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DejayRezme
New Participant
December 9, 2016

Can you track multiple (4 or 5) touch controllers with one rift setup?

I'm thinking about building my own DIY omni threadmill but would need foot tracking. Ideally precise foot tracking.

Gluing two extra touch sensors on top of the front part of two shoes should be relatively simple, but can you actually read four touch controllers at the same time with one rift setup?

So can you pair 4 touch controllers and get all the positions of all four from the oculus SDK? Otherwise it's no use buying 2 extra touch controller.

Thanks you.

7 replies

ENiKS
Inspiring
December 10, 2016
To do so, you would need an extra Rift, connected to another PC and controllers paired to it. As of now, you can't pair more than one set to one Rift. If this is would be possible, they won't be using another Rift for mixed reality video tracking.
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DejayRezmeAuthor
New Participant
December 10, 2016
Thanks ENIKS! Then I'll hold off from ordering another touch for now. Hopefully they'll add this feature in the future.

Besides foot tracking and mixed reality video, the ability to track additional things would also be useful for third party accessories, gun controllers or tracked keyboards or coffee mugs.

Hmm thinking of that maybe I should look for news on the opening of constellation tracking. But seems no news on that since Jun 25, 2015 either.
OMEGA420
Participant
April 21, 2017
I bought another pair for the camera and some spare parts.
I can register/pair all 4 input devices(5 if you count the remote)So they show up in the settings window.
But the darn software disables 2 of them. Why can't we just use the extra touch like the vive pucks for legs,hips or pets...
Anonymous
April 23, 2017
Oculus needs to add a puck type device soon, otherwise Vive will again have a head start on game changing VR tech..... gun stocks, drinks, pets, foot tracking.
like when they had controllers 6 months ahead of us oculus Rift users.
Anonymous
April 23, 2017
I'd suggest you get a Vive, and build your treadmill using their pucks.
didnt think I'd ever recommend the Vive, but looks like that is your only choice currently. Good luck.
PARTYW00T
Participant
December 28, 2017
You could use driver 4vr and a kinect v2 affixed to whatever mechanism you plan to use for rotation, so that it always has a clear, head on view of your body for skeleton tracking. No need to go to the dark side
Epoxian
Up and Coming
March 19, 2018
Is this still up to date after the new "VR Object" option for mixed reality setups? It seems that using touch controller as feet is technically possible :)  !
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