--- title: "Headsets and equipment: do we need them, who brings them?" description: "Whether a training program needs headsets, who brings them, which Meta, PICO and HTC headsets fit, how to clean them between users, and what to check with IT." canonical: https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/headsets-and-equipment --- [Training programs](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training) / Headsets and equipment # For anyone planning a session: headsets and equipment Whether you need headsets, who brings them, which ones fit, and how to clean them between users. Your questions ## Do we need headsets, and who brings them? Buyers ask whether a program is VR only, whether PTR rents headsets, how many a group needs and what IT will ask. A headset held up to show its lenses. A participant in the headset, others watching. Practice on a laptop, monitor or phone. The routes ## Your headsets, ours, a partner’s, or none Sessions run in turns, so a group needs fewer headsets than people; the count is agreed at planning. A participant stands between seated colleagues. ### Your own headsets [PTR VR Library](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/ptr-vr-library) titles run on standalone headsets, such as Meta Quest and Pico, in a workshop your own facilitator leads. PTR agrees suitable hardware with you when planning. A headset session beside an equipment cart. ### Headsets from PTR for a session Questions to settle when the [pilot session](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/how-a-pilot-runs) is planned: does PTR supply headsets for a session it runs or joins, who sets them up, and who collects them? A facilitator guides a participant wearing a headset. ### Through a partner trainer A trainer you already work with, or a trainer PTR introduces, can run PTR’s scenarios in their own room; agree with them who supplies the headsets and who prepares the session. [Working with PTR as a trainer or facilitator](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/for-trainers). Reviewers at browser stations in a room. ### No headset: AI roleplay in a browser Our practice, twin and augmented reality products run in a browser, with no headset and no installation. Staff rehearse with an [AI roleplay partner](https://peopletechrevolution.com/ai/ai-roleplay-practice) on the laptop they already use ([choosing the right technology](https://peopletechrevolution.com/learn/choosing-the-right-technology)). Which headsets ## Named headset families, in their makers’ words What each manufacturer states, and how a fleet is managed. A nurse tries a headset in a corridor. ### Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S Meta states that "Meta Quest commercial devices are no longer available for sale"; existing customers keep Meta Horizon managed services for Quest 3 and 3S until 4 January 2030 ([Meta for Work](https://www.meta.com/meta-for-work)). A consumer Quest 3 or 3S under a third-party device manager is the current path. A participant tests hand tracking, a coach watching. ### PICO 4E, HTC VIVE Focus Vision and fleet tools PICO sells the [PICO 4E](https://www.picoxr.com/global/products/pico4e) as an "Enterprise 6DoF All-in-One VR Headset" compatible "with a wide range of MDM services"; HTC pairs the [VIVE Focus Vision](https://business.vive.com/us/product/vive-focus-vision/) with VIVE Business+ device management. [ArborXR](https://arborxr.com/) manages headsets across these brands and lists People Tech Revolution with device support for HTC, Meta and PICO ([directory](https://arborxr.com/content-creator/people-tech-revolution/)). Headsets and devices ## Each headset family, on its own page [Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/meta-quest-3) [Apple Vision Pro: the room kept in view](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/apple-vision-pro) [Meta Quest Pro: eye and face tracking](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/meta-quest-pro) [PICO: enterprise fleets and education](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/pico) [VIVE and Varjo: professional simulation](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/vive-and-varjo) [Android XR: mixed reality by default](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/android-xr) [Smart glasses: augmented reality, hands free](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/smart-glasses) [Phones and tablets: the device in the pocket](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/devices/phones-and-tablets) Between users ## Cleaning a shared headset The manufacturer’s care steps, and what an Australian health guideline adds for shared clinical use. A headset lifted from a stand. ### Manufacturer steps, then the health guideline Meta says "Use a dry microfiber cloth after each use" on the [headset and lenses](https://www.meta.com/help/quest/467048561217367/), and hand wash the [facial interface](https://www.meta.com/help/quest/835935301599524/) in cool water with mild detergent, no chemical cleansers or alcohol, air dried before reuse; in the United States these pages are the reference. A NSW health team with the Clinical Excellence Commission published a [guideline for shared VR equipment](https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital-health/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2021.628452/full): a "Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and manufacturer approved disinfectant", wipeable or disposable facial interfaces, hand hygiene, and no use with cold or flu symptoms ([CEC worker sheet](https://www.cec.health.