Developer creates Head Tracking Desktop VR using PlayStation Eye

Posted Feb 1, 2008 at 1:35PM by QJ Staff Listed in: PS3 Tags: motion-sensing, PlayStation Eye, Wiimote

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Little more than a month ago, a grad student created a popular Head Tracking program on the Nintendo Wii. Using the Wiimote, he was able to create a virtual environment on his TV screen, creating an illusion of depth and space with perspective to your field of vision.

Inspired by the idea, programmer Thomas Miller set out to do something similar on the PlayStation 3. Using the PlayStation Dev Kit he created his own Desktop VR program that uses the PlayStation Eye in place of the Wiimote.

Check out the video to see how the program works. At the later part of the video, Miller also remarks that he will be releasing the source code on the PlayStation 3 developer's network, so watch out for it if you're an aspiring programmer.

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# Kewl — Lazyboy256 2008-02-01 09:02

Even though this is nice, just like the guy who made the program for the Wii, do you think it will be looked at by the actual devs and seek him out to use this technology in the PS3? If so, this could mean a new edge in gaming, for example an FPS, where you can shift your field of vision by moving your head. Sadly alas, you usually don't see innovations like these used in games, unless in homebrew.

# hell yes — Eclipze_ 2008-02-01 11:57

I would want to see this put into a game, Hopefully it'll make its way to one of the developers eyes and we can see this put to the test.

# cool — platon 2008-02-01 12:31

When I saw this one the jonny lee website I was WOW, and I though that a wii would be worth getting when games with this pop, but now that it's working on ps3, lol.

I hope we'll see downloadable games that uses this feature :D. And I hope we'll also see, in near future, some of this in a real game too

# nice work — tsujinai 2008-02-01 13:45

looks exactly same as the one on wii. a little mor work though since have to make the extra lens, but hopefully some accessories would be made if this ever gets to be used in game.

# Damn! — Shrink 2008-02-01 21:00

That's so HOT!

That's exactly what gaming should be like. Imagine the possibilities!

# ... — Silver-Tiger 2008-02-01 23:07

hmm.....

I don't think this is so good...

This has a great disadvantage over the Wii:

Like the guy said in the video, you need a self-made Infrared pointer. For developers this is cool, though. They could make great games with it. But here's the disadvantage again. You will need to buy the Infrared pointer then. And I'm pretty sure that IF Sony comes out with something like this, it won't be cheap....

# So? — theaceoffire 2008-02-02 06:53

Doesn't matter, does it?

I mean, people bought the stuff for Rock Band, they would be willing to buy a headset to get 3D games...

# Totally off topic! — Eclipze_ 2008-02-02 07:06

I'm getting a computer (I want a good one that can handle games). I got about $2000, so which is a good computer?

# AlienWare — StingBlah 2008-02-05 01:40

Computers are built for hardcore gaming--and other stuff too

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