Personally, I'd like it to keep going. These very knowledgeable guys just had a bro hug. NEVER underestimate the power of a bro hug.
I have done the controller trick, and it worked great, but I haven't tried recently. If I recall correctly, after using the controller to move...
It's not the companion app, but the configuration menu within VR after you run the game. Check out the section "basic useage" here : Quickstart
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