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Have you tried head tracking solutions like TrackIR or the open source alternatives?

• exDM69 11y ago
  Yes, I have. They work pretty darn well. I even used the FaceTrackNoIR application which uses a bog standard webcam with face tracking, which worked fine when I didn't have a beard, but beard or glasses screws it up. You need a high frame rate camera to make it work, the Sony PlayStation Eye (60 fps, you can disable vsync, can be found cheap second hand) is a popular choice. On my TODO list is building a DIY head tracker to be used with FreeTrack or other open source tracking solutions (forgot the names). I have an extra PS Eye waiting for that but I'd need to obtain some CCTV lenses (without IR filters) for that. I don't think you have any chance of survival without a TrackIR or an Oculus in online combat flight simulators against guys who have one. Situational awareness is everything in dogfighting.
  • commandar 11y ago
    Okay, just wanted to be sure because you're absolutely right that they're practically a requirement. Definitely build yourself an IR tracker. Should cost you less than $10 in components and it works far better than face tracking. FWIW, the FaceTrackNoIR+point tracking plugin > FreeTrack (the latter hasn't been updated in years and the former plugin is based on FreeTrack's codebase).