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🕛 War Thunder - Guardian of the Baltic Sea and F-89D Discount Available

#WarThunder #Linux #LinuxGaming #PCGaming #FlightSim #FreeTrack #HeadTracking #MetaQuest #OpenXR #PICO #SteamFrame #SteamVR #VirtualReality #VR

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/236390/view/701024786320458498

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/236390/view/701024786320458494

ICYMI: Beam Eye Tracker - 2.6.3 Public Beta (Linux and macOS)

#BeamEyeTracker #BusSim #EyeTracker #EyeTracking #FlightSim #HeadTracking #Linux #LinuxGaming #PCGaming #SimRacing #SpaceSim #TruckSim

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2375780/view/694267484078867098

Hands-Free Mouse Uses Eyes And Muscles Instead

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://hackaday.com/2026/07/24/hands-free-mouse-uses-eyes-and-muscles-instead/

ICYMI: Beam Eye Tracker - v2.5.12: Up to 40% Lower CPU Usage

#BeamEyeTracker #BusSim #EyeTracker #EyeTracking #FlightSim #HeadTracking #Linux #LinuxGaming #PCGaming #SimRacing #SpaceSim #TruckSim

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2375780/view/695392297676703433

Turtle Beach Atlas Air i Skullcandy Crusher PLYR 720

So I was approached via DM because I mentioned #headTracking support for #freespace on Linux PC a while ago. I threw what I have here - and it is rather crude. If anyone wants to give it a try be my guest: https://github.com/bekopharm/fs2open.github.com/tree/feature/facetracknoir

I do not have the capacity to make this nice e.g. as an option. If someone wants to cherry pick the changes and make something of it I'd be more than happy. There's really not much to it.

Would still like to hear if this works for someone else than MyMachine.

#gaming

So I was approached via DM because I mentioned #headTracking support for #freespace on Linux PC a while ago. I threw what I have here - and it is rather crude. If anyone wants to give it a try be my guest: https://github.com/bekopharm/fs2open.github.com/tree/feature/facetracknoir

I do not have the capacity to make this nice e.g. as an option. If someone wants to cherry pick the changes and make something of it I'd be more than happy. There's really not much to it.

Would still like to hear if this works for someone else than MyMachine.

#gaming

One Open-source Project Daily

Head tracking software for MS Windows, Linux, and Apple OSX

https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack

#1ospd #opensource #cplusplus #cplusplus17 #flightsimulator #headtracking #linuxapp #opencv #qt5 #wiimote

One Open-source Project Daily

Head tracking software for MS Windows, Linux, and Apple OSX

https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack

#1ospd #opensource #cplusplus #cplusplus17 #flightsimulator #headtracking #linuxapp #opencv #qt5 #wiimote

I got back to playing #FlightOfNova lately, because it's dark and calm and meticulous. A great game to play in the winter. Dawdling around in the settings I noticed it had #headtracking support for looking around the cockpit. I quickly considered getting one of those silly devices, before I remembered that #Opentrack supports any old webcam. *sounds of rummaging around* So that works great. Just use "neuralnet tracker" as input in Opentrack.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069190/Flight_Of_Nova/
https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack

I got back to playing #FlightOfNova lately, because it's dark and calm and meticulous. A great game to play in the winter. Dawdling around in the settings I noticed it had #headtracking support for looking around the cockpit. I quickly considered getting one of those silly devices, before I remembered that #Opentrack supports any old webcam. *sounds of rummaging around* So that works great. Just use "neuralnet tracker" as input in Opentrack.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069190/Flight_Of_Nova/
https://github.com/opentrack/opentrack

Glasses-free 3D using webcam head tracking

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/camera/vr-without-glasses-for-webgl-332314

#HackerNews #GlassesFree3D #WebcamTracking #VRTechnology #HeadTracking #Innovation

Glasses-free 3D using webcam head tracking

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/camera/vr-without-glasses-for-webgl-332314

#HackerNews #GlassesFree3D #WebcamTracking #VRTechnology #HeadTracking #Innovation

