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----- Original Message ----- From: "Joost van kempen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 5:01 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Implementing head tracking > > fuck this spam coder shitttttttttt get me off of it! ASAP!! > >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:59:45 -0400 >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Implementing head tracking >> >> Probably because they're to lazy :P >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Garry Newman" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 10:58 AM >> To: "Discussion of Half-Life Programming" >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Implementing head tracking >> >> > Woah! Why do people buy TrackIR if it's that simple? >> > garry >> > >> > On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 3:39 PM, Harry Jeffery < >> > [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWkpdtFZoBE >> >> The code is on his site. >> >> >> >> 2009/6/14 Brent Lewis <[email protected]>: >> >> > >> >> > I assume you guys are talking about head tracking for that cool 3D >> >> > effect >> >> like (jump to about 2:30) : >> >> > >> >> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw >> >> > >> >> > I was pretty intrigued by that whole thing. I'm curious though - >> >> > doesn't >> >> it require making a skewed frustum? I wouldn't have guessed the engine >> >> allowed that much control over the rendering. >> >> > >> >> > I hope it works well for you. Good luck! >> >> > >> >> >> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:44:51 -0400 >> >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Implementing head tracking >> >> >> >> >> >> To answer your specific questions: >> >> >> >> >> >> 1) We didn't find a place to just drop in our tracking device and >> >> >> have >> >> >> it called every frame. We had to modify quite a few methods in >> >> >> in_main.cpp to tell the engine to either use our tracker (if >> >> >> enabled) >> >> >> or fall back to the mouse. Not a lot of code per se, just lots of >> >> >> modification to exiting conditional statements. >> >> >> >> >> >> 2) When you position the player, you are moving the feet of the >> >> >> player's model. You will have to figure out the transformation >> >> >> from >> >> >> the feet to the eyes (based on the model's eye height) to figure >> >> >> out >> >> >> how to put the "camera" where the tracker is. Also, changing the >> >> >> player's orientation doesn't change the view orientation. We found >> >> >> that we had to change the player's orientation (angles) as well as >> >> >> the >> >> >> engine's **ViewAngles** to get the behavior we need. >> >> >> >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Jan Frederick >> >> >> Eick<[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> > Hi there! >> >> >> > >> >> >> > For an experiment we are trying to implement headtracking. I'm a >> >> >> > bit >> >> >> > lost in the source right now. I read the tutorial about >> >> >> > implementing >> >> >> > a >> >> >> > 3rd person view. >> >> >> > This intent raises some questions. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > 1) the new "input device" (the tracking system) - is there a >> >> >> > method >> >> >> > which gets called every frame in which we could fetch the data of >> >> >> > the >> >> >> > tracking device? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > 2) where is the difference in "changing the position of the >> >> >> > camera" >> >> and >> >> >> > "changing the position of the player"? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I hope you guys get what I'm trying to express ;) >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Greets >> >> >> > >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> >> >> > archives, >> >> please visit: >> >> >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> >> >> archives, >> >> please visit: >> >> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> >> > archives, >> >> please visit: >> >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> >> please visit: >> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please visit: >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> > >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! 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