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| October 4, 2006, 00:48 | |
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Rincewind
programmer 1545 posts 
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Hey all, Recently I came across this movie, which contains a flight of a radio controlled airplane with a camera onboard. The camera sends its data to virtual reality glasses on the plane controller's head, and reacts on movement of the head by use of a gyroscope. This creates the illusion that the controllers has taken seat in the airplane, and allows him to watch the landscape and look around as if he had! It's a do-it-yourself project btw. Really cool, and whenever I have infinite time on my hands I will surely give this a try (sadly that might still be years away in the future). ____________ Personal website: http://www.loijson.com |
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| October 4, 2006, 01:05 | |
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Sandman
F3n!x0r 1194 posts 
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Woah, woah and ROAR. That is some awesome piece of equipment. Should've cost a lot, but it would be worth it. Damn. And the music is lovely, fits the movie very well.
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| October 4, 2006, 01:22 | |
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Rincewind
programmer 1545 posts
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Check this out, it's an all-in-one package with VR glasses with a preinstalled gyroscope, a camera, battery and signal amplifyer. It will cost you about 1000 euros, rather much so you better not crash the plane if you buy it.  That website has a movie page for the product btw, with more recordings of cool RC airplanes with cams attached. ____________ Personal website: http://www.loijson.com |
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| October 4, 2006, 13:00 | |
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DTM
Earthling! 821 posts 
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One day... although I think the camera movement is a bit lost on a plane since you can fly in most directions anyway (at least when you're high enough). A wheeled robot would benefit more. ____________ :o |
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