What happens when a Carnegie Mellon PhD candidate gets a Nintendo Wii to play with? A quantum leap forward in 3D gaming based on head tracking. Using off-the-shelf Wii tech and a little homebrew software, student Johnny Lee can turn any standard 2D monitor into an immersive 3D virtual reality portal.
Throw in a little fine tuning and some eyetracking tech, and you've got the next wave of groundbreaking first-person shooters or sports games.
Hat tip to George Ou for alerting me to this little gem.
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Jay Garmon has a vast and terrifying knowledge of all things obscure, obtuse, and irrelevant. One day, he hopes to write science fiction, but for now he'll settle for something stranger — amusing and abusing IT pros. Read his full profile. You can a...
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Jay Garmon has a vast and terrifying knowledge of all things obscure, obtuse, and irrelevant. One day, he hopes to write science fiction, but for now he'll settle for something stranger — amusing and abusing IT pros. Read his full profile. You can also follow him on his personal blog.
