| This is a film of a 3 point headtracking unit, i made using the FreeTrack software. It is not really a 'how-to' vid, more of a demo of what I accomplised, built with parts i found around the house. Its still a work in progress project. I was considering buying a unit like Track IR. But this seems to work ok for my needs. Yes the cap with wires on it does look rather poop, but it works surprisingly well! FreeTrack is a completely free program that can effectively turn a basic webcam into a powerful head tracking device. It can measure head translation and rotation, together a total of six degrees of freedom and send this data to head tracking enabled games. Items used: Web cam, A rear bike LED light, electrical wire, A base ball cap, a coat hanger, ahesive tape, batteries, apiece of 35mm negative film (to place over the webcam lens) and a soldering iron and solder. In game footage from Armed Assault. The in game footage was not a smooth as i would of liked, but i think that was due mainly to Fraps and Free Track and the heavy demands of the game settings, all running at the same time. However im very happy with how smooth it is running to date. The software, building instructions/manual and help forums can be found here: free-track.net Please direct any questions regards software problems and help to the Free Track Forums. Thanks. |
