{"id":444,"date":"2011-02-11T15:49:09","date_gmt":"2011-02-11T15:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.aplusbsoftware.com\/?p=444"},"modified":"2016-01-29T15:49:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-29T15:49:42","slug":"suggested-head-tracking-device","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aplusbsoftware.com\/suggested-head-tracking-device\/","title":{"rendered":"Suggested: Head Tracking Device"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve seen this at CES but failed to try it myself. It\u2019s been suggested just a couple times to implement something like this with SimuRide. Below is a video of TrackIR explained using what looks to be a flight simulator.<\/p>\n<h4>Have you used a head-tracking device with a game? How was it?<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_AO0F5sLdVM?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" width=\"450\" height=\"284\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Or, what do you think about having the option to use it? Is it too expensive for home users? Should schools use it?<\/p>\n<p><em>Review from Kenneth:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It seems a little strange the very first time you try it, because you are only turning your head a little and the view on the screen changes more, but it becomes very naturally almost immediately.\u00a0 You can control how sensitive the system is to your head motions.<\/p>\n<p>It has to be a smooth scrolling of the view. A jump to a side view wouldn\u2019t seem natural.<\/p>\n<p>The TrackIR system is very ingenious. They use a small\u00a0infrared projector that sits on top of your monitor. You wear an attachment to your headphones\u00a0or a hat that has three targets. The projector has a sensor that\u00a0detects the movement of those targets and translates them into a 3-D motion of your head. It can do 6 axis tracking: yaw, pitch, and in-out. It is remarkable.<\/p>\n<p>You can sit a normal distance from your screen. It doesn\u2019t seem to matter that much.<\/p>\n<p>I play flight slimulators and driving games and I wouldn\u2019t consider playing them any more without it. In real life, when you drive and are turning left or right, you look in that direction before you turn. With a computer program, if you have three monitors, you have somewhere to look and you wouldn\u2019t need it. Most of us can\u2019t afford three monitors at home. <span class=\"wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-smile\" title=\":)\">\ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you go to their website, you\u2019ll see that many car racing programs support their system:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalpoint.com\/trackir\/03-enhanced-games\/enhanced-games-racing.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.naturalpoint.com\/trackir\/03-enhanced-games\/enhanced-games-racing.html<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve seen this at CES but failed to try it myself. It\u2019s been suggested just a couple times to implement something like this with SimuRide. Below is a video of TrackIR explained using what looks to be a flight simulator. Have you used a head-tracking device with a game? How was it? 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