Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/19/skyrim_gets_virtual_reality_treatment/
Hardware hacker rigs up VR for Skyrim
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Posted in Hardware, 19th March 2012 12:17 GMT
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Bethesda's Skyrim [1] is an immersive experience as it is, but combine it with a set of Sony VR goggles and Microsoft's motion-sensing add-on, Kinect, and you get one of the most fun-looking gaming rigs I have ever seen.
In the video below, one PC gamer shows how to turn the Elder Scrolls into a virtual reality experience. His expensive setup makes use of a Sony HMZ-T1 [2] for head tracking, a Microsoft Kinect [3] for body movements and action correlation, and a stack of PC apps to tie it all together in a 3D stereoscopic adventure. Super badass.
If you fancy giving the kit a go yourself, and have a wad of cash to pick up all the ingredients, the full list of what is needed can be found below. Further details and instructions on the Skyrim VR experience [4] can be found over on Zookal. ®
- Skyrim, PC version
- Sony HMZ-T1
- Microsoft Kinect
- TrackIR5, for Head tracking
- TrackClip Pro. Used with the TrackIR5 for more accurate head tracking
- Shoot, command-based speech recognition software
- FAAST 0.9, software used to map Kinect gestures to the keyboard
- Microphone
- Windows 7
- Nvidia Graphics Card with Nvidia 3D Vision Support
Links
- http://www.reghardware.com/2011/11/14/review_game_the_elder_scrolls_v_skyrim/
- http://www.reghardware.com/2011/11/16/review_sony_hmz_t1_personal_3d_head_mounted_display/
- http://www.reghardware.com/2010/11/10/review_gaming_microsoft_xbox_360_kinect/
- http://zookal.com/blog/2012/03/how-to-play-skyrim-in-virtual-reality/