head tracking the next level

[Oktoberfest]

Well, at least the solution with the Wii is way less expensive than track IR

[Roy]

Originally Posted by Oktoberfest

Well, at least the solution with the Wii is way less expensive than track IR

If you have a third hand to hold the remote, that is!

(bad) Jokes aside, how much does a wii remote cost?

It wouldn't work with current sims anyway, right?

[vanderstok]

Although nothing new -since TIR can do this as well- I hope this takes off for the Wii. If it gets popular we will probably see a lot more alternatives than TIR which will reduce the price significantly.
If you buy TIR now, I think you'll pay mostly for the software as the hardware is basically just a (IR) webcam with some leds. Not that I'm complaining, I'm a very satisfied TIR user, but the price is just too high for the average gamer.

[Oktoberfest]

Originally Posted by Roy

If you have a third hand to hold the remote, that is!

(bad) Jokes aside, how much does a wii remote cost?

It wouldn't work with current sims anyway, right?

Well if I guess a simple software could adapt it to IL2. And if you had watched the video you would have seen that you are actually not holding the controller but the captors of the Wii system that you can attach to a pair of googles or on a hat, like TIR.

And the price for all that is around 20 - 30 €. And I'm sure you could also programm a roll axis on that.

[Roy]

Originally Posted by Oktoberfest

Well if I guess a simple software could adapt it to IL2. And if you had watched the video you would have seen that you are actually not holding the controller but the captors of the Wii system that you can attach to a pair of googles or on a hat, like TIR.

And the price for all that is around 20 - 30 €. And I'm sure you could also programm a roll axis on that.

All valid points but afaik there's no software available.

The remote is 40€ in the official nintendo website, the googles something like 10-15€, the LEDs with the pin around 5€ (both) so it's more like twice your est. price.

In any case, if you want a cheap alternative to TrackIR go for Freetrack, $10 in components plus the money you want to expend on the webcam, it has working (free) software and supports many titles.

[Zoom2136]

I think you guys are missing the point... its not about what "system" to use for head tracking.... but mostly to show of the 3D effect induced by headtracking in a 3D environment...

I guess BoB will be awsome... as TIR used in conjuction with a better 3D engine will probably rock our socks off...

[Oktoberfest]

Originally Posted by Roy

All valid points but afaik there's no software available.

The remote is 40€ in the official nintendo website, the googles something like 10-15€, the LEDs with the pin around 5€ (both) so it's more like twice your est. price.

In any case, if you want a cheap alternative to TrackIR go for Freetrack, $10 in components plus the money you want to expend on the webcam, it has working (free) software and supports many titles.

Does it work with IL2?

I could afford 10 $ !

[Roy]

Does it work with IL2?

I could afford 10 $ !

You bet it does!

[Blackdog_kt]

Oktoberfest, you can also try nuView. It's a TrackIR emulation program that uses the hat switch, but it moves just like using your mouse. It also starts slow and speeds up while you hold the hat switch pressed, so you can pan almost 360 degrees from 5 to 7 o'clock in a few seconds.

It's still harder to use than the TrackIR, even though it's a massive improvement over the stock game, so i think i might take the plunge a get TrackIR. It's a good time now, because as of yesterday 1Euro=1.5 US Dollars. The bundle offer on the naturalpoint site (TrackIR plus 3 IR emitting LEDs on a clip attached to your headset) is listed at 199 USD, which converts to roughly 130 Euros.