Valve has launched a new experimental mode for Steam that integrates virtual reality headset Oculus Rift.

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The company's Joe Ludwig explained on the Steam Forums how to activate the mode, which users report projects the client ahead of you as if it's floating on a giant screen."As of the most recent Steam Client Beta steam now supports an experimental VR mode," he writes. "If you own an Oculus Rift dev kit you can try it out by starting Steam with "-vr" on the command line. Then press the Big Picture button to enter Big Picture + VR mode."It's interesting that the VR beta has been announced today, seeing as tomorrow is when Valve's Steam Dev Days kicks off. It's here that the company is expected to unveil its own range of VR headsets Cheers, Road To VR

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