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A look at Gran Turismo 5's "head-tracking" feature

Posted Sep 9, 2009 at 5:03PM EST by Glenn M.

Listed in: PS3 Tags: playstation 3 updates, PlayStation Eye, PlayStation Network, Polyphony Digital

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We all went wow over Gran Turismo 5 when Polyphony Digital first rolled out the racing simulator's feature list. We've seen car damage on other games, but it was certainly worth noting for Gran Turismo 5. Now we turn attention to the literally head-turning feature that wasn't on that list - the "head-tracking" feature.

This feature requires the PlayStation Eye. How else will it track your head? One look at these demo vids will help you understand better.

It might seem a little simple, but imagine having such technology for GT5, and with the way the game looks, having the head-tracking feature will definitely add truckloads to the driving simulation experience. With this, you can turn to the side and yell at the driver ramming you, not that that'll help you though.

As GT Planet has learned, Â“Â…the movement of Cockpit Camera interface (confirmed in full 3-D. The camera can be fully manipulated and you can opt to have your head tracked by the PSEye). Gran Turismo 5 is supposed to have the same capabilities as shown in the demo, if not better.

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The idea is based on where your head is in relation to the tv/ir box the diff angles you see, Micro movements chance camera angles. Best ways to enplane is go look out a window from the bottom you can see the sky from the top you can see the ground. You are still facing the window but what you see is different. Same idea with this.

# 8D — jgr9 2009-09-10 03:05

I've seen this technology before, but... 8D

It seemed slightly jumpy in the video. Hopefully that is just the video or the framerate of the video.

# a waste — spacewiz 2009-09-10 12:47

nice for simulation but when you turn your head you still have to watch your monitor(s). so you turn your head to the left but you still have to look straight ahead.

# .... — Shatterdome 2009-09-10 23:33

Yeah, these video have nothing to do with the playstation eye.

Listen to uplink, you can get this now for your PC (the 2nd youtube video).

The first video was done using PS3's, but still was using an IR tracking camera, which is different from PSEye.

If they do this using the eye, it will be through more traditional methods (facial recognition, using your eyes as tracking points).

The results will be similar, just not as accurate (unless they make a visor clip with those little bulbs on them like the motion controller has)

# No, that's eye movement — GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2009-09-11 15:01

I understand this more than you so quit talking to me like i'm stupid.

# Exactly! — GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2009-09-11 15:05

Just what I meant and Uplink had to talk to me like i'm retarded or something.

# you — nehebkau 2009-09-13 00:03

don't have to turn your head very much... so i don't see the problem

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