News on new Sixense tracking--5 points and wireless

"cybereality" wrote:
Did you guys see this? From the man himself (Neal Stephenson).

Wasnt Oculus planning on adding positional tracking... wonder if this may collide in any way then...

Cool

Oculus will have positional tracking... means we'll have one free stem sensor.
So, If in fact the Stem system allows 2 player interaction then removing a stem from the head allows for 6 sensors.
2 x Oculus Head + 4 x STEM (max. stems permissible is 5 )

p.s- Maybe the new Stretch Goal - $700,00 will allow a user to implement a phone as a simple haptic device i.e.. a sword that vibrates on contact... I can't see how else it will be used.. any thoughts ?

Saw a similar setup at the Maker Faire this year, looks promising!

New video linked in a STEM kickstarter update:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/89577853/stem-system-the-best-way-to-interact-with-virtual/posts/611655

"robvld" wrote:

"cybereality" wrote:
Did you guys see this? From the man himself (Neal Stephenson).

Wasnt Oculus planning on adding positional tracking... wonder if this may collide in any way then...

I'm worried about that. Will the commercial Oculus be compatible with the Stem? I suppose yes, but what about the Hydra?

I'm talking about incompatibilities with the magnetics fields of the devices.

STEM System SDK will provide full support for the Raspberry Pi:

this project looks really ace. really, and i think it's a totally exciting way to view the world inside of the rift.

has anyone had a really good play with it? i missed the kickstarter launch.

The STEM system? Barring their prototypes, nobody will have hands on until mid 2014.