Intel PrimeSense - Marker-less Head Tracking

I haven't seen this mentioned on the bored so I figured I'd share. I apologize if this has been detailed in another thread.

The RealSense is a depth sensing camera capable of 3D reconstruction, gesture recognition, head position tracking, facial recognition, and much more. The tech is loosely based on the primesense technology (V1 Kinect, Asus Xtion, Structure Sensor, etc.) which used a single IR camera to derive depth information from a projected infrared light pattern.

RealSense differs significantly in the it has stereoscopic IR cameras (2 IR, 1 RGB) in addition to the IR emitter. This means significantly better performance and accuracy of depth data. This has enabled accurate facial recognition and position tracking, something the Primesense PS1080 was never quite capable of.

More details of the hardware can be found here: https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/realsense-r200-camera

Intel has made the entire SDK public in hopes some developers can find innovative or appealing application for marketing. I think DCS World fits that bill.:thumbup: Details can be found here:https://software.intel.com/en-us/realsense/home

The F200 model is available for purchase and has a desirable focal length. The Realsense's price is actually less than TrackIR which is amazing, considering its capable of volumetric 3D reconstruction: http://click.intel.com/intel-realsense-developer-kit.html

And now for the best part! It's already supported by Opentrack! In fact, Intel used the Opentrack plugin to show off headtracking with iRacing at their press conferences.

https://github.com/ph0b/opentrack-realsense-plugin

Hopefully this attract some forum members with more knowledgeable than myself. The idea of ditching TrackIR's overpriced unit and tracking without the nuisance of point model/hat is very appealing. :thumbup:

Thoughts?

Thanks for the good info. Haven't heard about this before.

What I am,looking for is a hand tracking device so that I will be able to activate switches in my cockpit while wearing an occulus rift. Any idea?

Thanks for the good info. Haven't heard about this before.

What I am,looking for is a hand tracking device so that I will be able to activate switches in my cockpit while wearing an occulus rift. Any idea?

Absolutely. It has very impressive gesture recognition, capable of tracking all 10 fingers. Skip to 2:10 in the video below to see a rough example:

https://software.intel.com/en-us/videos/facial-recognition-emotion-tracking-and-10-finger-gesture-recognition-with-the-intel