FaceTrackNoIR
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FaceTrackNoIR is a headtracking program that uses the SeeingMachines FaceAPI. Movements of the head are registered by a simple web cam; no additional hardware (eg. markers) are required. FlightGear support is built in, so you can look around in the FlightGear world by rotating your head.
Run with FlightGear
- Download and install FaceTrackNoIR, as prescribed in the attached README. You will have to move a couple of files to the FlightGear root.
- Make sure you closed any webcam software that might be running. This is really important, failing to do so will probably stop FaceTrackNoIR from working.
- Start FaceTrackNoIR.
- Select "Game Protocol: FlightGear" and click the "Start" button under "Tracker Source".
- A small window with your webcam's view should show up in the leftbottom corner.
- Currently you cannot set FlightGear to run with FaceTrackNoIR through FGRun. Run FlightGear, with the following (extra) commands, on one line.
--generic=socket,in,25,localhost,5550,udp,headtracker --generic=socket,out,10,localhost,5551,udp,headtracker --prop:browser=/sim/headtracker [[$FG_ROOT]]/Nasal/headtracker.xml
- While running FlightGear, open the FaceTrackNoIR dialog and edit the sensitivity bars, so that your head movements correspond well with FlightGear's view movements.