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  1. Go to SteamVR Settings → Startup / Shutdown → Manage SteamVR Add-Ons

  2. Toggle Open Gloves OFF (if installed)

  3. Either extract the contents of this ZIP into the <Steam Install Directory>\steamapps\common\SteamVR\driver.

  4. or run this installer (also includes controller emulation app alpha v0.4.0 - you will run the StretchSense SteamVR App instead) Run the StretchSense SteamVR App installer.

  5. Go to SteamVR Settings → Startup / Shutdown → Manage SteamVR Add-Ons

  6. Check stretchsense is toggled ON.

  7. Restart SteamVR

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  1. Calibrate the Left-Hand Controller and Right-Hand Controllers as described in calibrating glove data.

  2. On a freshly calibrated left hand controller model, for each button on the list click Capture and perform the gestures listed under Training a Right-Hand Controller Model for Interaction.

    Screenshot 2024-08-26 164149.png

Tuning a Previously Trained Model

Note

Models trained between different versions of the StretchSense SteamVR App may fail to load, so you may have to train these again from scratch.

  1. Perform glove calibration for both hands.

  2. Click “Load Model” and select a left-hand model using the file browser.

  3. Click Recapture next to the button to capture an updated gesture. This will add more training data to the original capture to improve the button’s gesture detection and the original training data will be retained.

    Screenshot 2024-08-26 164215.png

  4. Repeat for the right-hand.

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  1. Start SteamVR and wait for the SteamVR status window to appear. The two StretchSense logos will appear when the StretchSense Driver Add-On has loaded:

    Screenshot 2024-08-19 144730.png

  2. Open the Companion App.

  3. Perform the calibration for both hands.

    Screenshot 2024-08-26 163209.png

  4. Click Load Model to load a compatible model from disk for your game and the correct settings will be automatically applied.

  5. Check the buttons on screen highlight white when making the appropriate gesture.

    Screenshot 2024-08-26 164028.png

  6. Turn on your Tundra or Vive Trackers.

  7. Check the gloves are detected in the SteamVR status window, indicated by two filled StretchSense logos.

    Screenshot 2024-08-19 144758.png

  8. Start your SteamVR compatible game.

  9. Check your in-game hands track correctly.

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