3D-Driver "Vireio Perception" for Oculus Rift DK2 (Extended Mode, Windows)

The 3D-Driver Vireio Perception makes it possible to play some "normal" games (like Borderlands, Far Cry,...) on the Oculus Rift DK2 as well. It's only working in the Extended Mode. The driver is very easy to handle and has a very good manual. There is also a list of games which are supported and a instruction for each application, how to configure and use.

We made very good experiences with this driver. Configuration for a game you want to play takes 5 minutes maximum (first time).
The only disadvantage is, that you have to use the Oculus Rift Runtime 0.4.4-beta which makes troubles (Judder) with applications which are made for Oculus Rift (Direct to rift, Unity,...) - we told about this issue in a post in February. If you use an older version, head-tracking may not work (it also says in-game "HMD not detected").
By the way: Some users in VR-Communities told that the issue with Oculus Rift Runtime 0.4.4-beta only exists with Windows 8.


Run a game the first time with Vireio Perception

1. If you haven't installed yet, install Oculus Rift Runtime 0.4.4-beta (uninstall older version first)
2. Run Oculus Configuration Utility, use "Extend Desktop to the HMD" in Tools>Rift Display Mode... and uncheck "DK1 Legacy App Support"
3. Download and install Vireio Perception (we used V2.13)
4. Read the instructions for the game you want to play on the Oculus Rift DK2
5. Start the game (without Vireio Perception running) and do the settings, which are written in the manual (sometimes there are none) and set the resolution to 1920x1080.
6. Run the Vireio DLL Symlink Installer as administrator (VireioDLLInstaller.exe in Perception's bin-folder) and browse to your game-folder. Press 'OK' in every following dialog.
7. Exit the game and run Vireio Perception as administrator (Perception.exe in Perception's bin-folder). The settings should be right after startup, you can compare them with our's in the screenshot below.
8. Start the game
9. Follow Perception's instructions in the game and everything should be fine :)

Settings for Step 7

HINT: Use CTRL+R or SHIFT+L for calibrating/reset head-tracking. With CTRL+Q you are able to change the settings of Vireio Perception.

If you want to mirror the display of the Oculus Rift DK2 on your main desktop, try using the Open Broadcaster Software (described HERE).

We also recommend to set the Oculus Rift DK2 in Windows' "Screen Resolution"-Settings (right-click on desktop) as the left display:

Uninstall Vireio Perception from a game
If you have run the Vireio DLL Symlink Installer for a game, it's sometimes impossible to play the game without the Oculus Rift DK2 anymore (error-message). To remove the files, which created the Installer in the game folder, you have to do the same as for installing (see Step 6 above).



The settings and device we used for the test are specified >HERE<.