Navigating Cupix 3D Tours in VR Mode

Cupix 3D tours can be viewed in VR mode on head mounted devices.  This allows you to navigate tours freely while experiencing improved immersion.

Compatible Head Mounted Displays (HMDs)

The HMDs listed in the table below are compatible with Cupix as of May 2019. This information may be subject to change at any time in the future without prior notice.

HMD	Device	Browser	Controller
HTC Vive*	PC (Window 10)	Firefox	Supported
Oculus Rift*	PC (Window 10)	Firefox	Supported
Google Cardboard	Mobile Phone (Android)	Chrome, Firefox, Samsung Internet	N/A (No separate controller for navigation; movement directed by facing certain direction)
Samsung Gear VR	Mobile Phone (iOS)	Oculus Browser	Supported

Device Setup for Cupix VR Mode

Follow the instructions in the table below and to set up supported HMDs for use with the Cupix VR mode. For additional information, visit the HMD help center via the attached links.

HMD	Setup
HTC Vive*	Set up HTC Vive and Steam VR as instructed in the Steam VR Support.
Oculus Rift*	First complete the software and hardware setup for the Oculus. Follow the instructions below to run Cupix 3D tours on the Oculus Rift. Open the Oculus app on your computer. Select Settings in the left menu. Select the General tab. Next to Unknown Sources, click to allow content from unknown sources.
Google Cardboard (Android)	Open Google browser and type in ‘chrome://flags’ in the address bar. Search and enable ‘Gamepad Extensions’ and ‘WebVR’. Exit from ‘chrome://flags’ and type in your Cupix player URL. Turn on the VR mode and install ‘Google VR Services’.
Samsung Gear VR	Setup Samsung Gear VR as instructed in the Gear VR Support.

*Note: For laptops using NVIDIA chipsets, you must enable the discrete GPU. Go to the NVIDIA Control Panel > Load 3D Settings > Manage 3D Settings > Program Settings tab, select Mozilla Firefox (firefox.exe) as the program to customize, and select “High-performance NVIDIA processor” as the preferred graphics processor.