3D Printing A Cheap VR Headset https://hackaday.com/2025/10/04/3d-printing-a-cheap-vr-headset/ #3dPrinterhacks #virtualreality #headtracking #vrheadset #headset #vr

3D Printing A Cheap VR Headset https://hackaday.com/2025/10/04/3d-printing-a-cheap-vr-headset/ #3dPrinterhacks #virtualreality #headtracking #vrheadset #headset #vr

3D Printing A Cheap VR Headset - The modern era of virtual reality really kicked off in earnest just over a decade ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/04/3d-printing-a-cheap-vr-headset/ #3dprinterhacks #virtualreality #headtracking #vrheadset #headset #vr

3D Printing A Cheap VR Headset - The modern era of virtual reality really kicked off in earnest just over a decade ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/04/3d-printing-a-cheap-vr-headset/ #3dprinterhacks #virtualreality #headtracking #vrheadset #headset #vr

Oh my, would you look at that. #Breezy Desktop is getting UDP support for head tracking solutions like #OpenTrack - demo of the ALPHA with #X4Foundations that features OpenTrack UDP support as well.

This is ✨ awesome ✨

This means that a bunch of supported #XR glasses will gain #HeadTracking support via Opentrack without #XR specific adapters/plugins, like my own `xr_to_opentrack` proof of concept.

https://github.com/wheaney/breezy-desktop

#Gaming #LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux #BreezyDesktop

Oh my, would you look at that. #Breezy Desktop is getting UDP support for head tracking solutions like #OpenTrack - demo of the ALPHA with #X4Foundations that features OpenTrack UDP support as well.

This is ✨ awesome ✨

This means that a bunch of supported #XR glasses will gain #HeadTracking support via Opentrack without #XR specific adapters/plugins, like my own `xr_to_opentrack` proof of concept.

https://github.com/wheaney/breezy-desktop

#Gaming #LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux #BreezyDesktop

# Hospiz-Projekt geht endlich weiter

Wir haben endlich den technischen Dienstleister des Hospizes ranbekommen, um uns ans Personalrufsystem anzuschließen. Er meinte, das wird nicht ganz so einfach sein. Ist wohl kein einfaches DECT-System. (Vielleicht doch mit Servos den Knopf drücken?)

# Tutorial für Optikey

Wir bereiten gerade das erste große Tutorial vor: Eine Optikey-Einführung, in Video- und Textform.

#eyetracking #headtracking #disabilities #inklusion

Die GPN war klasse! Danke euch allen! 💜

Hier unser Vortrag:
FOSS-Eye-Tracking für Menschen mit ALS

https://media.ccc.de/v/gpn23-163-foss-eye-tracking-fr-menschen-mit-als-projektvorstellung-eyes-on-disabilities-

Außerdem, wer mitmachen will, gerne melden: https://eyes-on-disabilities.org/de/06-miscellaneous/contact.html

Was zum Beispiel gebraucht wird:
- Texte schreiben​
- Setups ausprobieren​
- Software einfacher machen
- Weitere Soft- und Hardware finden​
- Kopfbewegung lösen​
- 3D-Modellierung und –Druck​
- Mobile-Dev​

#eyetracking #headtracking #disabilities #inklusion #gpn23

Wir halten einen Vortrag bei der GPN 🤩: https://cfp.gulas.ch/gpn23/talk/QXC9UX/
2025-06-22 13:45–14:05, ZKM Medientheater

Außerdem besuchen wir nächsten Monat unser erstes Hospiz.

#gpn23 #EyesOnDisabilities #eyetracking #headtracking #disabilities #inklusion

> https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/news/xwvm-release-announcement

Hell yes. #xwvm announces public alpha.

I'm playing this for a while now having an absolute blast. This also works on #Linux including #HOTAS / #HOSAS and #HeadTracking with #Opentrack

#XWing #StarWars #Gaming #LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux #Space #PewPew

> https://www.moddb.com/mods/xwvm/news/xwvm-release-announcement

Hell yes. #xwvm announces public alpha.

