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wildermuthn
Up and Coming
June 12, 2013

Steal this idea: VR Wand

A real wand. Like Harry Potter. You know, a short thin stick.

A wand is better than hand-gestures because it has a more precise point and position. A wand is light. A wand can vibrate to simulate tapping-contact in the VR world. A wand can also have a small button at the base, allowing activation.

Entire VR GUIs can be built around a wands tracing paths in space. To open a door, activate the wand and swipe left. To unlock a door, trace circle-pattern on the doorknob. Sky is the limit.

VR is a magic-like simulation of reality. A wand capitalizes upon the essential god-like powers we have over our VR world.

If someone isn't already working on this, please do steal this idea.

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    Sqorck
    Participant
    April 9, 2014
    Ok so here is my idea for this, I know there is probably a better way to do this but I wanted to share. I like the idea of this kind of input. I know that with the new IR camera we can have it tract uniquely identifiable IR patterns, and with a 3 LED point set up we can get pretty good rotation and position from a wand like this. It wouldn't have to be wired at all. Just the leds, a switch, and battery. I once hand made something exactly like this and used a Wii remote hacked into my PC as an IR camera. So I know it can work.


    wildermuthnAuthor
    Up and Coming
    April 10, 2014
    Looks great, seems like it wouldn't be too expensive either.
    VirtualSander
    Participant
    April 15, 2014
    "Sqorck" wrote:


    Awesome! How about integrating haptic feedback? Rumble motors from cellphones are small and cheap enough.
    Madaras
    Up and Coming
    May 15, 2014
    You know I like the idea almost as much as I like the wiimote, but I'm not one to discredit something. If you have an idea and think it'll work, functionality and affordability is what matters most.
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