这在没有电线的情况下几乎是一样的。目前，该功能仍处于测试阶段，您只能在Quest设置的实验功能部分中找到它。
如果您有Quest 2，尝试Oculus Air链接看看它是否比虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop)更适合您，这并没有什么坏处。我们有一种感觉，Oculus最终可能会有更完善的解决方案。
如果您还有第一代Quest，那么Virtual Desktop是镇上唯一的游戏。除非Oculus决定让它在他们的旧硬件上运行。
玩非 VR 游戏
希望您现在已经亲身体验了无线 PC VR 的荣耀，但不要忘记您也可以在虚拟桌面(Virtual Desktop)中玩非 VR 游戏！可以在虚拟显示器上玩常规游戏，就像在上面做无聊的办公室工作一样容易。
How to Play Wireless PC VR Games on Oculus Quest with Virtual Desktop
The Oculus Quest is a revolutionary self-contained VR headset that lets you walk around in the virtual world without any real-world wires cramping your style. If you want to experience cutting-edge wireless PC VR games on your Quest, however, your only option has been a USB cable and the Oculus Link feature. That’s no longer true, with wireless PC VR offered as a feature of Virtual Desktop for Quest.
What Is Virtual Desktop?
Virtual Desktop is an application for the Oculus Quest that allows you to see your PC desktop in a VR environment wirelessly over Wi-Fi. You can have a screen as large as you like, change what your office looks like, and generally use your VR headset as a total replacement for your physical monitor. It’s great for privacy and when you’re traveling with your laptop, it can be more comfortable than doing certain tasks on a small laptop display.
There’s also a version of Virtual Desktop for desktop computers that’s meant for use with an Oculus Rift and other wired VR headsets. This article is only about the Oculus Quest app alone.
What You Need
In order to get your wireless PC VR game working, you’ll need a few key components:
- An Oculus Quest or Oculus Quest 2.
- A VR-ready computer with an ethernet port.
- An ethernet connection between your computer and your router.
- A paid copy of Virtual Desktop from the Oculus Quest store.
- The Virtual Desktop streamer application for Windows.
- A VR game installed on your computer.
Virtual Desktop is also available in beta form for macOS, but this does not support VR games, mainly because VR gaming isn’t supported on macOS at this time.
The Recommended Hardware Setup
Wireless VR using Virtual Desktop on Oculus Quest will work with a wide variety of hardware setups, but some configurations will be less stable and smooth than others. That may not matter as much when it comes to using Virtual Desktop for web browsing, watching movies or productivity. However, when it comes to wireless PC VR games, low latency transmission is essential.
As mentioned in the list of requirements in the previous section, it’s highly recommended that you connect the computer running the game directly to the router using an Ethernet cable. Furthermore, the Quest headset should preferably be connected to the router using a 5Ghz wireless network. You should also be close enough to the router to get a strong unobstructed signal.
Higher-end routers with more powerful CPUs are likely to provide a better experience. Alternatively, you can try keeping other network traffic to a minimum while in virtual reality.
Some users have taken to attaching a dedicated 5Ghz router to their computer via Ethernet so that the entire router is only dedicated to handling VR data traffic. If you happen to have a spare router, this might be worth trying.
Getting Wireless PC VR Games on Virtual Desktop: Step-by-Step
We’re going to assume that you have none of the software installed and configured, starting only with the hardware in place:
- First, head to the Oculus Quest app store. Then buy and install Virtual Desktop.
- Next, go to the Virtual Desktop website and download the streamer app for Windows.
- Install the streamer app and run it.
- Enter your Oculus Quest user name in the relevant field. Minimize the streamer if you like, but leave it running.
- Now launch Virtual Desktop on your Quest. It should show that your computer is detected and you can simply connect to it.
- Now that you’re in Virtual Desktop and can see your computer screen in VR, press and hold the menu on the left controller to bring up the app settings menu. If you’re using hand-tracking, use the menu gesture with your left hand.
- Switch to the Games tab and a list of detected VR games should appear, select the one you want to play and you’re good to go!
You can also simply launch your VR games from the desktop itself as you usually would. Virtual Desktop should detect that the game is asking for a VR headset and take over via WiFi.
Using Oculus Air Link
Until recently, the only way to get this wireless VR function in Virtual Desktop was to buy the app and then sideload an alternative version that added the function. This isn’t something that everyone is comfortable doing, so it’s great that you can now play wireless PC VR without that hassle.
However, at almost exactly the same time as the feature was rolled into the app-store version of Virtual Desktop, Oculus itself has released an official wireless PC VR function for the Quest 2 called Oculus Air Link.
We’ve written before about the USB-based Oculus Link and this is pretty much the same thing without the wire. Right now, the feature is still in beta and you can only find it under the experimental features section of your Quest settings.
If you have a Quest 2, there’s no harm in trying out Oculus Air link to see if it works better than Virtual Desktop for you. We have a feeling that Oculus will probably have the more polished solution in the end.
If you still have a first-generation Quest, then Virtual Desktop is the only game in town. Unless Oculus does decide to make it work on their older hardware.
Playing Non-VR Games
Hopefully, you’ve now experienced the glory of wireless PC VR for yourself, but don’t forget that you can play non-VR games in Virtual Desktop as well! Regular games can be played on the virtual monitor just as easily as you can do boring office work on it.