I'm playing this for a while now having an absolute blast. This also works on #Linux including #HOTAS / #HOSAS and #HeadTracking with #Opentrack

#XWing #StarWars #Gaming #LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux #Space #PewPew

Neue Bedienungshilfen bei Apple: Fokus auf technische Innovation und Inklusion
Apple integriert Bedienungshilfen systematisch in alle Betriebssysteme. Das Unternehmen verfolgt das Ziel, Bar
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/neue-bedienungshilfen-bei-apple-fokus-auf-technische-innovation-und-inklusion/
#News #Services #Accessibility #AppStore #Apple #AppleWatch #Barrierefreiheit #Bedienungshilfen #HeadTracking #Inklusion #iOS #iPadOS #iPhone #macOS #Magnifier #Texterkennung #VisionPro

Neue Bedienungshilfen bei Apple: Fokus auf technische Innovation und Inklusion
Apple integriert Bedienungshilfen systematisch in alle Betriebssysteme. Das Unternehmen verfolgt das Ziel, Bar
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/neue-bedienungshilfen-bei-apple-fokus-auf-technische-innovation-und-inklusion/
#News #Services #Accessibility #AppStore #Apple #AppleWatch #Barrierefreiheit #Bedienungshilfen #HeadTracking #Inklusion #iOS #iPadOS #iPhone #macOS #Magnifier #Texterkennung #VisionPro

Dunno if you heard of #BeamEyeTracker before. It's positioning itself next to #Tobii but uses just a webcam and #Opentrack, so probably just #Neuralnet tracker on steroids - but I'd still appreciate if you could chime in for a #Linux build at https://steamcommunity.com/app/2375780/discussions/0/4757578278664103829/ too as it seems to be read by the dev|s.

#LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux #HeadTracker #HeadTracking #TrackIR

Dunno if you heard of #BeamEyeTracker before. It's positioning itself next to #Tobii but uses just a webcam and #Opentrack, so probably just #Neuralnet tracker on steroids - but I'd still appreciate if you could chime in for a #Linux build at https://steamcommunity.com/app/2375780/discussions/0/4757578278664103829/ too as it seems to be read by the dev|s.

#LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux #HeadTracker #HeadTracking #TrackIR

TOLLE NEUIGKEITEN:
Wir gehen bald regelmäßig in die Alltags- und Pflegeassistent. Wir möchten das Leben von Betroffenen von ALS und MS besser verstehen, und mit ihnen zusammen unsere Eye-Tracking-Lösungen weiterentwickeln. Wir freuen uns riesig auf die Menschen, die wir kennenlernen werden und hoffen, ihnen helfen zu können.

Den Kontakt ermöglicht uns die IFB-Stiftung. Danke für das Vertrauen: https://ifb-stiftung.de/

#EyesOnDisabilities #eyetracking #headtracking #disabilities #inklusion

Another XR connector for OpenTrack

Remember my proof concept to read IMU data of my #XR glasses to #OpenTrack?

hodasemi wrote a #Rust connector based on the idea that works without #Breezy: https://github.com/hodasemi/xr_to_opentrack_rs – comes with a systemd service file so it can run in the background.

Once installed the only step left to do is fire up OpenTrack 🤘😄🤘

https://beko.famkos.net/2025/02/04/another-xr-connector-for-opentrack/

#AR #Breezy #gamingonlinux #headtracker #Headtracking #linuxgaming #opentrack #Rust #Viture #ViturePro #XR

Another XR connector for OpenTrack

Remember my proof concept to read IMU data of my #XR glasses to #OpenTrack?

hodasemi wrote a #Rust connector based on the idea that works without #Breezy: https://github.com/hodasemi/xr_to_opentrack_rs – comes with a systemd service file so it can run in the background.

Once installed the only step left to do is fire up OpenTrack 🤘😄🤘

https://beko.famkos.net/2025/02/04/another-xr-connector-for-opentrack/

#AR #Breezy #gamingonlinux #headtracker #Headtracking #linuxgaming #opentrack #Rust #Viture #ViturePro #XR

Star Citizen with head tracking from XR glasses in SBS mode on Linux PC – Yes it works!

So I was asked if my head tracking approach of reading the IMU data from my Viture Pro to OpenTrack and SBS (side-by-side) mode with ReShade would also work with StarCitizen.

