Creating a VR Avatar

You can create a VR avatar to explore your current context with a HMD and controllers.

Before you begin: Make sure the Steam® VR environment is correctly installed with VR controllers and the HMD is turned on and well calibrated.
See Also
Viewing Immersive Virtuality Content
Calibrating Human Proportions
  1. From the Human VR section of the action bar, click Create VR Avatar .
  2. In the Create VR Avatar panel, do the following:
    1. Under Gender, select Female or Male.
    2. Optional: Under Calibration, click Import to import calibration results, or enter the avatar's height.
    3. Under Display, select Show avatar to display the avatar in the 3D area during the VR session.
  3. To explore your current context with the VR avatar, click Start .
  4. During the VR session, use the trackpad of the right hand controller to fly over the scene.
  5. To stop the VR session, click Stop.