Reddit reviews Hyperkin GelShell Controller Silicone Skin for HTC Vive Pro/ HTC Vive (Blue) (2-Pack)

Prices are to be $30 for the charger, $10 for the skin.

Personally I think I like the VR Mag Docks better, but they cost more and are backlogged on orders.

The skins are more what I've been wanting. I've got the hyperskins which are fine, but these are more rugged and only around the donut. I do wish the sensor cutouts were more conical.

My current development rig has 64gig of ram and it is incredible - 300 tabs open on chrome, virtual machines galore, adobe suite programs open left right and center with no noticeable impact for the VR system. If you've got money to spend, more than 16GB of ram and quality m.2 pcie ssd's really don't go amiss.

You could invest in a cube and multiple green screens for mixed reality recording, if that's your jam. The vive tracking pucks are also awesome for development, and work in some games already - like climbey.

Perhaps get a really nice quality stand for the vive? This one is pretty beautiful https://www.etsy.com/nz/listing/453985450/htc-vive-stand

Will you be mounting your base stations to the walls or using tripods? I use tripods with magic arms on each end to easily position them.
https://www.amazon.com/Dotop-Articulating-Friction-Mounts-Monitor/dp/B01L8LNYL6

https://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-1052BAC-Compact-Stand-Black/dp/B003AM38DG

These are also good instead of magic arms:
https://www.amazon.com/EXMAX-Degree-Tripod-Camcorder-Bracket

These vive face covers are much nicer than the original ones that come with the vive https://www.amazon.com/Vive-Memory-Foam-Face-Replacement/dp/B01J46XWXW

Silicone cover for vive headset:
https://www.amazon.com/Hyperkin-GelShell-Headset-Silicone-Skin-Vive/dp/B01LPSKOXS

Silicone cover for controllers:
https://www.amazon.com/Hyperkin-GelShell-Controller-Silicone-Skin-2-Pack/dp/B01LEZO0OQ

And for software..
To The Top is an incredible parkour game with similarities to mirror's edge.

Gravity Sketch I just love for surface modelling.

Google Blocks is an awesome little low poly modeller too.

The Wave VR is a virtual festival. Well worth checking out.

Blortasia is a simple but beautiful psychedelic romp through a huge art work.

I recently bought Lone Echo on the oculus store and played it on the vive via revive. Totally awesome story, narrative driven, fun mechanics. Flying around space on the rings of saturn..who wouldn't want that?

Hyperkin GelShell Controller Silicone Skin for HTC Vive Pro/ HTC Vive (Blue) (2-Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LEZO0OQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_cbhxCb3B7BGKD

There are more manufacturers of silicone protectors, so shop around.

Grab these cotton VR covers. I got these a while back and they do wonders for keeping the sweat out of the HMD and the default covers. It comes in a set of two so you can just wash and rotate between them. Two things to note though, they are a little annoying to put on, and they're a bit rough feeling at first (although I think that wears off as you break them in).

Aside from that, these wand skins are also pretty great for keeping the sweat out. But I've actually come to like them more for the fact they actually make the grip buttons easier to press.

Vive owner for a year and a half. What I've gotten on an as-needed basis over that time is:

Vive n Chill

Dog leash and carabiners

Silicone wand covers

and the DAS

in addition to cheap tripods to mount the lighthouses on to begin with, etc.

I found these a pretty good investment: ($15 rubber skins for Vive Controllers)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LEZO0OQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

If only for the more common "oops I just smacked something I couldn't see".

For the issue of bumping controllers together get some Silicone skins for them like these. Then you can bump into each other/things without damage!