Guess it does 🤷

Pick your poison to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWUC2Y3TRh4 / https://makertube.net/w/8L7gVN8NnLvjhQCPGNmd6W

I start Star Citizen via Lutris (and not with Steam), which requires slightly different settings once ReShade is installed:

Enable Gamescope: ONOutput Resolution: "3840x1080"Game Resolution: "3840x2160" (set this also ingame!)Custom Settings: "--scaler stretch"

Can this get you banned? Who knows 🤷 Jury is still out on this. Do I care? Nope. I won’t miss my puny starter pack.

YMMV.

The proof of concept code to read the IMU data can be found at https://github.com/bekopharm/xr_to_opentrack (pending changes).

It works with the Breezy GNOME xr_driver: https://github.com/wheaney/breezy-desktop (but the Vulkan one works probably too but that’s untested). It should also be compatible with other glasses that have IMU for Breezy available.

There is an unlisted SBS version of this video linked in the description. You will need XR glasses that do FULL SBS though to watch it!

https://beko.famkos.net/2025/02/01/star-citizen-with-head-tracking-from-xr-glasses-in-sbs-mode-on-linux-pc-yes-it-works/

#AR #Breezy #gaming #gamingonlinux #headtracker #Headtracking #linuxgaming #opentrack #Reshade #SBS #StarCitizen #Viture #ViturePro #VR #XR

Star Citizen with head tracking from XR glasses in SBS mode on Linux PC – Yes it works!

So I was asked if my head tracking approach of reading the IMU data from my Viture Pro to OpenTrack and SBS (side-by-side) mode with ReShade would also work with StarCitizen.

Guess it does 🤷

Pick your poison to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWUC2Y3TRh4 / https://makertube.net/w/8L7gVN8NnLvjhQCPGNmd6W

I start Star Citizen via Lutris (and not with Steam), which requires slightly different settings once ReShade is installed:

Enable Gamescope: ONOutput Resolution: "3840x1080"Game Resolution: "3840x2160" (set this also ingame!)Custom Settings: "--scaler stretch"

Can this get you banned? Who knows 🤷 Jury is still out on this. Do I care? Nope. I won’t miss my puny starter pack.

YMMV.

The proof of concept code to read the IMU data can be found at https://github.com/bekopharm/xr_to_opentrack (pending changes).

It works with the Breezy GNOME xr_driver: https://github.com/wheaney/breezy-desktop (but the Vulkan one works probably too but that’s untested). It should also be compatible with other glasses that have IMU for Breezy available.

There is an unlisted SBS version of this video linked in the description. You will need XR glasses that do FULL SBS though to watch it!

https://beko.famkos.net/2025/02/01/star-citizen-with-head-tracking-from-xr-glasses-in-sbs-mode-on-linux-pc-yes-it-works/

#AR #Breezy #gaming #gamingonlinux #headtracker #Headtracking #linuxgaming #opentrack #Reshade #SBS #StarCitizen #Viture #ViturePro #VR #XR

Demo: FreeSpace 2 Open with head tracking from Viture Pro XR glasses IMU data – on Linux PC

Until now I used OpenTrack with my DIY IR tracker or the Neuralnet tracker. I knew that my XR glasses feature IMU data though and the xr_driver of the Breezy Desktop project allows to access the data via IPC on Linux PC. So I did what Linux user do: I wrote a script to access the IMU data and forwarded it via UDP to OpenTrack:

Pick your poison to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njuumLUvqrM / https://makertube.net/w/2bNyxJhdyydTeFq17onikv

This reminded me that I also wrote a proof of concept to implement the FaceTrackNoIR (or OpenTrack) protocol into FreeSpace 2 Open on Linux PC ( https://makertube.net/w/7VtfAjW7EiAUS5aiPwG7if ) so I gave it a spin to test the data bridge. That was smooth sailing!

The mod is Diaspora: Shattered Armistice, still awesome today: http://diaspora.hard-light.net/ (Warning: This may fuel a desire to re-watch the BSG series again 😀).

