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head tracking
Saving Face
Well a lot has been going on since my last post. Which is good, because I have some new material. Face Track NOIR!!!! What is it, well say goodbye to Track IR, if you are wondering what Track IR is check my previous post about FreeTrack. Face Track uses your web cam to track your head movements in game! No modifying cameras to pick up led’s and building devices to attach to your head or helment. Just install the software, hook up your webcam, change some settings and your good to go. It supports over 400 game titles, including the ARMA 3, and I think is a great alternative to spending $200 for some fancy device that would do the job just a little better. For all you novices out there, this is the ticket to a whole new world of gaming. Check it out, I highly reccommend it.
Head Tracking
One of the first obstacles I faced in building a simulator was moving around the cockpit. Now if you want to just map the view controls to joystick buttons you can, or you can pay hundreds of dollars for a head tracker such as Track IR. I found a better alternative. For about $30 you can build your own head tracking device using a program called Freetrack. There are instructions on the website and if you take your time, you will have a quality product that will last a long time. I was very impressed with Freetrack. It worked flawlessly with all my games and was easy to setup. Now I would say there is a intermediate skill set in electronics you will need, like knowing how to solder and some knowledge in wiring so don’t try this if you are not confident in your skills, but to find out more go to www.free-track.net and start learning.
Sonic Boom Simulations 