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- id: en/unreal-engine-5-ue5-meta-quest-3-hmd
- slug: en/unreal-engine-5-ue5-meta-quest-3-hmd
- url: /blog/en/unreal-engine-5-ue5-meta-quest-3-hmd/
- title: Part 1: Setting up third-person VR exploration with Unreal Engine 5 and Meta Quest 3
- date: 2024-01-02T12:46:00+09:00
- tags: UE5, VR, Projects

> **Note:** This article is more than one year old.
> - Quest OS, PC runtimes, and Unreal XR plugins are updated frequently. Check compatibility information in their release notes.
> - Developer menus and USB debugging procedures may change with Meta's documentation updates.
> - The screenshots show the HMD and PC environment used at the time. Interface names may have changed.

I will test how to set up a VR preview that lets me move freely through a world using Meta Quest 3 and Unreal Engine 5 (UE5).

I tested this on Windows through Oculus Link.

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I wanted to use the then-new Meta Quest 3 to look around and move freely through virtual spaces in a head-mounted display (HMD).

I imagine many people want to try VR with this high-quality combination of Quest 3 and UE5.

## Disappointed by UE5's VR template

UE5 has a dedicated Virtual Reality template, designed to make basic VR behavior and interaction easy to implement.
![](/blog-assets/media/bf0cbc6f43a9f87e9719568e5e5a99c91f7caae94758f587d692165b627f6082/0658.webp)
Its movement feels dated, though: teleportation between points and horizontal view changes in 45-degree steps. To me, it was a disappointing VR experience. Since it is VR, I want to move freely. Try the default behavior first and see how it feels.
![](/blog-assets/media/5a5f10664d3854c8733ca6e7f01540ded2606fc9f29535fbcc210054b8a675d4/0660.webp)

## Improving the VR template?

There are many guides to modifying the template for free movement. In first person, however, I get intensely motion-sick, and the setup is complicated. A difficult combination.

[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLF1Jhg7WDY)

## Is there a simpler, more natural way?

I investigated a simpler way to explore freely in the Quest 3 HMD. Controlling a third-person view worked with relatively less motion sickness. Here is a setup for adding a world of your choice and moving around as simply as possible.
First, create a Third Person world.
![](/blog-assets/media/1519ebd0147f242efccadbec02c57e401f19af46268218d2d10446f816060687/0634.webp)
Once it opens, save it with a name such as main. The template itself is fine; arrange things so they are easy to work with.
![](/blog-assets/media/293ffea6a9b168b1a8416602d25497f5a0ee4574a9087d5496723f738b690c08/0635.webp)
In the Content Browser's Add menu, choose **Add Feature or Content Pack**.
![](/blog-assets/media/9fe46f003e4c717cdd04b5c02d0b254bf03cbb0bc4293e6fe09d95792e133782/0636.webp)
Add Virtual Reality to the project.
![](/blog-assets/media/487baafe0a4feb2bab79bf3d66f6d3696d383090d809daa4d66cb7528a938f2e/0637.webp)
When prompted about missing plugins, choose to enable the missing items. This adds the plugins needed for HMD VR. Restart to apply them.
![](/blog-assets/media/5f487231ff77ed30c1528d69eb51df4b5ed926b8578f40c34bfd27d7d4f587ca/0638.webp)

## Previewing in the HMD

Set up Quest Link for the Meta Quest 3 beforehand.
![](/blog-assets/media/38df80cafd66415dc97b6b24a7d2ca2a7c50c1bc9e8791a26f0d349a2963e23e/0640.webp)
Prepare an Xbox-compatible controller to make movement easier. An inexpensive one around ¥3,000 is fine; official Xbox controllers cost more. The environment is now ready.
Launch VR Preview.
![](/blog-assets/media/d2b3476206d52c1109f58dd8eec6059380f48583decdd54701fdc2361543bf87/0641.webp)
I could view VR in the Quest 3 HMD and move freely with the Xbox-compatible controller.
![](/blog-assets/media/9208eb5e34c983bb694dff7de6cf9bf427b85e06c406088b7c9cd8e61cb1914e/0642.webp)
You can enter `stat fps` to check the frame rate.
![](/blog-assets/media/7091d860878bf6d0a66fdb3355cab6c00627074373a697b103455683a4896287/0643.webp)
FPS appears in the upper right. If it is low, reduce the rendering load. The test PC used an RTX 2080 Ti, already rather old. Close the preview for now.