The bridge code can be found at https://github.com/bekopharm/xr_to_opentrack (pending changes).

It works with the Breezy GNOME xr_driver: https://github.com/wheaney/breezy-desktop (but the Vulkan one works probably too but that’s untested). It should also be compatible with other glasses that have IMU for Breezy available.

Update: hodasemi wrote a Rust connector based on the idea that works without Breezy: https://github.com/hodasemi/xr_to_opentrack_rs – comes with a systemd service file so it can run in the background. Once installed the only step left to do is fire up OpenTrack 🤘

https://beko.famkos.net/2025/01/31/demo-freespace-2-open-with-head-tracking-from-viture-pro-xr-glasses-imu-data-on-linux-pc/

#AR #BattleStarGalactica #Breezy #BSG #diaspora #FreeSpace #FreeSpace2 #gaming #gamingonlinux #headtracker #Headtracking #linux #linuxgaming #opentrack #Viture #ViturePro #VR #XR

Demo: FreeSpace 2 Open with head tracking from Viture Pro XR glasses IMU data – on Linux PC

Until now I used OpenTrack with my DIY IR tracker or the Neuralnet tracker. I knew that my XR glasses feature IMU data though and the xr_driver of the Breezy Desktop project allows to access the data via IPC on Linux PC. So I did what Linux user do: I wrote a script to access the IMU data and forwarded it via UDP to OpenTrack:

Pick your poison to watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njuumLUvqrM / https://makertube.net/w/2bNyxJhdyydTeFq17onikv

This reminded me that I also wrote a proof of concept to implement the FaceTrackNoIR (or OpenTrack) protocol into FreeSpace 2 Open on Linux PC ( https://makertube.net/w/7VtfAjW7EiAUS5aiPwG7if ) so I gave it a spin to test the data bridge. That was smooth sailing!

The mod is Diaspora: Shattered Armistice, still awesome today: http://diaspora.hard-light.net/ (Warning: This may fuel a desire to re-watch the BSG series again 😀).

The bridge code can be found at https://github.com/bekopharm/xr_to_opentrack (pending changes).

It works with the Breezy GNOME xr_driver: https://github.com/wheaney/breezy-desktop (but the Vulkan one works probably too but that’s untested). It should also be compatible with other glasses that have IMU for Breezy available.

https://beko.famkos.net/2025/01/31/demo-freespace-2-open-with-head-tracking-from-viture-pro-xr-glasses-imu-data-on-linux-pc/

#AR #BattleStarGalactica #Breezy #BSG #diaspora #FreeSpace #FreeSpace2 #gaming #gamingonlinux #headtracker #Headtracking #linux #linuxgaming #opentrack #Viture #ViturePro #VR #XR

Neuigkeiten zu #EyesOnDisabilities gibt es ab sofort hier:
https://cccwi.social/@eyes_on_disabilities

#eyetracking #headtracking #disabilities #inklusion

#EyesOnDisabilities diese Woche:

Wir waren auf dem Chaos Communication Congress und konnten unsere bisherigen Ergebnisse demonstrieren. Danke an alle Interessierten.

#eyetracking #headtracking #disabilities #inklusion #38c3

🔥 Hell Yes! #X4Foundations added #OpenTrack UDP support for native #HeadTracking under #Linux and I can finally talk about it 🤓 Yes! Yes! 🚀

🎥 I was to happy about it that I even did a recording while I had a bad cold and was hoarse just to show it off: https://makertube.net/w/wo4zAJiTFLeg8t2o93MLpL or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgOkGwMShT0

✍ Took a while but it’s now in the open beta for 7.50 https://steamcommunity.com/games/392160/announcements/detail/4485117301459255318

It’s great to see another company embracing open standards and care for their niche gamers too ❤️

#GamingOnLinux #LinuxGaming

https://beko.famkos.net/2024/12/03/15629396/

#gamingonlinux #Headtracking #linux #linuxgaming #opentrack #x4foundations

🔥 Hell Yes! #X4Foundations added #OpenTrack UDP support for native #HeadTracking under #Linux and I can finally talk about it 🤓 Yes! Yes! 🚀

