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    • Getting Setup

    Owned by Mark Knowles-Lee
    Last updated: Oct 09, 2022
    3 min read

    This guide will help you to set up and run the XR sims. JoinXR is very flexible and will allow multiple headsets in a simulation, but this guide will focus on a fast setup using a single headset and laptop.

    This setup should take a approximately 30 mins. It only needs to be completed once!

    To prepare you will need:

    • A JoinXR Account.

    • Headset - HTC Focus (or Quest2 or Hololens2)

    • A Windows Laptop + Headphones

    A fast internet connection with no firewall is advised. A reliable fallback is to use a strong 4G/5G mobile hotspot.

    Please complete the following steps in order

     

    Create a Dropin (a permanent meeting space for you and your students)

    On your Laptop’s browser login to your JoinXR account here, using the details provided by HEE. Then:

    1. Select "Drop-ins" from the top bar.

    2. Click "Add Drop-in".

    3. Name your Dropin. (i.e. LEEDS XR simulation)

    4. Click "Save Change"

    Download and pair the JoinXR Windows Application

    1. In your laptop's browser select "Windows"

    2. Download “JoinXR”

    3. The JoinXR application will download , install and run.

    4. Copy and paste the code and “Pair”

    5. “Close” the JoinXR Windows application for now

    Press Start Key and type JoinXR to run next time.

    Pair your HTC Focus (or Quest2 or Hololens2) with your JoinXR account

    First:

    1. Run JoinXR on your HTC Focus

    2. Select ‘Add new User’ and copy the code

     

    Then:

    1. On your Laptop Goto Menu / Devices / Pair New Device

    2. Enter the code from your HTC and ‘Pair New Device’

    Well done everything is now setup! When you're ready we can move on to Running a Sim