Organizing an event where VR plays a part can be a daunting task.In particular when you need to provide an experience where multiple users dive into VR at the exact same time. Luckily VR Sync offers a great solutions for synchronized VR at events, large and small. In this article we’ll cover how you can use this software for your next event by going over the following.

Preparing an VR event with VR Sync
Testing with VR Sync
Executing an VR Event with VR Sync

Preparing an VR event with VR Sync

Our software is suited for 360 video’s and photos. Once you’ve selected your 360 video content and chosen your VR devices you can start preparing for your VR event. VR Sync offers some great tools which are very helpful.  We’ve developed our own application which is available for most VR platforms and VR devices and can be downloaded in the relevant stores.

  • Oculus GO & Rift
  • Samsung Gear VR
  • HTC Vive
  • Google Daydream
  • Android

Once you’ve downloaded and installed the app, enter the unique pin found on the dashboard. Then go to the dashboard were you can drag and drop your 360 content which will uploaded to our cloud service. Then select which content you would like to publish and VR Sync will automatically push it to all linked devices.

Testing with VR Sync

Once your content has been published to all your devices we advise running a test prior to the event. We advise running a so called stress test to see if your devices hold up continuous play of the content.  First, create a playlist of all your content using the remote found on the dashboard. Secondly set it to loop so it plays at least three times more than you plan showing the content. Lastly see how your devices hold up in terms of battery use, overheating and general playback. You can easily achieve this with VR Sync by first connecting all devices to the remote and then simultaneously playing the content.

Executing an VR Event with VR Sync

At the event itself you should take your time to properly set-up the hardware and do a final test. Turn on the devices and connect them to the WiFi or our VR Sync Box. Last mentioned is a local network with access points and server. This allows you to run VR Sync with just a power connection. After all devices have been connected you can easily check the battery status of each devices and run another final test.It’s always wise to have a couple of backup units should one of your VR Devices fail or battery die. We usually take 10% of the total amount als back up. Make sure these devices are on standby and connected so you can easily swap during the event. Once the show starts just press play on your remote to start synchronized VR playback. If you’ve followed all steps mentioned this should be the easy part!