🎥 I was to happy about it that I even did a recording while I had a bad cold and was hoarse just to show it off: https://makertube.net/w/wo4zAJiTFLeg8t2o93MLpL or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgOkGwMShT0

✍ Took a while but it’s now in the open beta for 7.50 https://steamcommunity.com/games/392160/announcements/detail/4485117301459255318

It’s great to see another company embracing open standards and care for their niche gamers too ❤️

#GamingOnLinux #LinuxGaming

https://beko.famkos.net/2024/12/03/15629396/

#gamingonlinux #Headtracking #linux #linuxgaming #opentrack #x4foundations

🔥 Hell Yes! #X4Foundations added #OpenTrack UDP support for native #HeadTracking under #Linux and I can finally talk about it 🤓 Yes! Yes! 🚀

🎥 I was to happy about it that I even did a recording while I had a bad cold and was hoarse just to show it off: https://makertube.net/w/wo4zAJiTFLeg8t2o93MLpL or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgOkGwMShT0

✍ Took a while but it's now in the open beta for 7.50 https://steamcommunity.com/games/392160/announcements/detail/4485117301459255318

It's great to see another company embracing open standards and care for their niche gamers too ❤️

#GamingOnLinux

🔥 Hell Yes! #X4Foundations added #OpenTrack UDP support for native #HeadTracking under #Linux and I can finally talk about it 🤓 Yes! Yes! 🚀

🎥 I was to happy about it that I even did a recording while I had a bad cold and was hoarse just to show it off: https://makertube.net/w/wo4zAJiTFLeg8t2o93MLpL or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgOkGwMShT0

✍ Took a while but it's now in the open beta for 7.50 https://steamcommunity.com/games/392160/announcements/detail/4485117301459255318

It's great to see another company embracing open standards and care for their niche gamers too ❤️

#GamingOnLinux

This one flew under my radar so far (haha, sorry):

Rescue the civilians, race the clock, and raze the enemy in MH-Zombie, the world’s only helicopter arcade simulator! Three flight physics modes, three difficulty modes, and a tutorial mode provide a stepped learning curve and wider accessibility to realistic helicopter flight.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1429350/MHZombie

The reason this came to my attention is because it’s one of the few games that [just] implemented #headTracking via UDP e.g. available by #OpenTrack (and various others). This is great because it doesn’t force people to jump the hoops of #TrackIR, which is only supported for Windows and officially limited to their proprietary devices. See this in action at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMGFdO7VXiY

Apparently it’s written for mobile games but runs on PC as well – that seems to include Linux PC which even makes this a #LinuxGaming title! 🤓

I don’t know about you but for 3 bucks I’ll totally get this for the occasional pew pew fun. Game seems to be a labour of love so sharing is highly appreciated.

https://beko.famkos.net/2024/11/12/mh-zombie/

#flightsim #gaming #gamingonlinux #Headtracking #helicopter #indiegame #linuxgaming #mhzombie #opentrack #TrackIR

This one flew under my radar so far (haha, sorry):

Rescue the civilians, race the clock, and raze the enemy in MH-Zombie, the world’s only helicopter arcade simulator! Three flight physics modes, three difficulty modes, and a tutorial mode provide a stepped learning curve and wider accessibility to realistic helicopter flight.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1429350/MHZombie

The reason this came to my attention is because it’s one of the few games that [just] implemented #headTracking via UDP e.g. available by #OpenTrack (and various others). This is great because it doesn’t force people to jump the hoops of #TrackIR, which is only supported for Windows and officially limited to their proprietary devices. See this in action at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMGFdO7VXiY

Apparently it’s written for mobile games but runs on PC as well – that seems to include Linux PC which even makes this a #LinuxGaming title! 🤓

I don’t know about you but for 3 bucks I’ll totally get this for the occasional pew pew fun. Game seems to be a labour of love so sharing is highly appreciated.

https://beko.famkos.net/2024/11/12/mh-zombie/

#flightsim #gaming #gamingonlinux #Headtracking #helicopter #indiegame #linuxgaming #mhzombie #opentrack #TrackIR

Random trivia; #VR is so 90s 🤪 - this is a photo of an offer for a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFX1_Headgear for ~500USD in 1997. Apparently it was compatible with games like #MechWarrior 2 and did already feature stuff like #headtracking for compatible #VRgame|s.

