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# Unreal Engine Communicate with SteamVR
## 0. Environment
Windows 10
Unreal Engine 5.1.1
SteamVR 1.25.8
## 1. Create a new Unreal project
Select "Film / Video & Live Events" -> "Blank". Leave "Starter Content" and "Raytracing" unchecked.
Click "Create" button.
## 2. Add plugin
Click "Edit" -> "Plugins" to open the plugins window.
Search and add the following plugins.
After adding the plugin, Unreal Engine needs to be restarted.
Before restart, make sure SteamVR is running
## 3. Set up VR devices
## 4.1 Bind to virtual camera
Create a virtual camera.
Add a "Live Link Controller" component to VCam.
In the "Subject Representation" field, select the desired VR device to bind.
Now the virtual camera should be controlled by the VR device.
## 4.2 Read from Blueprint
The following Blueprint code shows how to read the location of the tracker.
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