Essential Access Archives - Synthesis VR https://synthesisvr.com/knowledge-base/category/ea/ VR Location Management and Content Licensing Sat, 15 Jun 2024 21:33:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.6 https://synthesisvr.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-Site-Logo-Icon-32x32.png Essential Access Archives - Synthesis VR https://synthesisvr.com/knowledge-base/category/ea/ 32 32 Synthesis VR Access Point – Installation https://synthesisvr.com/knowledge-base/svr-access-point-installation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=svr-access-point-installation Tue, 21 May 2024 20:58:11 +0000 https://synthesisvr.com/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=17373 Install Synthesis VR Access Point (PCVR)(Windows) This Access Point App will need to be installed on all gaming stations.

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]]> Install Synthesis VR Access Point (PCVR)(Windows)

This Access Point App will need to be installed on all gaming stations.

  • Identify and access another computer you wish to be a VR Station.
  • Download the Synthesis VR Installer if you have not already done so on this PC.
  • Note: Make sure you have SteamVR running prior to installing the Synthesis VR Access Point
  • Reminder: Each station needs to have a different Steam account attached to it.
  • Open the Synthesis VR installation file (the same one downloaded for the Server).
  • Follow the installation pop-up window and select the destination to be installed. This should not need to be changed.
  • Select “ACCESS POINT“
  • Click “Install“.
  • Click “Close” once the installation is done.
  • Congratulations! Your Synthesis VR Access Point has been successfully installed.
  • Once the VR Station is successfully installed, Synthesis VR Access Point app will pop up on your taskbar, the icon tray, and desktop.

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]]> Content Licensing: How to Start Licensing, Continue Subscription, and Add Balance https://synthesisvr.com/knowledge-base/how-to-start-commercial-licensing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-start-commercial-licensing Sat, 27 Apr 2024 23:57:09 +0000 https://synthesisvr.com/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=17298 Once you are satisfied with Essential Access and testing the platform and games, you can move to the next step, which is commercially licensing the games for your VR location. Before we add this, lets understand how SynthesisVR Pre-Paid balance work. The Pre-Paid Balance/Credit System Explained There Are 2 forms of pre-paid balance which can be found in your Billing Page: Software+ Software refers to the funds available in your account specifically designated for utilization towards SynthesisVR features and additional add-ons. Every new Essential Access account comes with $250.00 worth of free credits. This can be utilized to purchase any add-on except Content Add-On: Steam. SynthesisVR will initially charge your existing Free Balance for your add-ons before attempting to charge your other types of balance available. If there are not enough pre-paid balance to cover your subscription cost, SynthesisVR will charge your credit card on file. Game Licenses+ Game License refers to the funds available in your account specifically designated for utilization towards game content. A minimum of $100 is required to commence your commercial licensing process. This initial balance serves as an entry point to access the SynthesisVR content store, providing you with access to all games available under Essential Access. Throughout the month, your game usage is monitored. On the first day of each month, your total charge is calculated, taking into account the previous month’s game and content usage. This sum is then deducted from your Game Licenses balance. If your usage exceeds the balance, the remaining amount will be charged to your credit card. How to Start Licensing There are couple of steps Adding Your Credit Card Go to Administration – Billing – Click on Update Credit-Card On File Button under Actions Add your details and click Save Your CC. After saving, clicking the Update button again won’t display any details and might include random numbers. This measure is purely for security reasons; rest assured; your credit card information has been successfully added. Add Balance Once your credit card information is added, click the $ Add Balance button. As mentioned above there are two types of balance. Make sure to add the amount to the right balance. In order to licensing games, please add $100 under Game Licenses Balance as shown below and click Confirm your payment. Once the payment has gone through you will see your new balance under PRE-PAID BALANCE. You can now go to Administration – Games, Categories, Licenses and start licensing games. Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ) What will happens if my game licensing balance is empty? You will still be able to play and offer licensed games. Your usage will be automatically charged to your credit card on file on the first of each month. You will be unable to license new games from the content store. Add more balance to unlock the content store.

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]]> Once you are satisfied with Essential Access and testing the platform and games, you can move to the next step, which is commercially licensing the games for your VR location. Before we add this, lets understand how SynthesisVR Pre-Paid balance work.

The Pre-Paid Balance/Credit System Explained

There Are 2 forms of pre-paid balance which can be found in your Billing Page:

  • Software
  • Game Licenses

Software+

Software refers to the funds available in your account specifically designated for utilization towards SynthesisVR features and additional add-ons. Every new Essential Access account comes with $250.00 worth of free credits. This can be utilized to purchase any add-on except Content Add-On: Steam.

