An evening of Head Tracking in 3 dimensions

[JohnScoonsBeard]

I spent £5 on a 2nd hand PS3 camera and last night tried out head tracking in 3d with some Sony glasses.

Absolutely fantastic. It was the most immersive experience i've had in a game. Using both viewing devices really did feel like i was driving the cars and that was even without plugging my wheel in. It made judging the right point to turn easier. Wish the tracking could be used in seasonal events time and drift trials as i don't see it would take any more ps3 processing power than arcade mode. In races the ps3 was also driving 15 ai driver and cars after all.

A shame it is only in arcade mode. I love the way you can change the angle of reflection in the mirrors by moving left and right or up and down in the seat just like you would in real life. This also means by careful pointing of the camera and how i sit i can change the viewpoint within the car. I was able to see from a higher position above the steering wheel where necessary (eg going over the rise of a hill. Getting the settings right on the camera are important but i got it to a pretty good level of tracking.

The only downside is that sometimes the shiny black 3d glasses ocassionaly make it more difficult for the camera to pick up on turning left and right to look out of the windows. May have been a lack of light on my face though.

I hope these options are pursued further in gt5 and gt6.

Anyone else tried both together?

 

[CyKosis1973]

Sounds brawsome...

{Cy}

 

[RacerBest]

I have PS eye, but it didn't recognise my head when I tried it.. I was in arcade mode and I tried changing the setups of Eye. And the cam is not broken, tried with Eyepet and it worked fine.

 

[Vince_Fiero]

I have not tried any.

But I expect a 3D solution soon and was wondering about getting a PS3 eye (second hand might be an idea, it will only be for GT5 Arcade).

Actually I just wanted a bigger screen (not even 3D) but the building owner (that is my wife) does not allow, so I went for this:

Apparently the girl is not included, but I'm still hoping for a special promotion stunt.

I should not have the issue with the light (no active glasses, but 2 screens right in front of your eyes) and if the big screen effect works for me it should give a very realistic visual effect in Arcade mode.

Doubt that it will beat Kinect commercially, but the setup seems quite amazing.

P.S: I thought the above could be interpreted sexist, so for completeness I included the alternative version.

 

[another_jakhole]

You lucky son of a gun. ^^^

There's a question about 3D that Kaz answers through Translator-san, the video does not show Kaz speak. I know he only speaks japanese, but I'm still waiting for that day he speaks english since he understands it to an extent.

Finding the spot

4:09

 

[mumixam]

Im jealous, 800 bucks is a bit steep for me though.

Im curious to know if that thing has any issues with input latency, that would be a huge deal breaker. (im not talking about response time btw)

If you dont like it ill try it.

 

[Vince_Fiero]

Im jealous, 800 bucks is a bit steep for me though.

I also have put it as several presents to myself (end of year + 40ths birthday etc...).

Be clear I did order it before 20th November 2011 and did not receive anything yet.

For information on the performance, I recommend:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=21189916#post21189916