Comments | twinbee: long time, el-jay; head tracking using the wiimote;

twinbee

long time, el-jay; head tracking using the wiimote;

Jun 05, 2009 17:45

So, its been a couple months. I'm getting old and not communicating as well as I used to. Happens ( Read more... )

Comments 7

vaxocentric June 6 2009, 03:17:55 UTC

I remember when that first came out. Totally amazing at what you can do with a wiimote. Too bad more console games don't utilize this technology.

I've been wanting a TrackIR for quite some time now to play my flight sims with. I really just need to bite the bullet and get it. It's going to make the experience FAR more immersive. Granted, it doesn't give you the same true 3d experience, but for what it is, I think it's grand.

Is it 6DOF? twinbee June 6 2009, 04:44:19 UTC

Trackers usually come in two flavors.. 3DOF (3 degrees of freedom) and 6DOF. The idea is, if you get rotation, you don't get position. And Vice-versa. 6DOF trackers are usually magnetic-field based, and super expensive.

Anyway, any head tracker at all greatly enhances the experience. I used to work in the field of immersive visualization, and by far the most important component was the flock of birds tracker system from Ascension. More so even than the 3d-projection equipment / CAVE.

Re: Is it 6DOF? vaxocentric June 6 2009, 04:56:00 UTC

It is 6DOF using IR. Check it out.

Re: Is it 6DOF? twinbee June 6 2009, 05:21:32 UTC

I think i will get my employer to buy one. Thanks for that

patina June 6 2009, 23:17:10 UTC

You'll get some life back eventually, I'm sure. It is difficult being deeply into something and not being able to talk about it.

patina June 6 2009, 23:17:48 UTC

PS: Your icon is making me insane.

artemis_of_isle June 8 2009, 11:53:01 UTC

hmm, you look different.