Random trivia; #VR is so 90s 🤪 - this is a photo of an offer for a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VFX1_Headgear for ~500USD in 1997. Apparently it was compatible with games like #MechWarrior 2 and did already feature stuff like #headtracking for compatible #VRgame|s.

It has been a while that I tried #StarCitizen. With the new #Neuralnet Tracker plugin (AI haha) for #OpenTrack we get head tracking without annoying IR LEDs or reflecting stripes just by reading the webcam video feed. This is apparently fast enough to try #headTracking without a dedicated #headTracker nowadays. And all that on a #Linux PC. Took some fiddling but the concept still works. What a time to be alive.

Demo: https://makertube.net/w/groS1wpAhP8XYE75vJwX32

HowTo: https://simpit.dev/systems/opentrack/

#Gaming

https://beko.famkos.net/2024/09/02/15629325/

#gaming #headtracker #Headtracking #linux #Neuralnet #opentrack #StarCitizen

It has been a while that I tried #StarCitizen. With the new #Neuralnet Tracker plugin (AI haha) for #OpenTrack we get head tracking without annoying IR LEDs or reflecting stripes just by reading the webcam video feed. This is apparently fast enough to try #headTracking without a dedicated #headTracker nowadays. And all that on a #Linux PC. Took some fiddling but the concept still works. What a time to be alive.

Demo: https://makertube.net/w/groS1wpAhP8XYE75vJwX32

HowTo: https://simpit.dev/systems/opentrack/

#Gaming

https://beko.famkos.net/2024/09/02/15629325/

#gaming #headtracker #Headtracking #linux #Neuralnet #opentrack #StarCitizen

that's a fun one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHgOBIoPpjU

#RC #FPV #Dogfight with #Headtracking

So I bought the delanclip as a replacement for Smoothtrack. The device is much more precise, which is properly cause my mobile phone front camera is really bad with an bad refresh rate.
It alow does allow me to play in the dark, which is nice and the jitter stopped which I experienced with Smoothtrack.

The only downside I forgot about import taxes from UK to Germany and needed to pay more that the price on the website.

#Delanclip #Smoothtrack #Headtracking #PCGaming

I’m flabbergasted how good this tracker-neuralnet plugin for #OpenTrack works. It does the #headTracking with just a webcam without any clips, reflectors or LED stripes. I kinda expected this to not work really well in a dark room, that I prefer for gaming, but I was wrong. Even with a tiny light in one corner of the room only it kept tracking flawless.

…can even scratch my nose and it keeps tracking.

To get this neuralnet tracker input in the first place I had to download the ONNX runtime package onnxruntime-linux-x64-1.18.1.tgz from https://github.com/microsoft/onnxruntime/releases/tag/v1.18.1 (My Fedora offered 1.15.1 from it’s repo but this was at the time of writing not sufficient and having it installed resulted in failure due to an API mismatch). I didn’t even install it somewhere, just unpacked it in my Downloads folder.

Back in my OpenTracks folder I run cmake the way I’ve done it before several times but this time I added the unpacked onnxruntime folder to the config.

Configure did it’s magic (note how it picked up module tracker-neuralnet once the ONNXRuntime_DIR was set) and here we are one make later. This is rather impressive 🤓

YMMV

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https://beko.famkos.net/2024/08/01/compiled-opentrack-with-tracker-neuralnet/

#gamingonlinux #Headtracking #linuxgaming #opentrack

7A5244b: Neue AirPods Pro 2 Beta Firmware
Apple hat kürzlich eine neue Beta-Firmware für die AirPods Pro 2 veröffentlicht. Sie hört auf die Buildnummer: 7A5244b. Diese Entwicklung folgt auf Ankündigungen von der WWDC 2024, bei der spezifische iOS 18 Funktionen für die AirPods Pro 2 vorgestellt
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/7a5244b-neue-airpods-pro-2-beta-firmware/
#Music #News #3DAudio #AirPodsPro2 #BetaFirmware #Gaming #H2Chip #Headtracking #IOS18 #Siri #Stimmisolation #WWDC2024

