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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: udet on November 18, 2002, 12:25:46 PM

Title: what's the use.... :(
Post by: udet on November 18, 2002, 12:25:46 PM

of nice detailed 3d virtual cockpits when we don't have virtual reality head gear that can move in response to the movements of the head....

Title: what's the use.... :(
Post by: whgates3 on November 18, 2002, 01:28:52 PM

the technology is available (in the apache helecopter's chin cannon control), it just seems not to have been implemented for our sims yet...

Title: what's the use.... :(
Post by: Wlfgng on November 18, 2002, 01:35:49 PM

how 'bout that IR technology thingie that mounts on the monitor and reads your head position?

anyone try that ?

Title: what's the use.... :(
Post by: AKS\/\/ulfe on November 18, 2002, 01:39:24 PM

I use a trackball mounted to my joystick.

Works better, and is cheaper, than TrackIR... and it doesn't wear out like hats do. (can only use it for Il2 tho)

It does give a good impression of head movement, and is easy to use. Requires your own modding.. I had to add duct tape to the lil' metal balls so it would move slower (and smoother in the game).
-SW

Title: what's the use.... :(
Post by: udet on November 18, 2002, 01:54:28 PM

what about 3d glasses than can pan in accordance to your head movement?

Title: what's the use.... :(
Post by: SOB on November 18, 2002, 02:09:31 PM

The technology has been here for years.  I remember flying Flight Unlimited with Virtual I/O glasses back in 1995.  The little monitors in those things sucked at 320X240 and would give you a headache after an hour of flying, but the head tracking worked great.  There's gotta be something better for monitors by now, no?  Maybe not?


SOB

Title: what's the use.... :(
Post by: udet on November 18, 2002, 02:25:18 PM

there are, not very expensive either, but how many people are using them?

Title: what's the use.... :(
Post by: Wlfgng on November 18, 2002, 02:30:43 PM

TrackIR



and I'm not taping some crap to my joystick just so I can have mouse views