Cheap PS3 Track IR next year?

[Houndstone Hawk]

Originally Posted by MACADEMIC

Thanks for picking up the suggestion and making a new thread. I'll also link this one on the 'Suggestions to Developers' thread.

Seems after all like the EyeTV is in fact quite capable of precisely tracking headmovements. It would be so cool if our beloved developers would implement this feature. This, in addition to looking around with the head, could be used to bring out amazing 3D effects on the screen (only for the person who is being tracked, so this would be limited to one player per screen, which should be no obstacle for BOP).

Here's another video to illustrate this (3D effect shown starting from 2:30):



The technology seems to be ready. Go, Anton and team, go

MACADEMIC

This is very exciting news indeed. I've been using the Track IR for a few years now & I'd be lost without it (which is why I've found BoP so frustrating). If console players can soon enjoy this head tracking tecnology from a simple gadget as the playstation eye then ... WOW; you're in for a treat! The more ppl that enjoy this freedom of ingame viewing; the better!

[MACADEMIC]

Originally Posted by Houndstone Hawk

This is very exciting news indeed. I've been using the Track IR for a few years now & I'd be lost without it (which is why I've found BoP so frustrating). If console players can soon enjoy this head tracking tecnology from a simple gadget as the playstation eye then ... WOW; you're in for a treat! The more ppl that enjoy this freedom of ingame viewing; the better!

Houndstone Hawk, are you able to check your six with the Track IR? How much do you have to move your head to do this in a cockpit that allows you rear vision, such as the LA-5FN?

Thanks!

MACADEMIC

[Houndstone Hawk]

Originally Posted by MACADEMIC

Houndstone Hawk, are you able to check your six with the Track IR? How much do you have to move your head to do this in a cockpit that allows you rear vision, such as the LA-5FN?

Thanks!

MACADEMIC

Hi MACADEMIC. Yes you certainly can. The great thing about Track IR is that it works off 6 axis of movement so for example if you look back in a Spitfire or P-51 Cockpit & are confronted by a restrictive view from the head rest etc, you can move your head left or right & the 3D movement will able you to look around the obstruction as in real life. It's also great for instrument reading. Simply move your head forward to become closer to the console & recline back in your seat to increase the FOV (field of view) once again.
I will aim my next Wings of Prey video at yourself & will dedicate it to the workings of Track IR, using the LA-5FN. Hope it'll help! I'll post it on my 'What Birds of Prey Should've Been' thread.

[InfiniteStates]

I don't understand how you can move your head that far... Surely you still need to be able to see the screen? Maybe I just have the wrong pre-conception about the whole thing...

[winny]

Originally Posted by InfiniteStates

I don't understand how you can move your head that far... Surely you still need to be able to see the screen? Maybe I just have the wrong pre-conception about the whole thing...

I was thinking the same thing... The only way that it would be truly usefull is if it was packaged with a VR type headset with built in screens. Or am I also missing something?

[Houndstone Hawk]

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MACADEMIC
Houndstone Hawk, are you able to check your six with the Track IR? How much do you have to move your head to do this in a cockpit that allows you rear vision, such as the LA-5FN?

InfinateStates
I don't understand how you can move your head that far... Surely you still need to be able to see the screen? Maybe I just have the wrong pre-conception about the whole thing..

winny
I was thinking the same thing... The only way that it would be truly usefull is if it was packaged with a VR type headset with built in screens. Or am I also missing something?


Hope this can answer some of your questions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA0tgNehIZw

[winny]

Hmm. I can see how it would be useful for looking around the framework of the cockpit. However turning your head left and having to look right (at the screen) seems totally counterintuitive. The whole point of turning your head to the right is so you can look right.. With this you end up looking left.
Does anyone use this in conjunction with a VR type headset? As I said before it's pointless without one.