So I was asked if my head tracking approach of reading the IMU data from my Viture Pro to OpenTrack and SBS (side-by-side) mode with ReShade would also work with StarCitizen.

Guess it does 🤷

I start Star Citizen via Lutris (and not with Steam), which requires slightly different settings once ReShade is installed:

Enable Gamescope: ON
Output Resolution: "3840x1080"
Game Resolution: "3840x2160" (set this also ingame!)
Custom Settings: "--scaler stretch"

Can this get you banned? Who knows 🤷 Jury is still out on this. Do I care? Nope. I won't miss my puny starter pack.

YMMV.

The proof of concept code to read the IMU data can be found at github.com/bekopharm/xr_to_ope… (pending changes).

It works with the Breezy GNOME xr_driver: github.com/wheaney/breezy-desk… (but the Vulkan one works probably too but that's untested). It should also be compatible with other glasses that have IMU for Breezy available.

There is a SBS of this video, that I set to unlisted. You will need XR glasses that do FULL SBS though to watch it: makertube.net/w/r4RK6jNpeJ4VDC…

Until now I used OpenTrack with my DIY IR tracker or the Neuralnet tracker. I knew that my XR glasses feature IMU data though and the xr_driver of the Breezy Desktop project allows to access the data via IPC on Linux PC. So I did what Linux user do: I wrote a script to access the IMU data and forwarded it via UDP to OpenTrack.

This reminded me that I also wrote a proof of concept to implement the FaceTrackNoIR (or OpenTrack) protocol into FreeSpace 2 Open on Linux PC ( makertube.net/w/7VtfAjW7EiAUS5… ) so I gave it a spin to test the data bridge. That was smooth sailing!

The mod is Diaspora: Shattered Armistice, still awesome today: diaspora.hard-light.net/ (Warning: This may fuel a desire to re-watch the BSG series again 😀).

The bridge code can be found at github.com/bekopharm/xr_to_ope… (pending changes).

It works with the Breezy GNOME xr_driver: github.com/wheaney/breezy-desk… (but the Vulkan one works probably too but that's untested). It should also be compatible with other glasses that have IMU for Breezy available.

Beko Pharm

2024-07-28 18:33:25

Demo Teaser: FreeSpace 2 Open with head tracking on Linux PC

Just finished my proof of concept to implement the FaceTrackNoIR (or OpenTrack) protocol into FreeSpace 2 Open on Linux PC. Apparently only TrackIR and FreeTrack (both Windows only) were supported so far. Still needs some fine tuning but I'm really happy with today's coding frenzy considering that I didn't touch C++ in years.

Demo: FreeSpace 2 Open with head tracking from Viture Pro XR glasses IMU data – on Linux PC

Until now I used OpenTrack with my DIY IR tracker or the Neuralnet tracker. I knew that my XR glasses feature IMU data though and the xr_driver of the Breezy Desktop project allows to access the data via IPC on Linux PC. So I did what Linux user do: I wrote a script to access the IMU data and forwarded it via UDP to OpenTrack:

Pick your poison to watch the video: youtube.com/watch?v=njuumLUvqr… / makertube.net/w/2bNyxJhdyydTeF…

This reminded me that I also wrote a proof of concept to implement the FaceTrackNoIR (or OpenTrack) protocol into FreeSpace 2 Open on Linux PC ( makertube.net/w/7VtfAjW7EiAUS5… ) so I gave it a spin to test the data bridge. That was smooth sailing!

The mod is Diaspora: Shattered Armistice, still awesome today: diaspora.hard-light.net/ (Warning: This may fuel a desire to re-watch the BSG series again 😀).

The bridge code can be found at github.com/bekopharm/xr_to_ope… (pending changes).

It works with the Breezy GNOME xr_driver: github.com/wheaney/breezy-desk… (but the Vulkan one works probably too but that’s untested). It should also be compatible with other glasses that have IMU for Breezy available.

beko.famkos.net/2025/01/31/dem…

#AR #BattleStarGalactica #Breezy #BSG #diaspora #FreeSpace #FreeSpace2 #gaming #gamingonlinux #headtracker #Headtracking #linux #linuxgaming #opentrack #Viture #ViturePro #VR #XR

Demo: FreeSpace 2 Open with head tracking from Viture Pro XR glasses IMU data – on Linux PC

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Beko Pharm

2025-01-31 01:09:06

Demo: FreeSpace 2 Open with head tracking from Viture Pro XR glasses IMU data - on Linux PC

Until now I used OpenTrack with my DIY IR tracker or the Neuralnet tracker. I knew that my XR glasses feature IMU data though and the xr_driver of the Breezy Desktop project allows to access the data via IPC on Linux PC. So I did what Linux user do: I wrote a script to access the IMU data and forwarded it via UDP to OpenTrack.

This reminded me that I also wrote a proof of concept to implement the FaceTrackNoIR (or OpenTrack) protocol into FreeSpace 2 Open on Linux PC ( makertube.net/w/7VtfAjW7EiAUS5… ) so I gave it a spin to test the data bridge. That was smooth sailing!

The mod is Diaspora: Shattered Armistice, still awesome today: diaspora.hard-light.net/ (Warning: This may fuel a desire to re-watch the BSG series again 😀).