SynthesisVR will initially charge your existing Free Balance for your add-ons before attempting to charge your other types of balance available. If there are not enough pre-paid balance to cover your subscription cost, SynthesisVR will charge your credit card on file.

Game Licenses+

Game License refers to the funds available in your account specifically designated for utilization towards game content. A minimum of $100 is required to commence your commercial licensing process. This initial balance serves as an entry point to access the SynthesisVR content store, providing you with access to all games available under Essential Access.

Throughout the month, your game usage is monitored. On the first day of each month, your total charge is calculated, taking into account the previous month’s game and content usage. This sum is then deducted from your Game Licenses balance. If your usage exceeds the balance, the remaining amount will be charged to your credit card.

How to Start Licensing

There are couple of steps

  1. Add Your Credit Card
  2. Add Balance

Adding Your Credit Card

Go to Administration – Billing – Click on Update Credit-Card On File Button under Actions

Add your details and click Save Your CC. After saving, clicking the Update button again won’t display any details and might include random numbers. This measure is purely for security reasons; rest assured; your credit card information has been successfully added.

Add Balance

Once your credit card information is added, click the $ Add Balance button. As mentioned above there are two types of balance. Make sure to add the amount to the right balance. In order to licensing games, please add $100 under Game Licenses Balance as shown below and click Confirm your payment.

Once the payment has gone through you will see your new balance under PRE-PAID BALANCE. You can now go to Administration – Games, Categories, Licenses and start licensing games.

Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQ)

What will happens if my game licensing balance is empty?

You will still be able to play and offer licensed games. Your usage will be automatically charged to your credit card on file on the first of each month. You will be unable to license new games from the content store. Add more balance to unlock the content store.

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]]> Content Licensing: How To License Games https://synthesisvr.com/knowledge-base/licensing-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=licensing-games Mon, 27 Apr 2020 18:26:51 +0000 https://synthesisvr.com/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=3300 For game licensing, head over to the Your Games page: or From there click on the “Content Store” tab and you’ll see all the games available for licensing. ​On the left side you can either use the filters by clicking on them (green is selected, white is not selected). Or you can search by entering the name or part of the name in the top field and then pressing Enter on the keyboard.​ When you hover over a game, you will be given two options, the first, “Visit Page” will take you to the game page on games.synthesisvr.com in a new tab which will give you details about the game, including info on pricing, system requirements, etc. Clicking on License will open up a new portion on the same screen on the right side. On that new tab, the first thing you have to do is ti check the box next to the “I understand that, once subscribed, Licensing affects all stations in the arcade regardless if the game is installed via third party.” Once. you’ve agreed to this, then the License Now button becomes available. Once you’re ready, click on that button to license the game. Once you’ve licensed the game, you will be presented with one of 2 options. If the game is delivered through Steam, you will be presented with the following choice for installation: ​ Click on the stations you want the game installed on and click on “Install”. The game should then be licensed and downloaded on the selected stations. ​ On the stations you are installing the game to, you would need to do one more step. When the install is initiated, you will need to click on the Next button on this screen: ​ Accept any agreements that pop up after and installation should begin after that. If, for some reason, the game doesn’t install, please check your library and locate the game and see if it’s stuck on “Installing”. If that’s the case (and it doesn’t show up in the Steam Downloads section, you will need to cancel the install by right clicking and choosing Cancel and then exiting Steam. Once you restart, you can attempt to initiating the install again remotely or find the game again in your library, right clicking and then choosing install and you should see the prompt above. If there are still issues, please send us an email with details to info@synthesisvr.com. If the game is delivered through our CDN, the popup will show all stations detected as online and allows you to choose per station where to install the game both in terms of which station as well as what drive (if you have multiple drives installed on your system): ​ Once you’ve chosen the stations and drive locations, you can click the “Install” button below all the stations and the game will begin to install on those stations. ​ If you check your Access Point app and click on the Content Events button, you should see the game being installed: ​ If that is not the case, please refresh your Access Point app via the Refresh button and you should see the Content Events button and the game in there. You can start it manually if it hasn’t started.  The need to do this manually is rare, but is more reliable than Steam installs. Once a game is installed (via the auto methods above), you will then be prompted to add to a category. Select the categories you want and click on the “Add [GAME} to [X] Categories” button at the bottom. ​ If you’ve only installed the game on some, but not all, stations and want to go back and install remotely, then find the game again using the search feature and click on “License” when you hover over the game icon. You’ll now see a button that says “Install [GAME} and when you click on it, you will be presented with the same choices as above for installing on stations. ​ If you want to change a game from Usage to FIxed Fee, then find the game again using the search feature and click on “License” when you hover over the game and you will be presented with choosing between Usage and Fixed Fee. ​ Click on the Fixed Fee and you will be asked how many licenses you need for that. Choose the number of licenses and then click on Add To Cart. Remember, this is a floating license so you man not need as many fixed fee licenses as you have stations unless you expect the game to be played a lot on all your stations at the same time. ​ Once you’ve added the right number to your cart, the cart option will appear above the game and you can click on “Checkout” if all seems correct. Your card will be charged the amount shown on the screen. This amount will be a prorated amount for the remainder of the month. If we’re close to the end of the month, you will see the prorated amount as well as the upcoming month added together. ​ If the game is already installed, nothing more needs to be done. If it’s not installed, then the process is exactly the same as described above.

