Cheap PS3 Track IR next year?

[PaulDPearl]

All they really need to do is sell reflectors that you can put somewhere. The TrackIR has a device that attaches it's reflectors to a baseball hat. I'm sure Sony can do something like this, sell them for $20 and pocket $19.99..

The eye may be able to track basic head motions but you need precise control for Flight Simulation... I'm pretty sure any camera can be used, you just need the software that can take the data and figure out what to do with it. Since the PS Eye is already out there and ready to go with the PS3, it seems like a good one to use, rather than creating another camera device that may have its own problems and place on the mantle next to all our other stuff...

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by PaulDPearl

The eye may be able to track basic head motions but you need precise control for Flight Simulation...

Check out that E3 video in the OP...it's 1:1 tracking, and I believe he mentioned at the "sub-millimeter" level

[PaulDPearl]

I did watch the video - what they're doing is 1000 times more complex than they need for the head tracking portion. It just proves that the eye is capable, but any webcam would be. The trick is in what it's tracking.

There is face tracking software that you may get with your Logitich Camera, but it's not precise enough to do what we need for head tracking in a simulator enviroment (racing, flying, etc...).

the other key would be to make the software compatable with it. Can you imagine how real Grand Turismo would be if you not only had the steering wheel and pedals, but also a head tracking feature that puts you behind the wheel, allowing you to use your actual head to look left and right?

Trust me, I've used this with the PC and it transforms your simulator GAME into a real SIMULATOR... Minus the Multi Million dollar price tag and some hydrolics... (though the force feedback feature inhances the "feel").

[Houndstone Hawk]

Originally Posted by PaulDPearl

I did watch the video - what they're doing is 1000 times more complex than they need for the head tracking portion. It just proves that the eye is capable, but any webcam would be. The trick is in what it's tracking.

There is face tracking software that you may get with your Logitich Camera, but it's not precise enough to do what we need for head tracking in a simulator enviroment (racing, flying, etc...).

the other key would be to make the software compatable with it. Can you imagine how real Grand Turismo would be if you not only had the steering wheel and pedals, but also a head tracking feature that puts you behind the wheel, allowing you to use your actual head to look left and right?

Trust me, I've used this with the PC and it transforms your simulator GAME into a real SIMULATOR... Minus the Multi Million dollar price tag and some hydrolics... (though the force feedback feature inhances the "feel").

+1

I couldn't do without headtracking software now. Even the titles like Op Flashpoint Dragon Rising & DIRT 2 on PC are so much more involving & more immersive. Stupidly, head tracking with something like Track IR is the ONLY way you can currently look left & right in any vehicle in OFDR. Bring it to console, let's have this experience enjoyed by more!!!

[Houndstone Hawk]

Here's a short 3-lap example from a single race at Donington Park, taken from the surprisingly realistic experiences of Need for Speed SHIFT.

Not only does it add so much more realism to the in-car experience; it also comes in very handy in giving a quick glance to the left or right during overtaking, whereby, for some reason, it doesn't seem to put you off so much as it does when using the look around on the right thumb stick.

It's great fun to be able to 'lean' right over to the passenger side or put your head into a corner etc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-KST6syLfk

For those of you with NFS Shift on PC, this handy little plugin that was used to make this video; is called Need for Speed Shift Camera Control v1.1 & was made by Racer_S. It enables customization of camera properties within game & also provides full Track IR support. It can be downloaded here: http://tocaedit.com

[Houndstone Hawk]

Here's an FSX vid I did sometime last year to showcase the fantastic Hawk package from Skysim with Track IR 5.0.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvQawbQISCc

RNAS Yeovilton is my local air station; being about 3 miles away. Some of you have probably been to the RNAS Yeovilton Airday I expect. It's a great station but very quiet now since we lost the 801 Sea Harriers a few years ago. The FRADU Hawks are a local, aswell as Jet Streams, Grob Tutors & any amount of rotorary wings including Lynx, SeaKing & Merlin.

It's also the home of the Royal Navy Historic Collection & we do frequently see the Sea Fury, Sea Hawk & Seafire in the air.

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by Houndstone Hawk

Here's an FSX vid I did sometime last year to showcase the fantastic Hawk package from Skysim with Track IR 5.0.

RNAS Yeovilton is my local air station; being about 3 miles away. Some of you have probably been to the RNAS Yeovilton Airday I expect. It's a great station but very quiet now since we lost the 801 Sea Harriers a few years ago. The FRADU Hawks are a local, aswell as Jet Streams, Grob Tutors & any amount of rotorary wings including Lynx, SeaKing & Merlin.

It's also the home of the Royal Navy Historic Collection & we do frequently see the Sea Fury, Sea Hawk & Seafire in the air.

Fantastic Vid, might just have to hunt that hawk package down.

RNAS Yeovilton is next to the Fleet Air Arm museum is it not? Ive been there, Fantastic place jam packed full of goodies, I live nowhere near it mind but definately a worthy place to visit when im on my hols