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I've been trying to get friends to join me on VRChat. Lower pressure than a Zoom call, and after a day of typing, feels good to just talk a bit from the couch.

by herval 5y ago

I've been trying to get friends to join me on VRChat. Lower pressure than a Zoom call, and after a day of typing, feels good to just talk a bit from the couch. Of course, VR as a requirement has been a bit of a deterrent.

poopsmithe 5y ago
The VR in VR chat is optional. There's a desktop mode for people without the headset.
- herval 5y ago
  I know :-) I constantly have to explain that
throwaway946513 5y ago
You don't have to have a VR headset or hardware in order to join people in VR chat. I've joined friends using a standard monitor with a keyboard and mouse. Of course the name doesn't help, but it isn't impossible to join if you don't have one.
- herval 5y ago
  I know, that's part of what I try to tell people :-) it does require a somewhat beefy desktop/laptop though, and most folks are used to doing everything on their phones these days
  - Ralo 5y ago
    It works on standalone quest hardware as well, but you'll be limited to the worlds you go to, and you will usually end up using people's "fallback" avatar.
jMyles 5y ago
Does it work well on linux these days?
- ve55 5y ago
  I play it fine on Linux through Steam/Proton with a Valve Index. If you have a Quest it may be quite difficult, but it should be fine without VR as well
Ralo 5y ago
It's a great game, it's entirely community driven so it's full of personality. However it did take a bit getting used to the weird sexual aspect of it, a lot of people living out odd fantasies. If you can filter through the weirdness, there's some amazing gems. I'd highly highly recommend the 3D movie theater.
olah_1 5y ago
mozilla hubs is a lower barrier to entry because you don’t need to download a whole game. You can just give your friends a link and they also don’t need VR either. https://hubs.mozilla.com/ https://hubs.mozilla.com/
- ssivark 5y ago
  Mozilla does all these cool things, and I’m afraid they’re gonna shut it down in a year or two :-/
  - herval 5y ago
    Hubs itself seems a bit abandoned for ~1y. They laid off a large number of folks related to it back in 2020
    - CarbonJ 5y ago
      My understanding is that they laid off their WebXR team in 2020. The Hubs team has been consistently shipping new features, and just posted 3X new roles a couple weeks ago. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6886711377419870210-IQts https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6886711377419870210-...

by herval 5y ago

poopsmithe 5y ago

The VR in VR chat is optional. There's a desktop mode for people without the headset.

herval 5y ago
I know :-) I constantly have to explain that

throwaway946513 5y ago

You don't have to have a VR headset or hardware in order to join people in VR chat. I've joined friends using a standard monitor with a keyboard and mouse. Of course the name doesn't help, but it isn't impossible to join if you don't have one.

herval 5y ago
I know, that's part of what I try to tell people :-) it does require a somewhat beefy desktop/laptop though, and most folks are used to doing everything on their phones these days
- Ralo 5y ago
  It works on standalone quest hardware as well, but you'll be limited to the worlds you go to, and you will usually end up using people's "fallback" avatar.

jMyles 5y ago

Does it work well on linux these days?

ve55 5y ago
I play it fine on Linux through Steam/Proton with a Valve Index. If you have a Quest it may be quite difficult, but it should be fine without VR as well

Ralo 5y ago

It's a great game, it's entirely community driven so it's full of personality. However it did take a bit getting used to the weird sexual aspect of it, a lot of people living out odd fantasies. If you can filter through the weirdness, there's some amazing gems. I'd highly highly recommend the 3D movie theater.

olah_1 5y ago

mozilla hubs is a lower barrier to entry because you don’t need to download a whole game. You can just give your friends a link and they also don’t need VR either. https://hubs.mozilla.com/ https://hubs.mozilla.com/

ssivark 5y ago
Mozilla does all these cool things, and I’m afraid they’re gonna shut it down in a year or two :-/
- herval 5y ago
  Hubs itself seems a bit abandoned for ~1y. They laid off a large number of folks related to it back in 2020
  - CarbonJ 5y ago
    My understanding is that they laid off their WebXR team in 2020. The Hubs team has been consistently shipping new features, and just posted 3X new roles a couple weeks ago. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6886711377419870210-IQts https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6886711377419870210-...