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#287130 - 25/09/2006 23:15 VR gear and model airplanes
drakino
carpal tunnel

Registered: 08/06/1999
Posts: 7868
Something tells me this will be seen on one of pca's creations soon:

http://www.therawfeed.com/2006/09/vr-gear-makes-rc-airplane-coolest-toy.html

This RC plane enthusiast in Canada tied a set of VR goggles to the camera onboard, so that moving your head around would move the camera on the plane.

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#287131 - 25/09/2006 23:40 Re: VR gear and model airplanes [Re: drakino]
wfaulk
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
That is awesome. I particularly enjoy the tiny instrument dials on the front of the plane. Now he just needs to add a GI Joe arm and a tiny joystick.
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#287132 - 26/09/2006 01:25 Re: VR gear and model airplanes [Re: drakino]
Robotic
pooh-bah

Registered: 06/04/2005
Posts: 2026
Loc: Seattle transplant
That is soo cool!

I'm having fun with my G3 RC flight simulator.
It's fun in 'chase' or 'cockpit' view, but nothing compared to the video in the link!

Very OT- anyone know if the phone shown in the sidebar is real? I could go for a dirt simple, small candybar like that.
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#287133 - 26/09/2006 03:02 Re: VR gear and model airplanes [Re: drakino]
sein
old hand

Registered: 07/01/2005
Posts: 893
Loc: Sector ZZ9pZa
I think that this is exactly the effect that Partick is after. The video linked is recorded directly onto an onboard video recorder which is why the video is such good quality, but it would be interesting to see what the transmitted live video would be like with that small fixed antenna.

Patricks gadget will eventually track the plane in the sky for hopefully really good live video that you can fly by.

Really nice head tracking though!
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