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PS3 version of the Wii desktop VR hack
EvilSmeevil \| 8:30 PM on 02.14.2008	8 comments

Found this about a week ago, meant to post it in case anyone else hadn't seen it yet. I hadn't heard about the Wii verion before I saw this (although apparently they did it first) and it totally blew my mind. Just thinking about the applications this could have in games is enough to make even the most casual gamer moist. The most obvious one probably being first person shooters, although transferring control from the mouse to your...head might take a while to get used to. Anyone else got ideas for uses this could have in games?

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7 comments | showing # 1 to 7

liquidninja

Well I think head tracking shouldn't be used for changing the camera per say but rather change the perspective went your head moves.
All images should look like they are really there on the other side of a window. But you still control the camera yourself.

EvilSmeevil

So maybe better for third person games?

Vegas

I think someone blogged about this a few weeks ago, but still it's cool that both the PS3 and Wii can do this. I doubt any developers are going to take advantage of this for a while though.

BS3 Owner

Wow! Cereals.

pedrovay2003

Yeah, I still find it interesting that he has to start it by saying "You don't need a Wii Remote to do head tracking." Yes, all I need is an extra camera (that doesn't come with the system) and to make a custom lens cap. :P

Honestly, whoever actually implements this first gets my respect. As cool as I think the Wii would be with this --- what, with the ducking and shooting in a shooter all the way you would do in real life --- it would still be cool in a truly HD game on the PS3.

ScottyG

Didn't seem to track depth very well, but still cool.

I wonder if that could be used with any camera, like the 360 one or any old cheap PC web cam. Certainly a lot cheaper than getting ahold of a PS3 Dev kit and the Playstation Eye. :p

mistic

wow that was an impressive display of skill!

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