{"id":1030,"date":"2010-06-30T16:32:01","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T15:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cb.nowan.net\/blog\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2011-02-04T09:11:16","modified_gmt":"2011-02-04T08:11:16","slug":"vr-kit-hmd-portable-vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cb.nowan.net\/blog\/2010\/06\/30\/vr-kit-hmd-portable-vr\/","title":{"rendered":"VR Kit – HMD : Portable VR"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finally have a first prototype of a HMD based VR Kit. This is a work I’m doing with my fellow VR Geeks of Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By the way we’ve just started a new webpage : http:\/\/www.VRGeeks.org<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>There you can join the (worldwide) VR Geeks mailing list ! I’ll make another announcement later but you can already join early \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

The idea of the kits is that we don’t impose any hardware, you can use whatever hardware combination\/tracking method you want ! Here I’m using the most cheap\/usable ratio I’ve found. More infos on the VR Kits here<\/a>. This is just a quick first version to get the idea, and you’re invited to join the discussion !<\/p>\n

Here’s a quick video :<\/p>\n[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MSp8V9pu_wA[\/youtube]\n

And here’s the parts list for this setup :<\/p>\n

– Vuzix VR 920 HMD<\/a> (350\u00e2\u201a\u00ac)<\/p>\n

– Spacepoint Fusion<\/a> orientation tracker (100\u00e2\u201a\u00ac) (my Vuzix tracker is completely unusable..)<\/p>\n

– Wiimote + Nunchuck (50\u00e2\u201a\u00ac) \u00c2\u00a0for some buttons and a joystick.<\/p>\n

– A Gametrak<\/a> (20\u00e2\u201a\u00ac) to get the head and hand position.<\/p>\n

Total : ~500\u00e2\u201a\u00ac !!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everything fits nicely in my small backpack so I’m able to do some nice demos around. Granted the Gametrak tracking is a bit cheesy and you’re quite tethered for the moment, but it is *very* cheap and works really well. Everything is replacable by more interesting\/expensive\/clever solutions.<\/p>\n

I would need a second Spacepoint Fusion to get a correct Wiimote orientation (yaw..), or maybe you <\/strong>will be able to help … More on that later \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

I also have a nice setup with a 3d projector, the VRKit-Wall<\/a>.<\/p>\n

(Update: David testing the kit)<\/p>\n

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