alt.hn

5/6/2026 at 4:42:10 PM

PortalVR Motion – use any VR content in 2D with 3D tracked Joy-Cons

https://portalvr.io/motion

by gfodor

5/9/2026 at 6:30:39 AM

Very interesting! Will definitely try this.

Feedback: I think it would be beneficial to clarify that there is a trial at the top of the page. Currently we have download and buy buttons next to each other, which I assumed meant that the software can be downloaded first, but will require a key you get from ”Buy”.

The images show Switch 1 controllers. Since the Switch 2 is already out, does this imply that the tracking doesn’t work on Switch 2 controllers?

I don’t like the 3 PC activation thing. It implies that the software needs to call home and will stop working if the company goes under. Or, at least, will not be possible to install anew.

by mungoman2

5/9/2026 at 12:08:31 PM

FWIW "JoyCon 2" is mentioned multiple times and is the recommended buy with a direct link to Amazon on the page.

by leetrout

5/11/2026 at 4:06:49 PM

Good feedback, thanks! I am using Polar for license keys, that's just how it works.

by gfodor

5/9/2026 at 2:44:26 PM

The tech behind this is fascinating- isn't this just how a wiimote works? So simple yet shocked that no one has thought of this before. Pricing seems incredibly reasonable as well (30$ for a lifetime license). If I didn't have a VR headset I would've bought this instantly.

by rocketvole

5/9/2026 at 2:49:17 PM

It's reversed compared to wiimotes, where the controllers are tracking a pair of fixed points. Here the phone is tracking the controllers

by Bjartr

5/9/2026 at 1:07:43 PM

Okay “any vr content” means games it seems.

by whycome