Connecting a Meta Headset to a sim racing program in VR - Everything you need to know!

In this video, I explain how to connect your Meta headset, to a sim racing program that uses either a standalone UI or loads via Steam to race in VR. And all this from, an older Gamers Perspective.
Timestamps have been provided for you to skip to the section that interests you the most.
Or you can just watch it all 😊
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00:00 Pre-Intro
00:23 Introduction
01:12 Connecting the Quest to the PC
04:21 Testing the cable speed
06:23 Connecting Directly to iRacing
10:56 Connecting to AMS2 and ACC through Steam
12:50 Connecting to the PC via WiFi (WLAN)
16:27 Conclusion
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Videos and Links mentioned in this video
Older Gamers Perspective Discord Invite - / discord
Meta PC Link - www.meta.com/en-gb/help/quest...
Racing Graphical Settings Performance guide - • Optimising the 4070 Su...
iRacing in the rain - Performance guide - • iRacing in the Rain - ...
AMS2 - Graphical Performance Guide - • Automobilista 2 - 4070...
Oculus Debug tool settings guide - • The Oculus Debug Tool ...
OpenXR settings guide - • Quick Tips Guide - Ope...
Essential iRacing Keybindings for VR Users - • Quick Tips - Essential...
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An Older Gamers Published Books - paulekert.com/
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Other Useful Links
Garage 61 - garage61.net
iRacing - www.iracing.com/
GT Omega Euro Site - gtomega.eu/
Moza Racing - mozaracing.com/wheel-base-r9
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[@kieroneil]

I wish this was around three years ago. Excellent video and good to know you have others that take deep dives. My favorite aspect was the David Attenborough-style voice overs. It appeals to me as an older gamer. Keep up the good work.

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

Yes, I wish my videos were around three years ago as they would have been the sort of stuff I would have found helpful :) But you know, it is what it is, at least we are now all marching towards sim racing nirvana :)
Thank you for the David Attenborough comment, not the first time I have heard this, but makes me smile whenever I do. Also, I have been compared to narrator in the Stanley Parable, although personally I think I sound more like a slightly downgraded Danny Dyer. :)
Keep on racing my fellow older gamer, and I hope to see you on track :)

[@Cyanbland_]

Great video! I just wish Meta would add a feature that already boots the Quest into Link mode so I can just start a race with my mouse instead of having to navigate so many menus with the controllers

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

There is a menu option in the headset that can be toggled on to auto connect the headset to the Void when a cable is detected, but it's only as far as the void, not the PC monitor or a steam type overlay. But yeah, your idea would be neat. Sadly meta don't seem very active on pc connect stuff as they seem to favour the standalone stuff.

[@billwiley7216]

Thanks, as a new VR user this video will come in very handy and make my journey less frustrating as I delve into the world of VR.

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

Glad I could help! Let me know how it all turns out. Pop over to the Older Gamers Perspective discord channel if you run into issues. discord.gg/gTNxAp4X

[@Robis_Place]

Another excellent video which I will definitely find useful once I can get back to sim racing. Only small gripe is that you didn’t explain where to find the debug too (although I seem to remember you did state how to find it in another vid but would have been useful here). Repetition especially for us older gamers can be a good thing. 😂

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

A good idea, that's one that should have been in there. Thank you for the feedback, and I hope you get back into sim racing soon. Lots of cool stuff happening at the moment.

[@harrymorris613]

fantastic explanation!

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

Glad you liked it and thank you for the feedback :)

[@trevz1048]

Thanks for this video really was helpful

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

No problem!

[@AdvanceRGB]

Thanks for the information

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

My pleasure, I hope it was helpful

[@Boesel7068]

thx mate, for real. thanks

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

No problem. Glad to be of help.

[@ScarySquirrel]

Hi mate, really enjoying your videos. Do you think you could do one showing how you capture/stream your VR gameplay? I've tried using OBS and an OpenXR plugin, and whilst it works, the viewpoint off centre and usually pointed too far down into the vehicle cockpit. Just curious how you capture footage. Thanks

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

That's a good idea. I use OBS, and I also use the direct recording in the headset, although that does sometimes appear off centre, mostly I think because the headset can only record one eye or the other. But I can put together a tutorial and show how I get the footage I get.

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

But just to be clear. Which headset and which SIM are you trying to capture?

[@ScarySquirrel]

yeah that was the issue I found, I could only pick one eye. I'm using a Quest 3 and playing iRacing 👍🏻

[@MrRamoSzz]

There is an issue with connecting to practice/race in iRacing OpenXR when loading is stuck on 5%. To resolve this you need to launch iRacing as admin, but then all other apps that are being used with iRacing such as irFFB, Stream deck (if used as button box) etc must also run in admin mode otherwise they can't connect to the program with a superior access level.

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

Good to know, thank you. I'll look out for the issue.

[@diegoh.5990]

Hi there. Excelent video. I’m having a problem with my Quest 3 and iRacing. Meta 3 is connected trough the VR Cable Link but when I start any racing it doesn’t show the menu to choose oculus. Do you know what’s is happening here ? Thank you such much

[@OlderGamersPerspective]

Hi, take a look at recent video of mine - from the time I have marked (about five minutes in) and I show there some of the option menus in the iRacing UI that you might have set incorrectly.
ruclips.net/video/NZIKg9_oT64/видео.htmlfeature=shared&t=331
Let me know if this helps.