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/925385/Information-for-HWs-Cleaning-and-disinfecting-virtual-reality-equipment-v3.0.pdf)). Before the session ## What to check with IT and the room A short list to send before the kit arrives, whoever brings it. People sort tokens beside a display. ### The IT and room questions - Network: wifi for setup and updates. Some features need the internet. - Device management: Meta managed services, VIVE Business+ or a third-party tool. Decide who enrols each device. - Accounts: decide who holds the account each headset signs in with. - Data: stored, computed and hosted in the Australian region australia-southeast1 by default. A client that needs its data in its own country or on its own systems chooses where it lives ([governance](https://peopletechrevolution.com/about/governance)). - The room: charging between turns, a clear space for each headset, seating for the debrief. - Comfort: seated, slower-paced experiences suit most people. Glasses can usually stay on. PTR’s published work ## Which headsets the published programs ran on Each result was measured by the organisation named. Neither compares headsets, or tests whether the result holds on another device. Inside the Mater build, at a bedside. ### Mater Education, on Pico Neo 3 Mater Education’s speaking-up program ran in VR on Pico Neo 3 headsets, and its facilitators were trained to run the technology themselves. In Mater’s own [program evaluation](https://peopletechrevolution.com/uploads/docs/people-tech-revolution-mater-immersive-learning-pilot-case-study.pdf), over 96% of participants wanted more training in VR ([case study](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/case-studies/mater-speaking-with-good-judgement)). A desk scenario from the Google training. ### Google, on Meta Quest 2 and desktop The [peer-reviewed paper](https://peopletechrevolution.com/uploads/docs/people-tech-revolution-google-vr-inclusion-training-chi-2024.pdf) at ACM CHI 2024 evaluated VR inclusion training led by PTR co-founder Leonie Sanderson and built with Equal Reality, a subsidiary of People Tech Revolution, run on Meta Quest 2 headsets with a desktop version alongside. The 7 trainees who returned the optional survey gave 82% average agreement that it was better than Google’s standard DEI training ([study summary](https://peopletechrevolution.com/work/research-evidence/vr-dei-training-google-chi-2024)). [Download the Google research paper PDF](https://peopletechrevolution.com/uploads/docs/people-tech-revolution-google-vr-inclusion-training-chi-2024.pdf) [Download the Mater case study PDF](https://peopletechrevolution.com/uploads/docs/people-tech-revolution-mater-immersive-learning-pilot-case-study.pdf) - [How we deliver](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/how-we-deliver) - [Run it yourself with PTR VR Library titles](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/ptr-vr-library) - [AI roleplay in a browser](https://peopletechrevolution.com/ai/ai-roleplay-practice) - [In person through a partner trainer](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/for-trainers) A participant and facilitator talk after a run. ### Start with the headsets you have Tell us what your team owns, where the sessions will run and how large a group is. [Talk to us](https://peopletechrevolution.com/talk-to-us) or [book a time with our team](https://calendly.com/simon-ptrvr/30min?utm_content=trnheadsets). Related pages - [All training programs](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training) - [How a pilot runs](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/how-a-pilot-runs) - [Virtual reality training](https://peopletechrevolution.com/xr/virtual-reality) - [What is virtual reality](https://peopletechrevolution.com/learn/xr/what-is-virtual-reality) - [Governance & rollout](https://peopletechrevolution.com/about/governance) Working out what headsets a session needs? [Open the contact form](https://peopletechrevolution.com/training/headsets-and-equipment#contact) Ask our CEO Simon Lowe’s Digital Twin a question ## Sources Each manufacturer statement and guideline at its source. ### [Meta for Work](https://www.meta.com/meta-for-work) Meta Commercial Quest devices no longer sold; managed services to 4 January 2030. ### [Cleaning the Meta Quest headset and lenses](https://www.meta.com/help/quest/467048561217367/) Meta Quest help A dry microfibre cloth after each use. ### [PICO 4E](https://www.picoxr.com/global/products/pico4e) PICO Enterprise standalone headset, compatible with MDM services. ### [ArborXR](https://arborxr.com/) ArborXR Device management across Meta, PICO, HTC and other headsets. ### [Infection prevention guideline for shared VR equipment](https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/digital-health/articles/10.3389/fdgth.2021.628452/full) Frontiers in Digital Health, 2021, with the NSW Clinical Excellence Commission TGA-approved disinfectant, wipeable interfaces, hand hygiene.