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]]> For game licensing, head over to the Your Games page:

or

From there click on the “Content Store” tab and you’ll see all the games available for licensing.

​On the left side you can either use the filters by clicking on them (green is selected, white is not selected). Or you can search by entering the name or part of the name in the top field and then pressing Enter on the keyboard.​

When you hover over a game, you will be given two options, the first, “Visit Page” will take you to the game page on games.synthesisvr.com in a new tab which will give you details about the game, including info on pricing, system requirements, etc.

Clicking on License will open up a new portion on the same screen on the right side. On that new tab, the first thing you have to do is ti check the box next to the “I understand that, once subscribed, Licensing affects all stations in the arcade regardless if the game is installed via third party.” Once. you’ve agreed to this, then the License Now button becomes available. Once you’re ready, click on that button to license the game.

Once you’ve licensed the game, you will be presented with one of 2 options. If the game is delivered through Steam, you will be presented with the following choice for installation:

​

Click on the stations you want the game installed on and click on “Install”. The game should then be licensed and downloaded on the selected stations.

​

On the stations you are installing the game to, you would need to do one more step. When the install is initiated, you will need to click on the Next button on this screen:

​

Accept any agreements that pop up after and installation should begin after that. If, for some reason, the game doesn’t install, please check your library and locate the game and see if it’s stuck on “Installing”. If that’s the case (and it doesn’t show up in the Steam Downloads section, you will need to cancel the install by right clicking and choosing Cancel and then exiting Steam. Once you restart, you can attempt to initiating the install again remotely or find the game again in your library, right clicking and then choosing install and you should see the prompt above. If there are still issues, please send us an email with details to info@synthesisvr.com.

If the game is delivered through our CDN, the popup will show all stations detected as online and allows you to choose per station where to install the game both in terms of which station as well as what drive (if you have multiple drives installed on your system):

​

Once you’ve chosen the stations and drive locations, you can click the “Install” button below all the stations and the game will begin to install on those stations.

​

If you check your Access Point app and click on the Content Events button, you should see the game being installed:

​

If that is not the case, please refresh your Access Point app via the Refresh button and you should see the Content Events button and the game in there. You can start it manually if it hasn’t started.  The need to do this manually is rare, but is more reliable than Steam installs.

Once a game is installed (via the auto methods above), you will then be prompted to add to a category. Select the categories you want and click on the “Add [GAME} to [X] Categories” button at the bottom.

​

If you’ve only installed the game on some, but not all, stations and want to go back and install remotely, then find the game again using the search feature and click on “License” when you hover over the game icon. You’ll now see a button that says “Install [GAME} and when you click on it, you will be presented with the same choices as above for installing on stations.

​

If you want to change a game from Usage to FIxed Fee, then find the game again using the search feature and click on “License” when you hover over the game and you will be presented with choosing between Usage and Fixed Fee.

​

Click on the Fixed Fee and you will be asked how many licenses you need for that. Choose the number of licenses and then click on Add To Cart. Remember, this is a floating license so you man not need as many fixed fee licenses as you have stations unless you expect the game to be played a lot on all your stations at the same time.

​

Once you’ve added the right number to your cart, the cart option will appear above the game and you can click on “Checkout” if all seems correct. Your card will be charged the amount shown on the screen. This amount will be a prorated amount for the remainder of the month. If we’re close to the end of the month, you will see the prorated amount as well as the upcoming month added together.

​

If the game is already installed, nothing more needs to be done. If it’s not installed, then the process is exactly the same as described above.

