From [Item] in the Ring menu, you can choose an item to spawn it in the studio.
Most items are grabbable with the trigger. Some items are also spawnable by guests.
Press the menu button while your hand is touching an item to open “Context menu.” Some items have their unique context menu.
Delete
Delete an item.
Lock
Make the item unmovable.
Visibility
You can choose whether or not to show the item to viewers.
This screen shows the video that is going to be streamed.
Seen from within VR, the image shown on the screen is mirrored, so it is natural to see texts in reverse.
Operation | Effect |
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Grip | Switch between cameras. |
Laser pointer |
It squeaks when you whack someone.
It's a mic. Press the grip button to make the censor sound.
When the 3D audio is enabled, the voice of the person holding the microphone is heard flat by everyone regardless of the settings.
Operation | Effect |
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Grip | Censor sound effect. |
Grab | Your voice will be heard flat by everyone even when 3D audio is enabled. |
Both hand grab | Change the size of the microphone. |
You can switch the image to be streamed to the image captured by this handy camera.
You can shoot while holding it in your hand, just like a real handy camera.
Hold the grip button to straighten horizontally.
Operation | Effect |
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Grip | Enable/disable the camcorder. |
Grip (Long press) | Straighten the angle horizontally |
Laser pointer | Switch between cameras. |
Both hand grab | Change the zoom of the camcorder. |
You can switch the image to be streamed to the image captured by the tracking camera.
It always looks at the room host, so it is useful when the host is the MC moving around all the time.
Operation | Effect |
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Grip | Enable/disable the tracking camera. |
Laser pointer | Switch between cameras. |
You can switch the image to be streamed to the image captured by the switching camera.
It is great for karaoke and dance streams as it randomly switches the target and the angles in regular interval.
High probability of shots from low-angles is intentional ;)
Slap someone with it to make zapping sound. と鳴ります。
Place a censorship effect in the broadcasting image.
In VR, it is shown as a translucent yellow cube.
It would be a good idea to have it handy, as it will be useful when things go way too wrong.
“What? Censorship would make things look even wronger?”
Operation | Effect |
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Both hand grab | Change the size of the mosaic. |
It's a pen you can use to draw on Whitebaord.
It could be useful for let's draws and communication with someone who can't use a microphone.
You can copy the color to your finger by grabbing the pen.
Operation | Effect |
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Grip | Change the color of the marker. |
Both hand grab | Change the size of the marker. |
It's a whiteboard that you can draw on with a Marker or with your index finger while you are making a handgun pose.
You can embed images by specifying image URLs in config.json.
You can use Laser pointer to switch between multiple images. It could be used for slide presentations.
Operation | Effect |
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Grip (short press) | Save the current state of the whiteboard as an image file. For details on the location of the file to be saved, refer to Where are the photos and videos taken saved to? |
Grip (Long press) | Erase the drawing by markers. |
Both hand grab | Change the size of the whiteboard. |
Laser pointer | Switch between registered images. |
It's a board with ○ and × signs on each side.
When you press the grip button, different sound effects will be played depending on the side you are showing to the viewer.
Guests can also spawn this item, so they can use this to answer binary questions.
Operation | Effect |
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Grip | Plays sound effect. |
aka: Pippi.
Some items can be operated by pointing the laser at it and press the grip button.
Operation | Effect |
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Grip | Operate certain items. |
It's a cheat sheet that cannot be seen by viewers.
You can embed images by specifying image URLs in config.json.
You can switch between registered images using Laser pointer.
Operation | Effect |
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Both hand grab | Change the size of the cue card. |
Laser pointer | Switch between images. |
You can take a photo within the VR.
You can post the photos to Twittter from within VirtualCast by using Twitter integration feature.
For details on the location of the photo to be saved, refer to Where are the photos and videos taken saved to?
Operation | Effect |
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Grip | Take a photo. |
Both hand grab | Change the zoom. |
Laser pointer | Take a photo. (Use it when you want to take group selfies from far) |
Change the direction of light in the studio.
When this item is absent, the light is emitted from the camera monitor.
It might be useful to set up the mood by lighting from below when you want to tell a horror story.
Note: This doesn't have any effect if you are using a shader that doesn't render shadows on your model.
Operation | Effect |
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Both hand grab | Change the intensity of the light. |
You can watch videos from niconico video within Virtual Cast.
When one of the viewers post a comment with a video number (smXXXXXX) on it, a DVD with the corresponding video will be spawned. (If you have Twitter integration setup, DVDs can be spawned from twitter comment as well.)
Load this DVD into the NicoNico video player to play the video.
Please note that some videos are not supported. If you absolutely need it for your show, be sure to check it before going on air.
Conditions for playable videos
Also, by configuring config.json, you can use chroma key feature and spawn DVDs from the beginning of the studio.
Operation | Effect |
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Both hand grab | Change the size of the niconico video player. |
Laser pointer | Change the volume, comment enable/disable and chroma key settings. |
You can take videos within VR for up to 10 seconds per clip.
The blue bar above the preview screen shows the remaining time. You can pause the recording if the time is remaining.
You can post the videos to Twitter from within VirtualCast by using Twitter integration feature.
For details on the location of the video to be saved, refer to Where are the photos and videos taken saved to?
Operation | Effect |
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Grip | Record while being gripped. |
Both hand grab | Change the zoom. |
Laser pointer | Start recording. Gripping with laser pointer again to pause the recording. |
You can spawn your desktop screens in Virtual Cast.
You can also manipulate the mouse cursor with Laser pointer and your hands, which will allow you to watch websites (or anything) within VR.
The display can be set to be invisible from viewers, so you can use it to check comments subtly.
Operation | Effect |
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Touch | Move the mouse cursor. |
Grip | Invoke left mouse button click. |
Touchpad/stick | Scroll. |
Laser pointer | Move the mouse pointer. Grip to left-click. |
It's a mirror that allows you to see yourself without using cameras of some kind. You can change its size by grabbing with both hands.
You can display the video inputs from external sources, such as video capture board and webcams, in VR space.
When you join a room where an external input monitor exists, it displays the 0th video device on your computer in the state it is invisible from viewers.
This feature may cause unexpected exposure of webcam feed. If you are not planning to use the webcam on your pc, it is recommended to physically covering the camera with masking tape in addition to disabling the camera internally.
* Displaying the video from the front camera on a laptop.
Operation | Behavior |
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Scale with both hands | You can resize uniformly in XY directions. (The aspect ratio is fixed) |
Grip | None |
Laser pointer supported | Point at the upper-center to open-up chroma key settings |
Visibility | |
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Changeable from the context menu | Yes |
Spec. | When other player joins, it displays the feed of the 0th video device connected to the computer of the joiner |
Lock | |
Changeable from the context menu | Yes |
Resolution | |
Changeable from the context menu | Yes |
Spec. | 160×120, 320×240, 640×360, 1280×720, 1920×1080, etc. * depends on the spec of the camera. |
Frame rate | |
Changeable from the context menu | Yes |
Spec. | 30fps, 60fps, etc. * depends on the spec of the camera. |
Format | |
Changeable from the context menu | Yes |
Spec. | MPEG, YUV_YUV2 |