Portable Virtual Reality for FPS

[gerwalk1]

That is way cool. I want one!

[Mithsereg]

This is by far the most compact vr-solution I've seen. Now that Vuzix has released it's Wrap 1200 with 1280x720 resolution this starts to make an awful lot of sense, especially when it's cheaper and more authentic than three monitors and the TrackIR. Would be too awesome. For FPS I would like to get an independent motion tracker for the gun also, but that's probably not possible, at least not with most of games. Does it strain eyes much or have you noticed any problems in your vision with it?

[RedHotMo1]

hey man how much would it cost if i were 2 buy cause i may buy it

[DjMikoxy]

how can i do that i would like to have a tutorial XD ur awesome man

[sloeboat1]

this is awesome! can you map the headset to the left thumbstick of a xbox controller?

[xAgentVFX]

So why havent Sony or Microsoft and Nintendo put this into big production? Sure you wont really need the back pack and it will forsurely be wireless.

[petemayo]

@xAgentVFX LOL because Sony and Microsoft aren't as awesome as me :P If I had the budget I would do it, make it sell it, then some 10 year old kid would be running around the house wearing it playing left 4 dead and get scared and run and fall down the stairs... On the point of wireless I was thinking about making a head-holster for like an Ipod touch, so you look at the ipod screen, and just do a remote session to a powerhouse gaming rig and use the accelerometers from the ipod to look around.

[xAgentVFX]

@petemayo

And now Sony is releasing there own, BUT DOESNT HAVE MOTION SENSING!!! loooooooool. Yeah ur awesome, yeah, why not.

[extrememonaXXX]

@petemayo you... are... FREAKING AWESOME!!!! me want to play x3

[petemayo]

@extrememonaXXX lol thanks! build one up :) I bet you could come up with something cool new hardware has come out, and small screens are cheap nowadays, maybe a ipod touch / xbox kinect combo could be cool.

[SuperMrCupcakes]

@xAgentVFX Sony already is putting it to big production, please research before useless comments buddy :/

[JDrummaB32]

I was about to bone my girlfriend but then I saw this and it was cool...then I went back to bone my girlfriend and she said there was no way

[pwn00bz4ever]

Cool stuff man, keep it up.

[MrRobert6610]

mind boggling coolness :P good job make a load and sell them aha

[florisaartsen]

+ can u use a xbox conntroler two on the pc

[LucasJodoKast]

@florisaartsen you can use anything that has USB on a PC & some that dont (converters) something just need drivers before the PC will properly detect it

[florisaartsen]

just a qustion where do you buy this glases

[LuckyWhiteLime]

@florisaartsen there called vuzix and you can get them on firebox

[florisaartsen]

@LuckyWhiteLime thx

[florisaartsen]

@LuckyWhiteLime thx thik whit the two screens is kinda weard while playipng i think

[SkinsVsPigeon]

You should try make a online MMO with this stuff, would rack in millions!

[bigguy561]

Hey how much did it cost to make this system, excluding the computer and game?

Also, what are the "make and model" of those glasses?

[MitchDesousa]

Wait, so how are you supposed to keep seeing the screen if you turn your head? are the glasses thingy sorta like a screen too?

[petemayo]

@MitchDesousa Yep :) glasses = mini screens

[desposyy]

why do we have move/kenict/wii?

why don't we have this?

[petemayo]

@desposyy I know huh, I am just a random guy who likes to play video games, really the idea isn't that difficult or impractical, imagine if a research team paid me a million dollars and gave me manufacturing ability the things that we could come up with, I would create high resolution wrapped glasses that have a processor built in and a good camera and do some augmented reality stuff where you run around the great outdoors shooting zombies or multi-player battling eachohter and cost $400

[SteffSoft]

@desposyy

Actually the Move, Kinect, and Wii can be used in Virtual Reality very well.

Especially the Kinect, it can track your entire body and use it in a game.

Imagine using petemayo's setup combined with a Kinect, it would allow you to have 100% control of your character, meaning the gane could mimic every little movement you make. (Of course the game would have to be programmed to support this.)

There's a good example of this on YouTube, search for "HMD + Kinect Virtual Reality"

[petemayo]

@SteffSoft Damn, cool find, is a good idea! Kinect seems cool I haven't played with one yet, I have done really big pain in the ass stuff with HMD and low light cameras + Augmented Reality, was cool effect but sloppy and a huge pain in the ass. I called it 'Third Person Self' where I walked around the house with glasses and a camera attached to the back of me, like I was remote controlling myself then put in some AR markers for fun, but PITA

[SteffSoft]

@petemayo

Cool.

I'm really tempted to try and make a VR game myself, but my VR920 is broken and Vuzix won't replace it because "it's out of warranty." :/

Btw, if you feel the VR920 headtracker isn't all that great, you might want to get a WiiMotionPlus accesory for your Wiimote and use GlovePIE to replace the VR920's yaw, pitch, and roll values with those of the WiiMotionPlus. (That way you can actually aim with the gun instead of your head. Also, MotionPlus has much better Yaw than the VR920)

[petemayo]

@SteffSoft Yeps, I majorly hacked the VR920 the tracking was so lame and picky, I rewrote the way it calculates. My best luck is actually taking apart a Gyration Air Mouse :) Since games don't really use 'roll' it's hyper accurate and fast.

