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slickz

Feb 2 2008, 12:39 AM

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Sony Computer Entertainment America programmer Thomas Miller has pulled a Johnny Lee, throwing together a working demonstration of head tracking virtual reality on the PlayStation 3 using the PlayStation Eye, a filter made from exposed and developed film, and a pair of cobbled together infrared glasses. Using the filter to block out all light but infrared, the PlayStation Eye can track the location of the light coming from the glasses, moving the viewpoint according to the position of the beam. The results are pretty damn amazing - pretty much a WiiMote for your face. The potential for this sort of technology for console gaming is near endless, from simple menu navigation to full on head tracking for an FPS title. Miller has uploaded the tech so PS3 programmers can fool around with it. Hopefully some enterprising developer will pick up this ball and run with it. Awesome stuff.

It has been done with the Wii before, but now it's possible with the Playstation 3 as well. I thought it was only possible with the Wii's hardware but now, with the higher processing power of the PS3 added with this head tracking technology.....

Imagine playing Resistance 2 or Killzone 2 with this. Can you say HOLY SHIAT!?

http://kotaku.com/351539/vr-head-tracking-for-the-ps3

It's practically the same idea as the Wii one, just using PS Eye now.

No youtube for the PS Eye yet, so I'm sharing the Wii version here.

jsc_tidus

Feb 2 2008, 12:42 AM

wah... great news for ps3 owners... thought this one only possible with wii.. good stuff..!

Raiko

Feb 2 2008, 01:00 AM

Penat la main game macam ni

slickz

Feb 2 2008, 01:10 AM

just set it to move little bit little bit la... wont get tired. Or maybe if we do get tired, that means we need to workout more.

heheh.

You know what would be cool? Downloadable patch to enable headtracking on COD4. Peek around corners or use to control view so we will be only using one analog stick to control movement. We can turn our heads faster and more precise than using analog stick. seriously gonna be damn awesome!

gr8fr8

Feb 2 2008, 07:04 AM

hehe seriously going to wear neck/head patches after playing long hours of fps with that...hehe and yeah if easily tired playing only video games, maybe need to work out<---telling that to myself too

ruztynail

Feb 2 2008, 12:58 PM

its a good technology. with ps3 eye. its definitely going to be even better. cant wait. but to incorperate it into killzone and resistance. the developers hv to re-do everytin.. mayye not so soon.

darquarma

Feb 2 2008, 05:39 PM

QUOTE(slickz @ Feb 2 2008, 01:10 AM)

just set it to move little bit little bit la... wont get tired. Or maybe if we do get tired, that means we need to workout more.
heheh.

You know what would be cool? Downloadable patch to enable headtracking on COD4. Peek around corners or use to control view so we will be only using one analog stick to control movement. We can turn our heads faster and more precise than using analog stick. seriously gonna be damn awesome!

Head tracking can't work that way. It's basically the same concept as the arcade game where you have to dodge bullets using your whole body. Fun to play, but tiring after 2 tokens.

It'll be a novel way to play, but not necessarily practical.

slickz

Feb 2 2008, 06:56 PM

well it may be like what you say, but for now I'm still hoping for something awesome and practical from this. Let them continue their R&D and see how it goes

jsc_tidus

Feb 2 2008, 11:41 PM

yea, better just wait for the big titles to come out first, or not we'll have to wait more... NOO..

evilpuppy

Feb 3 2008, 05:49 PM

how bout making it 360 degree in the room~! try to amaging while you play shooting game.. run.. crawl.. etc.

Raiko

Feb 3 2008, 06:32 PM

QUOTE(evilpuppy @ Feb 3 2008, 05:49 PM)

how bout making it 360 degree in the room~! try to amaging while you play shooting game.. run.. crawl.. etc.

LOL ! Then if your didn't pull your window curtain, someone will call the ambulance..

jsc_tidus

Feb 4 2008, 02:59 AM

lol thats the function of wii la.. ?

gr8fr8

Feb 4 2008, 03:34 PM

QUOTE(Raiko @ Feb 3 2008, 06:32 PM)

LOL ! Then if your didn't pull your window curtain, someone will call the ambulance..

better ambulance than asylum

Raiko

Feb 4 2008, 03:41 PM

QUOTE(gr8fr8 @ Feb 4 2008, 03:34 PM)

better ambulance than asylum

LOL

momochi zabuza

Feb 8 2008, 11:00 AM

haha i see this experiment and i buy just the wii controller from bernard. just the controller.

slickz

Feb 28 2008, 10:19 AM

Sony reveals the Playstation Eye Head Tracking tech working with only the camera and no IR specs like how johny lee did it with the wii.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/27/ps3-head...y-needs-camera/

It's amazing what the right head tracking software can do eH?

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