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Experience real time 3D view control in video games and
simulations just by moving your head! The only true 6DOF head tracking system
of its kind. TrackIR takes your PC gaming to astonishing new levels of realism
and immersion! TrackIR 4:PRO is a major evolution in gaming input, taking
NaturalPoint's proven optical tracking technology to the next level. The
extremely capable TrackIR 3:PRO set the standard for head tracking, and the
best just got even better.
NaturalPoint has completely redesigned the TrackIR 4:PRO
from the ground up to deliver an amazingly robust device and the basis for
great new heights in the years to come. As you move in your chair and rotate
your head small amounts : your game-view will precisely correspond. You never have to look away from the monitor because
all aspects of your motion are amplified and adjustable!
The TrackIR package contains a small, wide-angle, infra-red
camera (45º) and a reflector clip (to clip onto the brim of a cap) – the
camera detects light reflected from the clip and tracks the movement of the
reflections in order to provide input to programs that support axis-based
controls. In short: TrackIR turns your head movements into in-game movements.
The TrackIR 4 provides 6DOF (Degrees-of-Freedom), which allows for
yaw, pitch, roll movements, as well as movement along the X, Y and Z axes. Not all games/sims support 6DOF, but most support at least two (which are
required for simple free-look movements). For a full list of supported
simulations (and the DOF they support), see the TrackIR website’s Enhanced
Games page.
The device itself is tiny, measuring only a few centimetres
in all directions – and with it’s flexible feet, is easily
mountable on the top of a CRT or TFT screen and is connected via USB 2.0.
Installing the software is a breeze and you’ll be up and running in moments.
To install the TrackClip (if you purchase
one – see TrackIR
Ultra & TrackClip
Pro), you simply plug the TrackIR into the TrackClip's
cable and plug that into your PC. The TrackClip 'add-on device'
provides IR lights instead of reflectors and can be clipped onto an audio headset
instead of a hat.
For further information,
please check the following links:
Take a look at NaturalPoint's own video explanation
for the TrackIR here:
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Let's see what some reviewers had to say about TrackIR 4 Pro:
"Of all the innovations designed for flight simulation
over the past few years, I would argue that NaturalPoint's TrackIR head
tracking device is the one piece of technology that has done the most to
advance our hobby. TrackIR's design is an innovative solution to the
inherent limitation of our screen-bound hobby. It gives us the ability to view
our virtual three dimensional world in a natural three-dimensional fashion
using a two-dimensional screen. In short the TrackIR allows us to look around
our virtual world just by merely moving our head. With the device translating
that movement on screen, the TrackIR has elevated that intangible sense of
immersion to a greater level and has therefore changed the way in which we view
and interact with our simulated environment."
- Derek Davis in PC Pilot
Magazine, March 2007.
"The difference between having a TrackIR and not having
one? Well, one analogy I can give is the difference between having a dial-up
modem and DSL or cable Internet service. If you don't know what you're missing,
it's OK, because you don't know or haven't experienced how much better things
can be. But once you make the change, once you do know the difference, you can
never go back. It's like a new world has opened up for you.
We simmers enjoy a hobby that provides us hours of
entertainment, and like many hobbies it can be expensive. Certainly, the most
expensive part of it is the hardware. Keeping up with the latest developments
all the time would drive most of us to the poor house, you just can't do that.
So, for most of us, it's a case of justifying how much a piece of gear is going
to help us enjoy our chosen leisure pursuit.
We're really talking gaming peripherals, no different than a
HOTAS, or a steering wheel and pedals. If you've been trying to fly Falcon
4:AF, or LOMAC, or IL-2/PF without a HOTAS, you're just not getting the full
benefit of what those sims can do. Likewise, if you are driving a racing sim
using a keyboard, and then you get a MOMO or other steering wheel and pedals,
you suddenly see the way the sim was meant to be played. And you can never go
back.
That's how it is with TrackIR 4. It helps you get the most
out of the simulations you play and have the most fun. And that's what this
hobby is all about."
"Be warned, once you have a TrackIR, you won't
ever want to race without one again."
"There's no other
way to explain it, Track-IR 4 PRO gives a new level of immersion never before
experienced. It's actually that piece of hardware that does provide an
advantage over the rest of non Track-IR users. Since it allows for very wide
turning rate in game, without the user ever leaving the viewable area of the
monitor is what makes it outstanding. The software customisations allow for a
personalised feel to how you want to adapt to your game, and makes sure you
never lose your enemy because of the limited viewing buttons on your controller."
- From PlayReaction's Christian "Delta" DeBono Read
More!
"An absolute must have if you are a flight or race sim
fan, the level of realism and immersion that is added to any title that
supports it makes this piece of hardware as important a step forward as using a
joystick/throttle or wheel. Its as if you have bought a completely new game
with every title that supports it."
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