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]]> Synthesis VR Setup – Installation https://synthesisvr.com/knowledge-base/synthesis-vr-installation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=synthesis-vr-installation Mon, 27 May 2019 18:07:46 +0000 https://synthesisvr.com/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1655 Introduction Synthesis VR is a software platform for location-based virtual reality (LBVR) device management and content licensing. Our platform achieves this goal with a “Synthesis” of multiple pieces of software. Synthesis VR Software Stack Step 1: Requirements Step 2: Log in to the Synthesis VR Web Terminal Step 3: Download and Install the Local Manager Application On Your Master Computer Step 4: Download the Synthesis VR Installer Step 5: Install The Synthesis VR Proxy On The Master Computer Important Notes Step 6: Choose your VR Platform – Standalone Headsets or PCVR? If you are using Standalone Headsets (Meta Quest / HTC VIVE Focus 3 / Pico) Please Go To Step 7 and Disregard Step 8 If you will be using PCVR with a Windows Gaming PC OR Setting up a Dedicated Game Server for “Game Server Automation” Please Disregard Step 7 and go to step 8 Step 7: Install Synthesis VR on a Standalone Headset (Meta Quest, HTC VIVE Focus, PICO) Step 8: Install Synthesis VR Access Point (PCVR)(Windows) *Please Note: If you will not be running PCVR with gaming computers, but instead will be utilizing standalone android headsets, go back to Step 7 This Access Point App will need to be installed on all gaming stations.

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]]> Introduction

Synthesis VR is a software platform for location-based virtual reality (LBVR) device management and content licensing. Our platform achieves this goal with a “Synthesis” of multiple pieces of software.

Synthesis VR Software Stack

  • Local Manager (Desktop Application) – A launcher/manager/operator app to control your VR location effortlessly.
  • Synthesis VR Proxy (Invisible Application)– A Windows service that runs in the background of a single computer, synchronizing all of your hardware with our cloud.
  • Synthesis VR Access Point (Desktop Application/Android Application) – An app for your VR Gaming PCs & Android headsets to communicate with the Synthesis VR Proxy.

Step 1: Requirements

  1. A Synthesis VR Account
    • Don’t have an account?
Contact Us
Register For An Essential Access Account
Learn More About Synthesis VR Essential Access

Step 2: Log in to the Synthesis VR Web Terminal

Go To my.synthesisvr.com

Step 3: Download and Install the Local Manager Application On Your Master Computer

Click Here To Download The Local Manager Application

Step 4: Download the Synthesis VR Installer

Click Here To Download The Synthesis VR Installer

Step 5: Install The Synthesis VR Proxy On The Master Computer

Important Notes

  • Only install the proxy ONCE. Only 1 proxy per location, no more, no less
  • The proxy can be installed on any windows computer.
  • The proxy is typically installed on the chosen “master computer”
  • This computer must be on the same network as your VR devices and other computers.
Synthesis VR Proxy Installation Guide
Learn About The Synthesis VR Proxy

Step 6: Choose your VR Platform – Standalone Headsets or PCVR?

If you are using Standalone Headsets (Meta Quest / HTC VIVE Focus 3 / Pico)

Please Go To Step 7 and Disregard Step 8

If you will be using PCVR with a Windows Gaming PC OR Setting up a Dedicated Game Server for “Game Server Automation”

Please Disregard Step 7 and go to step 8

Step 7: Install Synthesis VR on a Standalone Headset (Meta Quest, HTC VIVE Focus, PICO)

Instructions for Standalone Headsets

Step 8: Install Synthesis VR Access Point (PCVR)(Windows)

*Please Note: If you will not be running PCVR with gaming computers, but instead will be utilizing standalone android headsets, go back to Step 7

This Access Point App will need to be installed on all gaming stations.

  • Identify and access another computer you wish to be a VR Station.
  • Download the Synthesis VR Installer if you have not already done so on this PC.
  • Note: Make sure you have SteamVR running prior to installing the Synthesis VR Access Point
  • Reminder: Each station needs to have a different Steam account attached to it.
  • Open the Synthesis VR installation file (the same one downloaded for the Server).
  • Follow the installation pop-up window and select the destination to be installed. This should not need to be changed.
  • Select “ACCESS POINT“
  • Click “Install“.
  • Click “Close” once the installation is done.
  • Congratulations! Your Synthesis VR Access Point has been successfully installed.
  • Once the VR Station is successfully installed, Synthesis VR Access Point app will pop up on your taskbar, the icon tray, and desktop.

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