I (finally) reviewed the Tobii Eye Tracker 5. Very impressive piece of hardware. Highly recommended. Read the full review here: https://www.helisimmer.com/reviews/tobii-eye-tracker-5

#flightsim #tobii #headtracking #eyetracking

I had the chance to play Flight Of Nova (https://flight-of-nova.com/) for the first time today. This was on my wishlist for quite some time now. Dived in blind and had no idea what to expect. 3 tutorial missions later: Oh boy… this is hard. I can see myself sinking many hours in this.

Anyway, as usual, my focus is on interfacing with my home cockpit (or simpit) and while there is no ship telemetry [yet?] I was able to get it running just fine via Proton and with my DIY headtracker using OpenTrack. Heads off, seldom that I see a game that detects my joystick just fine, has great ingame calibration, offers me a windowed mode and a bunch of ultra width resolutions without having to resort to hacking config files or use gamescope to resize it ❤️

Head tracking is, as usually, TrackIR only so far (I guess the native Linux PC version does not have UDP in place here but I couldn’t check due Steam refusing to download another version today). Anyway, you can see me fooling around with the buttons and do an A+ crash landing in the end – sunny side up 😆 Not too shabby considering that this was my 3rd landing at all.

Pick your poison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2A_uVbUKWU / https://tube.tchncs.de/w/iV21V6EZxNCTsC8bvsCQDt

https://beko.famkos.net/2024/06/14/demo-flight-of-nova-with-headtracker-and-hotas-on-linux-pc-crash-landing-my-spaceship-again/

#FlightOfNova #gaming #gamingonlinux #headtracker #Headtracking #homeCockpit #linuxgaming #opentrack #simpit #SimulatedCockpit #Space #TrackIR

Beats Solo 4 Wireless: Bilder und Infos zu den neuen Apple-Kopfhörern vorab #Apple #Beats #BeatsSolo4 #Headphones #Kopfhörer #SpatialAudio #HeadTracking #Preis #Leak https://winfuture.de/news,142343.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

OMFG. You won't believe this.

So, I was diagnosing a weird webcam issue for days and days. I've been using a Oculus Rift Sensor for head tracking for a while now and it suddenly stopped working. It's basically just a USB webcam. I tried several different kernel versions and even some from last year with no luck. I dug into the code of the `uvcvideo` driver, I tried setting quirks, nothing helped. I was obsessed with this issue.

Long story short: I disconnected my computer's front panel and everything worked.

The front panel must be faulty which must've tripped the USB controller in such a particular way that it kept working fine but was unable to recognise newly plugged devices and sent garbage to the kernel.

What the actual heck. USB is so weird. Do you have any USB stories like this?

#Linux #Hardware #USB #VR #Oculus #Rift #Headtracking #Kernel #Story #WTF

Taking note: "Open, easy and affordable motion tracking for spatial media production"

https://spatialmedialab.org/tracker/

#spacialmedialab #headtracking #iem #openhardware

I hate when I have the perfect hardware for something, but software doesn't let me use it.

I love flight simulaton. And head tracking is a good way to make it more immersive without a big performance impact.

I have a TrackHat head tracker, but it's very inaccurate.

However, I also have VIVE Trackers which can track anything with sub-millimeter accuracy and no perceivable latency. They would be PERFECT!

But I can't use them. There are just so many software obstacles. For one, SteamVR requires a VR compositor for tracking; and the VR compositor requires a headset to be connected. Now, I have a headset, but it's an Oculus Rift that won't work on Linux. On top of that, the OpenTrack plugin for SteamVR seems outdated.

Meh.

#Linux #VR #Steam #SteamVR #Vive #Oculus #HeadTracking #FlightSim #TrackIR

Built me a head tracking device and it worked way too good. So much fun and the night is basically over. I’ll be so sorry later but it was totally worth it 👌

https://beko.famkos.net/2021/06/26/356918/

#headtracker #Headtracking #opentrack