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![](/blog-assets/media/9b3088b383cd244729d18c4ac0509101ae3d5f1e9f512c127fa8ea6c47c3d4ba/0644.webp)

## Exploring a richer VR environment

I added Cyberpunk - Cyber City to the project.

<https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/ja/product/cyberpunk-cyber-city>

![](/blog-assets/media/6aa42667e51f9c2745f069bbb449eac951625c5a7a0564c0a8d849aa9ec1eec2/0645.webp)
Open Cyber City's DemoMap, select all its objects, and copy them.
![](/blog-assets/media/6438809014b1827becfb71f18e55cfaf5cce061cb16bf77bfb74c40d3cb2c020/0646.webp)
Open the original Third Person map and paste the copied content. It is a good idea to remove the original Third Person lighting and other redundant settings, since two maps are being combined.
![](/blog-assets/media/a00a4c4a9868e805927410ddf11fe9cffe17e41f0171c272b20e5265cfc1821e/0647.webp)
The environment I wanted to see in VR was now transferred. Let's test it in VR Preview.
![](/blog-assets/media/c774297cb4ad38ccc32dad500911b31409646a02034fc99e097b33ccef636b7c/0648.webp)
It worked, although it was a little choppy. Next, let's optimize the settings.
![](/blog-assets/media/4c1cc44299d8f39cfd8b6a4da58eff24d7d63006f5411ae94e73eac7ed98cc7e/0649.webp)
Open Project Settings.
![](/blog-assets/media/eddc50a71d19bdb58267d8c91a6ef62cb61a0c8d2785106bbebae2acf930541a/0650.webp)
Click Rendering.
![](/blog-assets/media/70d4ec300bacdc25f848113f23bdeb242fa85bda0201ac31f96d34585460f461/0651.webp)
Find the VR section.
![](/blog-assets/media/5a54fb842ac39f14e532c3a7b13519f485f9e0ff19c51416d2bf91363239b5e0/0652.webp)
Set the stereo foveation level to Medium, or another suitable value, and enable dynamic foveation. It felt a little lighter, but I also noticed what seemed like flicker around the edges. Tricky.
![](/blog-assets/media/94e043ad86f6f9d7dd7a0cdefdafe845a5cfba5d691b215ec6302adde92660bf/0653.webp)
If performance is still poor, open Engine Scalability Settings from the upper-right Settings menu and adjust the scalability groups.
![](/blog-assets/media/ef6070569d5f58bc018e9a2c3cdba839ea9e5d2d0d961bc0c9b34041bda96e2c/0654.webp)
You can reduce other rendering effects too. Find or add a PostProcessVolume.
![](/blog-assets/media/e3abebe7fdd1c20ba5451803c2a0f95d14f08462bcd436b31cf47a4f4009aa19/0661.webp)
Set Bloom Intensity to 0.
![](/blog-assets/media/4916652ba269053dc4c1ad20513ac2947f656028cbdae09b22f1500ea51dad48/0662.webp)
Set other potentially expensive effects to 0 as appropriate.
![](/blog-assets/media/de097c8ef792b5a7b3487f010b2de82a8e16b1a9973529abdc92f95a7ef4c682/0663.webp) ![](/blog-assets/media/1cad5821cbf5c8a478b883c1cd6a27cb70c3578f81575c26486ed8630c3c16cc/0664.webp)
Enable Infinite Extent so the effects apply everywhere.
![](/blog-assets/media/c713bed65d3ad3d0a53911e7a47554b04a05f021986f87d62e7eb41cdca5a67c/0665-1.webp)
I could view the scene in the HMD. Strangely, however, it looked better on the monitor: quality and detail seemed lower in the headset. Next, I still wanted to try first person, so that became the next experiment. To be continued.

Part 2: Setting up free first-person VR exploration with Unreal Engine 5 and Meta Quest 3

<https://riragon.com/blog/en/unreal-engine-5-ue5-meta-quest-3-hmd2/>

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