PlayStation Eye hacked for desktop VR use

[Shrygue]

via Engadget


The Wiimote may be spurring on the majority of desktop VR hackery these days, but at least one enterprising developer seems to be aiming to change that, and he's now showing that you can do more or less the same thing with a PlayStation Eye.

As with the Wiimote, you need a pair of homemade IR-equipped glasses, but you'll also need to perform a couple of minor modifications to the PS Eye itself. That all-important detail consists simply of a homemade lens cap that houses some exposed and developed film, which lets the camera receive only the infrared signals from the glasses. Pair that with some custom-made software (now available for the taking), and you'll be giving unsuspecting visitors motion sickness in no time. Head on over after the break for a peek at the setup in action.

[matt3224]

wow

[Accordion]

This post needs changing, the video is by a PS3 developer, the demo is running on a PS3 dev unit. This is most certainly not a hack and actually has a chance of being used in future games.

[The crazy eyes and ending are also brilliant.
- Shame the fanboys get so angry that "Sony is stealing!!!"]

[Eviltaco64]

That was awesome.

[acn010]

smexy... i want to see that on a racing game.
now with the wiimote XD