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Do any of you fine gentlepeople know of a good way to alert a person in VR that you want their attention? (kbin.social)
submitted 7 months ago by Melkath@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social
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I am trying to get back into VR. It's great cardio.

I want my wife to be able to say "I'm going to bed, goodnight" without risking me smashing her face while I smash the face of a goon in GORN.

Is there an adhesive "doorbell" I can place on my doorframe that activates a vibrating wristband? Or activates an LED small enough to fit inside my headset? I cant find anything in that direction more refined than a Ring doorbell.

I could say "just yell" but its night time and our walls are thin.

My leading solution is supply a basket of plushies and tell her to throw one at my knees before bedtime, hoping that doesn't make me trip or something.

Anyone got better solutions?

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[–] billothekid2@kbin.social 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Depending on the headset you're using, she could just message you either through Steam or the Meta app.

[–] Melkath@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I'd have to get her to download the steam app, then access it, and use it.

Same for a possible discord solution.

She games in no way shape or form, hence the "doorbell glued to my doorframe" idea.

[–] emmanuel_car@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

That doesn’t sound like such a bad idea, I see it now, “head on! Apply directly to the forehead!”

[–] lost_faith@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] billothekid2@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

You're right. I'd almost completely forgotten this existed.