Vuzix iWear VR920 HMD Head Tracking in Quake 4 VR – Virtual Reality -
ByDemo of Quake 4 using the VR920 HMD and Wireless Xbox 360 Receiver/Controller. Thanks for your interest! The video I posted shows use of the VR920 HMD for head tracking in Quake 4 on PC. (Not Xbox 360) The HMD is connected and configured with my Alienware Aurora m9700 (laptop). I connect the PC to the TV with a DVI to HDMI cable. (So everyone can watch) I connect the PC audio with a digital audio cable to a surround sound receiver. I use the Wireless Xbox 360 Receiver/Controller (Requires 1 USB port on PC). I sync the Xbox 360 controller to the Receiver and run JoyToKey. I use a keyboard emulator for joysticks called JoyToKey to assign keyboard keys to the any button on the controller I wish. I can also use the analog joysticks to move or look (Use look only to turn around when the HMD cord runs out). I connect and calibrate the HMD with the Vuzix iWear software. (Requires 1 USB port and VGA port on PC) I install Quake 4. I add the files provided by Vuzix required to enable the HMD into the Quake 4 install directory. I add Quake 4 to enabled titles list with the iWear monitor. I configure my primary display to the VR920 and clone to the TV. I start Quake 4. (requires one time configure of game controls to JoyToKey profile) Enable VR headtracking or 3D. (I found with 3D enabled video fps is lower) VR AT IT’S BEST SO FAR!!! I also was able to get the same setup to work with Doom 3 and Microsoft Flight Simulator X!!! Experience the New Virtual Reality with the VR920 Video …
25 Comments
November 3rd, 2010 at 9:23 pm
how is the reselution?
November 7th, 2010 at 3:37 pm
Quick question: when setting the device up, at any point do you have to lower the resolution of your primary monitor (aka, the tv in your case) to a lower resolution to match the AR920? I just hate to drop everything down and have it mess up my desktop icons, but if I have to, oh well…
November 22nd, 2010 at 12:00 am
why does aiming with your head sound terrible? seems like it would be better viewing around…
November 22nd, 2010 at 5:57 pm
would be cool with playstation move so you can aim with your hand or a psp so you can play anywhere
November 23rd, 2010 at 10:00 am
I like how this is one of the only HMDs I could find that has vga outputs and usb power. If you put your laptop in a well ventilated backpack, you will be fully wireless. Disassemble a few laser mice or trackballs so you can mount them on footwear, use a program to map mouse movement to arrow keys, have a restraining hoop that is strong enough for you to run against and you have a very immersive virtual environment.
November 23rd, 2010 at 10:05 am
@chanceturcotte Problem is, you would have to use a custom game engine, as you would need to be able to control two separate HID devices (1 for your 2 feet-mice movement and 1 for your headwear).
Furthermore, a 3rd HID device could be programmed to follow the movement of a prop gun (A wiimote is an innexpensive gyroscopic device to use for this and has pc drivers available). Then your gun would move independently of your vision! Cool stuff.
November 23rd, 2010 at 10:07 am
@chanceturcotte Another reason it would have to be a custom game engine, is because to simply use a mouse2keys mapping device for foot movement would only allow 8 directions of movement… but you know, it would still be cool since you would then be able to play commercial games.
November 30th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Man this freaking awesome, please blog or upload a video on how to do this and hardware requirements. The comments are not detailed enough
November 30th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
Prettty please, also does this mean you are playing/seeing it in 3d.
December 25th, 2010 at 1:32 am
@AshRNand
Yeah you can play it in 3D with these glasses
January 6th, 2011 at 8:07 am
why are u guys sayin vusix its vuzix,
January 19th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
is it full 3d landscape Like if you walk into the game :O?
and also is it possible for as i wear glasses to use it and see the 3d in it when i play?
January 19th, 2011 at 3:26 pm
very cool, cant find vr920 model, just the 920… does that HMD automatically come set up to play games like this? where does the motion software come from? Thanks, someone please respond… Thanks again… any other recommendations would be great…
February 3rd, 2011 at 12:20 am
not as cool as the guy who built a virtual reality screen into a fake gun fir fear.
February 12th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
Now, imagine this on a wii(similar) remote. You will be shooting for real lol
February 24th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
Hes holding a controller. The glasses are nothing more than a display. A tiny tv in the glasses. Nothing more.
February 26th, 2011 at 2:43 pm
@workshop4life1 I think you might have missed the point.
March 29th, 2011 at 12:16 pm
can you play cod black ops in 3d on the xbox?
and if not is there a pair of glasses that do and in HD
please answer my q
March 29th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
does it look like u walk inside the game are does it look like ur looking at a tv screen
March 29th, 2011 at 10:22 pm
@MasterGSX does it look like u walk inside the game are does it look like ur looking at a tv screen
March 31st, 2011 at 6:56 pm
@dutchcrimesNL Negative… Head-tracking only on PC. (Not Xbox 360)
March 31st, 2011 at 7:00 pm
@vality1 Equivalent to a 62” screen viewed at 9 feet.
April 1st, 2011 at 12:16 am
that mean it isn’t really virtual reality
April 15th, 2011 at 12:11 am
Hey how do I play crysis 2 in 3D I have the HDTV cords and glasses says I need 1080p the 720 setting is on but the 1080 won’t….. And how do I set my turtle beach headphones up I ran out of inputs!
April 22nd, 2011 at 3:26 am
they need to find a way to make arm and leg scensors