DTWD Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12531127 So now people can officially start working (in the spring) on a kinect head tracking software...could be a big winner! Regards [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Rusty_M Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 THat's about the only reason I'd be interested in Kinect at the moment. If they could implement that into a good driving game, that would be fantastic. The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
Revvin Posted February 22, 2011 Posted February 22, 2011 I'd be interested in the PC version for head tracking. I like my TrackIR but it would be nice not to have to wear a hat with a vector clip or clip an LED array onto the side of my headphones.
Wolf Rider Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Imagine this... A helmet with a lcd (iPads and touch phones, etc now have such a nice resolution) screen as the visor, which wraps around to offer peripheral vision, with enough below and above to fill the gap, with integrated headphones and mic... hooked up with a Kinect so that the player could flick switches on the flight panel, etc (and not have to worry about feeling for the keyboard/ mouse) ? set the zero reference and hit the virtual skies in full real full real :) City Hall is easier to fight, than a boys' club - an observation :P "Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us." - Jefferson "Give a group of potheads a bunch of weed and nothing to smoke out of, and they'll quickly turn into engineers... its simply amazing." EVGA X99 FTW, EVGA GTX980Ti FTW, i7 5930K, 16Gb Corsair Dominator 2666Hz, Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit, Intel 520 SSD x 2, Samsung PX2370 monitor and all the other toys - "I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar"
Sov13t Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 Imagine this... A helmet with a lcd (iPads and touch phones, etc now have such a nice resolution) screen as the visor, which wraps around to offer peripheral vision, with enough below and above to fill the gap, with integrated headphones and mic... hooked up with a Kinect so that the player could flick switches on the flight panel, etc (and not have to worry about feeling for the keyboard/ mouse) ? set the zero reference and hit the virtual skies in full real full real :) And blindness by the end of the flight... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 51st PVO Regiment | Forum | Statistics DCS: MiG-21Bis
Wolf Rider Posted February 23, 2011 Posted February 23, 2011 oh, there's always one party pooper :P (meant with good humour) would there be a need for back lighting to be anywhere near as bright as a full size lcd monitor? City Hall is easier to fight, than a boys' club - an observation :P "Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us." - Jefferson "Give a group of potheads a bunch of weed and nothing to smoke out of, and they'll quickly turn into engineers... its simply amazing." EVGA X99 FTW, EVGA GTX980Ti FTW, i7 5930K, 16Gb Corsair Dominator 2666Hz, Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit, Intel 520 SSD x 2, Samsung PX2370 monitor and all the other toys - "I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar"
Dimebag1 Posted February 24, 2011 Posted February 24, 2011 Just drop a thousand bucks and get a TDvisor, they have the highest resolution of any hmd, and the widest FOV, 3d stereoscopic, so you can judge distance of both distance to panels, and wingmen flying in formation (no more guessing if your drifting towards/away). Built in head tracking (I think), but a kinect would probably be better ,only problem is the simulation would need to animate your virtual hands/arms, so you could use hand-eye coordination to activate switches, buttons and knobs in your virtual cockpit. If you don't like having to find a switch in virtual space, then build a basic scale simpit, just so you can feel when your getting close to the controls. The benefit of this setup is that you get 360° immersion in the cockpit, which would greatly enhance immersion in dogfights where your constantly tracking the bandit all around your canopy. Instead of moving your head non proportionately to where the bandit would actually be, if he's on your 6 you move your entire body and look behind you. If he's zooming above you, just look up. This kind of Immersion is the final frontier for realism, next to actual physical movement of a pit itself. Many are skeptical of this idea, so while I'm enjoying my ultra realistic aircraft experience they can sit in front of their monitors moving their heads while trying to look out of the corner of their eyes to see where that bandit is. Meanwhile, I just forgot where I was and actually started to believe I really was engaging in a high g dogfight until my heart-rate calmed down and the sweat and swearing cleared from the air. I know which experience I want. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Heli Shed Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 ^^^ reported Come pay us a visit on YouTube - search for HELI SHED
Dimebag1 Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 ^^^ reported Excuse me, reported what? I hope your not trying to say I'm being inflammatory. Last time I checked it was ok to speak freely in a curteous manner, I have not abused anyone, only stated my opinion. Noone likes a tiddle tat. :P [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Mnemonic Posted February 25, 2011 Posted February 25, 2011 Just drop a thousand bucks and get a TDvisor, they have the highest resolution of any hmd... OMG guys, TDvisor is out of the game with their HMD for a long time. What is somewhat novel and realistic in near future is Vuzix VR1200 and CarlZeiss Sinemizer OLED.
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