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Standard VR Headsets for playing World of Warcraft Classic (self.Blind)
submitted by Shoddy_Cranberry
I want to play Classic World of Warcraft with my sister who is visually impaired.
Background - I am in California, Sister in Florida has severe vision issues, she can read if she holds a book to her face, she walks around stores and such without assistance, some might not even realize she is blind. She can use a computer with special adaptive software that magnifies print (Vista?) but doesn't really use it much at all...too much trouble.
I am not looking for "Virtual Reality" - I am looking for two high definition screens close to each eye that can provide for a virtual very large screen and perhaps allow her too follow me around WoW and quest together. If each eye could be "focused" even better. I will use headset/chat to help guide her on what to do.
I know about the $5K -$15K virtual glasses they are selling now, but I want to use existing standard $500 VR headsets, like Oculus. Again, I am not looking for VR or specialized software, simply HD screens in front of each eye that can display non-VR WoW classic game and computer screens.
Any suggestions?
Background - I am in California, Sister in Florida has severe vision issues, she can read if she holds a book to her face, she walks around stores and such without assistance, some might not even realize she is blind. She can use a computer with special adaptive software that magnifies print (Vista?) but doesn't really use it much at all...too much trouble.
I am not looking for "Virtual Reality" - I am looking for two high definition screens close to each eye that can provide for a virtual very large screen and perhaps allow her too follow me around WoW and quest together. If each eye could be "focused" even better. I will use headset/chat to help guide her on what to do.
I know about the $5K -$15K virtual glasses they are selling now, but I want to use existing standard $500 VR headsets, like Oculus. Again, I am not looking for VR or specialized software, simply HD screens in front of each eye that can display non-VR WoW classic game and computer screens.
Any suggestions?
nadmaximus 1 points 2y ago
Sounds like you want $1. In case that site is not accessible, here is a quote from Wikipedia describing Virtual Desktop:
> Virtual Desktop is a computer application that displays the user's computer monitor in a three-dimensional virtual space, for use with a virtual reality headset.
You can use this with an Oculus Quest, to play non-VR games (and generally, use your computer) with the Quest as a display.
If you're going the wireless, Oculus Quest route, you will want to make sure you have a router with a wired connection to the PC she will be playing on, and a preferably dedicated/separate wifi network for the Quest. This will give the smoothest experience with minimal latency.
I am using Orange with the crappy router they give you, but it does support separate wifi networks for the 5ghz and 2.4ghz. So the 5ghz is just for the quest. My laptop is wired directly ethernet.
Best of luck!
> Virtual Desktop is a computer application that displays the user's computer monitor in a three-dimensional virtual space, for use with a virtual reality headset.
You can use this with an Oculus Quest, to play non-VR games (and generally, use your computer) with the Quest as a display.
If you're going the wireless, Oculus Quest route, you will want to make sure you have a router with a wired connection to the PC she will be playing on, and a preferably dedicated/separate wifi network for the Quest. This will give the smoothest experience with minimal latency.
I am using Orange with the crappy router they give you, but it does support separate wifi networks for the 5ghz and 2.4ghz. So the 5ghz is just for the quest. My laptop is wired directly ethernet.
Best of luck!
Shoddy_Cranberry [OP] 1 points 2y ago
Thanks for your reply but I actually Do Not want a Virtual Desktop...no 3D virtual space...simply direct representation of the computer screen displayed on the VR screen..ie. either redirect primary monitor display to the VR headset or let the VR act like a second monitor.
I am looking for her to have a very large screen right in front of her face/eyes is all...
I am looking for her to have a very large screen right in front of her face/eyes is all...
nadmaximus 1 points 2y ago
You can do that with Virtual Desktop. Most, if not all, of the 2d content viewing apps in VR present a 2d screen represented within a 3d space. For example, Netflix has you sitting on a couch in front of a simulated large screen. Another app might have you in a movie theatre.
However, these apps also allow you to display the 2d screen in a void, with no surrounding space. You can freely grab the 2d screen and make it much, much bigger, so it fills far more of the visual field than in the simulated room version. And, you can grab the 2d screen and move it around, so you can look at different parts of it. You can choose to display it flat, or fish-eye.
At any rate, understand that it *has* to display the 2d screen in a 3d virtual space. If it just sends the 2d image to each eye like a tiny monitor, full-frame, your eyes don't know what to do with it. Now, that said, there are video players which will allow you to force this configuration - it's used for playing pre-processed 180/360 video.
If what you want is a really big screen that someone can look at as if they are holding it up to their face, so to speak...it should provide that.
You can also create custom $1 for VR desktop, and it might be useful for this purpose.
Above all, unless you're up for owning a vr headset anyway, you should have her try one on first, to see how well she can see the content...it may be a moot point whether vr desktop works or not. Best of luck.
However, these apps also allow you to display the 2d screen in a void, with no surrounding space. You can freely grab the 2d screen and make it much, much bigger, so it fills far more of the visual field than in the simulated room version. And, you can grab the 2d screen and move it around, so you can look at different parts of it. You can choose to display it flat, or fish-eye.
At any rate, understand that it *has* to display the 2d screen in a 3d virtual space. If it just sends the 2d image to each eye like a tiny monitor, full-frame, your eyes don't know what to do with it. Now, that said, there are video players which will allow you to force this configuration - it's used for playing pre-processed 180/360 video.
If what you want is a really big screen that someone can look at as if they are holding it up to their face, so to speak...it should provide that.
You can also create custom $1 for VR desktop, and it might be useful for this purpose.
Above all, unless you're up for owning a vr headset anyway, you should have her try one on first, to see how well she can see the content...it may be a moot point whether vr desktop works or not. Best of luck.
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