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Valve reportedly cooking native Linux version of Half-Life: Alyx, optimized for Steam Frame VR (www.tweaktown.com)
submitted 3 months ago by cm0002@no.lastname.nz to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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TL;DR: Valve launched the Steam Frame VR headset with an Arm-based Snapdragon chip, aiming to run Half-Life: Alyx natively and streamed from PC. The new hardware features a "Frame Verified" status for optimized games, while rumors suggest two upcoming Half-Life titles supporting PC and VR cooperative play.

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[-] Kronusdark@lemmy.world 105 points 3 months ago

Man next year is going to be another good VR year.

I’m here for it.

[-] Pure_Psykosis@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

Ive been out of the loop, what made this year good? Anything notable?

[-] Kronusdark@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

Steam Frame, Arm Proton, and Linux VR on steam.

[-] kratoz29@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

I hope my old PSVR model (the second revision that came for the PS4) is the one that causes dizziness (thus blocks the enjoyment) whenever I try VR gaming... Because it is a technology that I truly don't want to miss 😅

I know there are some workarounds to get your VR legs and such, but I honestly think I am broken.

[-] Codilingus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

In case you haven't tried, the 2 biggest "vr hacks" for motion sickness are:

Have a small circular rug that's a different texture than the ground its on, so you can feel when you step off of it.

And have a single, small, directional fan aimed at you (not overhead.)

Those 2 help keep you grounded and oriented without taking you out of immersion.

But, some games just suck and the locomotion isn't smooth, and can't be saved.

[-] kratoz29@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

I haven't tried the rug trick, gonna check it out.

The worst feeling for me is when the character jumps or falls (fall would be the accurate term).

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