I was going for minimalism with this setup, this is version 4 of VR :) I wanted something to slip on and hold and play games portably, works pretty well :)

[DashSVK]

This can be awesome when used in game where you control your head and your arms/weapon separately, like ArmA: Armed Assault and the sequel ArmA II. Try those out, even the demo would suffice to see the results. Good job btw.

[petemayo]

@DashSVK Thanks and thanks for the game recommendations, would be fun to have separate head from arms :)

[tritratulalal]

Quite cool, this must took like 300 US-Dollars

[petemayo]

@tritratulalal Hello, yep thereabouts, all parts are pretty reusable, took it apart and used it up, except the vuzix :)

N10JA1 Laptop off ebay = $280

Vuzix VR920 off ebay = $200

Wiimote + Nunchuck + gun housing = $60

Blutooth dongle + extra audio adapter from frys = $30

Surface speakers from amazon = $20

Backpack from walmart = $10

Not too bad price wise, especially if you have a wii mote and laptop handy :)

[ThePoster100]

You have To go to: kickstarter "dot" "com"

Let start your project.. the people will give you money.. me too... to create a dream many people are waiting for...

[petemayo]

@ThePoster100 Thanks for the idea! :) hmmm I will think about it

[ThePoster100]

That is what i always DREAMED about!!!

I tryed on late 1994 VR helmet airplane game..

since i want a home VR console!

5*

[AdabA]

Very impressive, although the fact that your head aims and your guns pointing doesn't effect the aim would seem to ruin some of the experience. It seems that's a limitation of the game itself and not necessarily the VR system.

If you can find a way to have the guns position effect aiming I'm sure this would become a lot more enjoyable. Hell I'd want one in that case.

[petemayo]

@AdabA Thanks! Yep, my thoughts exactly I was thinking of making a mod for halflife or something, I was thinking how awesome would it be to have two guns one in each hand and be able to move them all around regardless of head position, would make some for some awesome action, or at least running away and shooting behind your head :)

[Mhf23Rulez]

*bows* dude omfg, u will be the richest man alive some day. Name your price, ill buy a copy, once more are made!!!!!! Don't ever think about giving instructions online, you keep this and become a fuckin Bill Gates my friend. I always hoped id get to try out a badass VR game b4 i got too old, and now i can :') ty

[petemayo]

@Mhf23Rulez LOL Thanks! Either that or I'll be the poorest man alive.

I will send you one if ever I make it or have time or motivation or any one of the many things it takes to get rich and successful.

[Mhf23Rulez]

@petemayo

Haha well u work at it man we can all see u got the potential, and btw Morrowind is the best game ever!!! Praise Bethesda :) I look forward to the copy, charge quite a bit more than what it cost to make it and ull get far :)

[Masajdo]

@Mhf23Rulez he wont be a fucking bill gates he will be fucking bill gates xD

[ldleworker]

He totally got eaten by the Yao Guai

Aiming with your head would suck.

Good effort.

[petemayo]

@ldleworker LOL I killed him good. Aiming with your head = fun. VR = fun and something new.

[benhez]

5:07 to get to thhe actuall demo. EPIC bet ist kindoff scary like been there.

[petemayo]

@benhez LOL yep! it actually makes half life 2 a very scary game, which I didn't remember being scary playing it standard. when you feel really enclosed

I really know how to drag it on, demo is not until 5 minutes 0_0

[benhez]

@petemayo i bet lol try doom 3 jesus that would be some scary stuff, is there any where i could buy the full working kit of this, decent yet cheap.

[petemayo]

@benhez LOL I did, was fun and cramped feeling and more annoying than scary though, all that turning and running backward.

As far as purchasing I would say the only real purchase would be video glasses look for some on ebay, then build the rest with spare parts :)

[Chewu]

this is pretty cool! when are you selling these? i want one! :P

[petemayo]

@Chewu LOL ok, $1,000

I am officially done with this hobby :) unless you know someone who wants to buy it

[Chewu]

@petemayo $1,000 eh.... i'lll get back to you in a year, i would buy it but can we haggle? how's $500?

[petemayo]

@Chewu LOL, I was joking but if you want to give me money 0_0

[Chewu]

@petemayo weeell how much are we talking here?

[TheInnocentPossum]

Holy hell. That's insane. I love the concept. Plus you couldn't have picked a better game. Fallout 3 is epic.

[petemayo]

@TheInnocentPossum Thanks! :)

Sorry for the lack of enthusiasm / length of explaining I made the video from 12:30 to 1 AM as my family slept. I was originally going to have more demos, more action more theory and less explanation, but oh well my hobbies were starting to drown me.

[petemayo]

@ILoveYaFace about same as a mouse.

The Vuzix is pretty wonky but I rewrote the way it works to ignore the jumping around, move your head slowly and you get good response.

[TheFXGuy]

nice. wish you would use fraps to record each eye so we could see how well it works.

[petemayo]

@TheFXGuy Good point, though FRAPS just kills my framerate, it goes from 50 down to 15 even without audio, not sure why.

[TheFXGuy]

@petemayo That's weird... Oh well.

And what's the song on the morrowind video?

[petemayo]

@TheFXGuy Oh that song is a remix from Nine Inch Nails 'Right where it belongs'

This song intro to this vid is 'Neon Golden' from The Notwist.