The bridge code can be found at github.com/bekopharm/xr_to_ope… (pending changes).

It works with the Breezy GNOME xr_driver: github.com/wheaney/breezy-desk… (but the Vulkan one works probably too but that's untested). It should also be compatible with other glasses that have IMU for Breezy available.

Diaspora - Freeware BSG Space Sim

Freeware space sim based on the new Battlestar Galactica. Jump into the cockpit of a Viper and defend the Twelve Colonies from the Cylon threat!

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Demo: 3D Footage Elite Dangerous 3840×1080 Pixel, 60p, SBS (sbsr) version

So… this is news to me, because I don’t have a #VR headset, but I can set my #Viture Pro #XR glasses into #SBS (side by side) mode by pressing the small button longer. Some games, like #EliteDangerous, can do this as well without fiddling around with Reshade. I didn’t really expect it but it just works. This way I even get 3D on foot, which is not supported for VR in Elite Dangerous Odyssey at all! Side by side Crosseye mode (right eye left, left eye right) though? Add some head tracking to the mix, which is totally possible, and I get a very nice VR-like experience even on foot in Elite Dangerous – and on Linux PC!

This is the SBS version that does REQUIRE VR/XR glasses and mebbe something like xr-video-player: youtube.com/watch?v=KEtRijojBx…

This is the MONO version that does NOT require VR/XR glasses: youtube.com/watch?v=bYPTk1vygM…

The FOV is somewhat cramped. No idea if this can be tweaked any further but I’ll fiddle with the settings on my next test. Mebbe this can be tweaked (or I use #Breezy Desktop to zoom in somewhat).

Update: I got the aspect ratio somewhat under control. It’s not perfect but much better and an odd combination of window mode and resolution and upscaling, that somehow affects the HUD only but make no sense to me at all. At this point I think it’s simply a bug of Elite. It’s like the HUD doesn’t get the memo to scale up after the intro played. I’m also not sure if this is a side effect of gamescope but I can totally live with this result (though it does start to stutter somewhat on foot but recording this at the same time somewhat overwhelms my rig anyway). These are my gamescope settings with Steam:

SDL_VIDEODRIVER=x11 obs-gamecapture gamescope -h 1080 -w 3840 -H 1080 -W 3840 --max-scale 2 -f -e -- %command%

Max-scale is probably not needed but it was started with this so I won’t omit it now.The ingame settings are 1280×960 and windowed with _NO BORDER_. Every other mode broke the aspect ratio even more! That is also true for 1920×1024, which would have made _some_ sense to me at least, but this did also NOT work FOR ME.This results in a pixelated HUD which is worked around with upscaler INTERNAL or AMD CAS cranked to x2 – AMD FSR did NOT WORK.If someone could enlighten me on this: Bring it!YMMV.

New footage with better aspect ratio: youtube.com/watch?v=5qdvfdpTy_…

New footage with better aspect ratio framepacked, which MAY just work with VR (or fall back to anaglyph) – the YT FAQ is very thin on 3D content: youtube.com/watch?v=KWYYJTqnpz…

beko.famkos.net/2025/01/18/dem…

#Breezy #EliteDangerous #gamingonlinux #linux #linuxgaming #SBS #Viture #VR #XR

So… this is news to me, because I don’t have a VR headset, but I can set my Viture Pro XR glasses into SBS (side by side) mode by pressing the small button longer. Some games, like EliteDangerous, can do this as well without fiddling around with Reshade. I didn’t really expect it but it just works. This way I even get 3D on foot, which is not supported for VR in Elite Dangerous Odyssey at all! Side by side Crosseye mode (right eye left, left eye right) though? Add some head tracking to the mix, which is totally possible, and I get a very nice VR-like experience even on foot in Elite Dangerous – and on Linux PC!

This is the SBS version that does REQUIRE VR/XR glasses and mebbe something like xr-video-player: youtube.com/watch?v=KEtRijojBx…

This is the MONO version that does NOT require VR/XR glasses: youtube.com/watch?v=bYPTk1vygM…

The FOV is somewhat cramped. No idea if this can be tweaked any further but I’ll fiddle with the settings on my next test. Mebbe this can be tweaked (or I use #Breezy Desktop to zoom in somewhat).

cross-posted from: discuss.tchncs.de/post/2881933…

So… this is news to me, because I don’t have a VR headset, but I can set my Viture Pro XR glasses into SBS (side by side) mode by pressing the small button longer. Some games, like EliteDangerous, can do this as well without fiddling around with Reshade. I didn’t really expect it but it just works. This way I even get 3D on foot, which is not supported for VR in Elite Dangerous Odyssey at all! Side by side Crosseye mode (right eye left, left eye right) though? Add some head tracking to the mix, which is totally possible, and I get a very nice VR-like experience even on foot in Elite Dangerous – and on Linux PC!

This is the SBS version that does REQUIRE VR/XR glasses and mebbe something like xr-video-player: youtube.com/watch?v=KEtRijojBx…

This is the MONO version that does NOT require VR/XR glasses: youtube.com/watch?v=bYPTk1vygM…

The FOV is somewhat cramped. No idea if this can be tweaked any further but I’ll fiddle with the settings on my next test. Mebbe this can be tweaked (or I use #Breezy Desktop to zoom in somewhat).