Month: August 2006

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QuickWrite is an input method created by Ken Perlin so that \”you shouldn\’t ever need to pick up the pen (ie: no clicking, only gliding).\”
I really like this input method and think it might be useful for symbolic input in VWs.

So today I played in Virtools with the idea of using Natural Point\’s TrackIR as an input device. Of course any 3DOF (it needs only 2DOF) tracker would fit (the Wii-mote for example).

Here\’s a video (slightly higher quality (6.4mb) ) of my experiment. I\’m quite a beginner at this input method but it\’s really easy to learn and write fast.

The 3rd dimension could be used to switch the output characters (uppercase, numerical, punctuation etc).

Read on for more infos about QuickWrite.

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How to input text in VR: QuickWrite using a TrackIR

QuickWrite is an input method created by Ken Perlin so that “you shouldn’t ever need to pick up the pen (ie: no clicking, only gliding).”
I really like this input method and think it might be useful for symbolic input in VWs.

So today I played in Virtools with the idea of using Natural Point’s TrackIR as an input device. Of course any 3DOF (it needs only 2DOF) tracker would fit (the Wii-mote for example).

Here’s a video (slightly higher quality (6.4mb) ) of my experiment. I’m quite a beginner at this input method but it’s really easy to learn and write fast.

The 3rd dimension could be used to switch the output characters (uppercase, numerical, punctuation etc).

Read on for more infos about QuickWrite.

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Wii Video Feature

There’s a page at GameWorldNetwork with “25 Hi-def streaming videos showing how each and every Wii game is played using the Wii-mote.

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Siggraph 2006 in Videos

Thanx to CGSociety, a three part video coverage ( 1, 2, 3 ) of Siggraph 2006.

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NVIDIA External Graphics solution

From this article at ArsTechnica, entitled “Coming soon: an external video card near you?” “NVIDIA has just released a monster external graphics solution for people who have exceedingly high demands for pushing pixels. The Quadro Plex 1000 is…

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MetaMersion : Immersive Gaming System

This article at TechEBlog talks about MetaMersion, a company that wants to bring games into VR. The video is really cool. Also check out the photos From the website : “The backpack (..) contains software that is read…

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