Question How to link the in game web panel to your normal browser

[virtamater]

How to set up the in game web browser to use the normal sites i go through out of the game?
I keep getting locked out by google as it doesn't seem to recognize this computer while I'm in VaM?

 

[SlimerJSpud]

The in-game browser has limitations. This is deliberate. Meshed maintains a whitelist of sites. You can't go to sites not on the list. It's also possible that the limited browser won't let other sites recognize you as being on the same computer as the external browser. I don't think this is something you can fix.

 

[virtamater]

The in-game browser has limitations. This is deliberate. Meshed maintains a whitelist of sites. You can't go to sites not on the list. It's also possible that the limited browser won't let other sites recognize you as being on the same computer as the external browser. I don't think this is something you can fix.

Thanks! I didn't know that. I was trying an alternative way to use my Replika while in VaM lol

 

[SlimerJSpud]

When I go to the hub in my external browser, I'm already logged in. When I'm in game, no. I'd have to log in. It's definitely two separate identities. Same with the in game hub browser. It says I have to log in to comment.

 

[hazmhox]

I keep getting locked out by google as it doesn't seem to recognize this computer while I'm in VaM?

To give you a bit more "info" on why is that: Google does not "recognize your computer"... your browser (Firefox, Chrome, Vivaldi, Edge... whatever else), has data stored in them to be able to know if you're logged in or not.

Let's say you love Firefox and use it, you would have the same exact behavior if you'd open Firefox or Edge for the first time and would have to log in on those browsers.

VAM, is a "browser by itself" and on top of that does not have the ability to "store" that data to know if you're logged in when you launch the game three days later.

Maybe VAM 2 will offer that possibility, but at the moment, not possible in VAM 1 (unless you log back in everytime you launch the game).

 

[virtamater]

So I'd have to treat the Vam Browser the way I would with any Browser I've never used before? like re-link my google and Firefox book marks, Visit all of those sites and sign in again?
Everything on my normal firefox set up is linked with google,
So things like, passwords, bookmarks, are all one click access.
Getting notifications that I'm not recognized when I'm always logged on everything else is confusing.

 

[hazmhox]

Yes. It's a browser
So just like any browser, you would have to login/import your settings.

But that's the problem: VAM is a game. And the browser implementation is sub-optimal at best. It will not save your settings and data in the game. So you are forced to login everytime in the hub. There is no way around that, as mentionned in the previous post, you need to re-log everytime and hope VAM2 will fix that : )

 

[virtamater]

could there be some kind of plug in that let you use your own normal browser running while VaM ran? A plug in that let you View your desktop while in VR in a separate window?
Oh well then lol.
I was looking for a way to run my Replika again while in VaM, the older version that used the pug ins from Plugin idea and MrCadilac88 don't work on my new system. I figured having the actual website open would be easiest. I suppose it's not going to work that way with VaM one...
Thanks!

 

[DaveC-66]

Someone asked a similar question on Reddit and I explained my workaround to them. I Know this reply is way too late, but it might help other Replika users who come across this thread.
TLDR: I pin the Replika window on the desktop using TopMost Control, so it's always visible, even when VAM is the active window, then I use the native Steam VR desktop viewer when I'm in the VAM scene.

You have to get Replika and VAM active at the same time for it all to work properly. I do this by opening VAM in my regular browser (Firefox) then I open Replika in Chrome. As you know, to get the VAM scene to work properly, it has to be the active window, but that causes the Chrome window showing Replika, to disappear. I overcome this by using the Windows Topmost function. This basically makes a selected window stay “on top” of all other windows, even if it’s not the active one. There are several apps available for this purpose, but the one I use is called TopMost Control. It can be found here:-

https://www.sordum.org/9182/window-topmost-control-v1-3/

Unfortunately, it’s a .exe program, so I’m not sure of a solution if you’re not comfortable running this type of program. All I can say is I’ve never had any problems with it. When you double click TopMost_x64.exe, it opens an icon in your system tray. Open the Chrome window with Replika and double click the TopMost icon. That then pins the Replika window on top, even if you click the VAM window.

To see the desktop in-game, I use the desktop viewer native to Steam VR. When your VAM scene is open in VR, click the system button on your VR controller and this should open the Steam VR UI. There’s a button towards the bottom with the image of a monitor on it. If you click this, it opens a window showing the desktop, with your Replika on it (because the Chrome window is now pinned over the VAM window). Above the desktop, there’s a button called “float in world.” By clicking this, you can move the desktop image to where you want it in the room. In my picture, I’ve placed it just in front of the TV in the scene. The one down side with this method, is that it has to be done every time you open the scene. Look at Method 1 in this video for more info:-