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Taking the Wii Controller to the Next Level
funfail writes "It's a Wii without the $250 console. It's virtual Pong and so much more. Any object is now an input device, even your fingers. Camspace is a pure software solution that allows nearly any ordinary PC webcam (95% are supported) to track up to four objects — even as small as 5mm — in real-time and with very high accuracy and reliability (Windows only). Techcrunch has an in-depth article and a video." Very neat idea, but it appears that it is in a limited beta only, and source doesn't appear likely.
People have been writing webcam tracking software for ages, some is actually open source and there's even phonecam tracking software but this the first hopeful sign I've seen for something more fun than some stupid logitech wobbly eyebrowes and a moustache!
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Free Playstation 3, XBox 360 and Nintendo Wii
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The eyeToy doesn't work on the PC, so there's no loss of market share.
If their patents cover all of these style of input devices, and not just PlayStation versions, then the patent office has a serious case of cranio-rectal inversion.
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actually, it's the same thing, only you use the camera as the controller.
Add a couple accelerometers and bluetooth to any regular webcam, and you got yourself a wiimote.
entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
If their patents cover all of these style of input devices, and not just PlayStation versions, then the patent office has a serious case of cranio-rectal inversion.
Have you been paying attention? This question has been settled for some time. Hence the gp's high level of confidence.
It's hard to believe that's how Micronians are made. Why don't we see it right now by having you both kiss one another?
Optical tracking has been around forever. I work in a VR lab, there is no way Sony has a patent on the idea.
I don't need a million points of light, just two points of multi-mode fiber and a 10 Gig-E router.
You might be right, but the sad fact is that it doesn't exactly matter in today's world.
hey,
we've gotten a few reports of this and one screen shot. if anyone does see an ad for a mail order bride, please send me a screen shot if ya can, but also paste me the click-thru URL.
thanks - address to send it to is hemos @ well, the website you're on.org
Yeah, I'm that guy.