--- title: A DIY Headset For SteamVR | daily.dev description: The Persephone 3 Lite is a DIY VR headset compatible with SteamVR. It uses a Raspberry Pi Pico with an MPU6500 IMU for motion tracking, paired with dual... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-diy-headset-for-steamvr-ggpkwdrez twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A DIY Headset For SteamVR | daily.dev og:description: The Persephone 3 Lite is a DIY VR headset compatible with SteamVR. It uses a Raspberry Pi Pico with an MPU6500 IMU for motion tracking, paired with dual... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-diy-headset-for-steamvr-ggpkwdrez og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GgPKwdreZ.png og:image:alt: A DIY Headset For SteamVR og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A DIY Headset For SteamVR **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The Persephone 3 Lite is a DIY VR headset compatible with SteamVR. It uses a Raspberry Pi Pico with an MPU6500 IMU for motion tracking, paired with dual 2.9-inch 1440x1440 displays running at 90Hz and inexpensive Fresnel lenses. The components are housed in a custom 3D-printed enclosure with a Quest 2 head strap. Build files are available through the creator's Patreon subscription. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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