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  • #1176
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    Hi,

    beta is now closed! get latest version here

    Things that will appear very soon:
    – support for VR Gamepad
    – Colour tracking. Right now only skeleton tracking is available
    – Optimize CPU 🙂

    You can download beta from here:
    https://www.driver4vr.com/re/download_beta.html

    Instructions are available right below to this post.

    Any issues or bugs can be reported here
    https://www.driver4vr.com/forums/forum/version-3-beta-testing/

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    #1178
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    Instructions

    I will update instructions during progress with Beta and make video with all details with full release.

    Configuration

    1. Head: Select Kinect One/360 Skeleton tracking
    2. Hands: Kinect – Skeleton

    Now you can start Driver4VR and your hands will be visible as controllers.

    Devcies

    1. Click Device Manager to open
    When you pair devices you can click ‘Update List of Devices’.
    2. Once device is found, you can click controller on left, then click device on right list and click Assign.

    PS Move

    For skeleton tracking you should keep you hand in way it don’t go too much outside your hand.

    Driver is using PSMoveService to access and calibrate devices and will prompt you to download.

    2. PS Move configuration – turn ON
    2.1
    2.1 Perform pairing of each device as per instructions.
    2.2 Perform calibration of each device as per instructions.
    2.3 During gameplay you need long press Select to align orientation with headset.
    2.4 Assign device with tracker using Assign button.

    Button mapping (SteamVR – PS Move):
    * Reset orientation – Select pressed for 3 seconds
    * Trigger – Trigger
    * System – PS Button
    * Grip – Cross/Circle
    * Menu – Square/Triangle
    * Touch Touched – Move Button
    * Touch Press – Move Button double press
    * Touchpad navigation – while pressing move controller will map to move of touchpad.

    E.g. how to press button in right corner:
    1 Touch button once to initiate emulation of touchpad in centre of touch area.
    2. Move controller up-right to emulate moving finger over touchpad
    3. You can then unpress button and press again that will emulate like you would touch again in same touchpad location.
    4. You can unpress and make double press that will emulate touchpad press.
    5. If you unpress for 1 second then after another press will start with centre location. That means you can effectively emulate touch or press continuously on touchpad as long as you keep it unpressed by no longer then 1 second.

    Yes, I know it is complicated but if you try with headset on it is quite natural 🙂 Finally I will make video to show how it works.

    If someone can find small bluetooth joystick we can make hybrid controller.

    Daydream
    3.1 Pair with Windows using standard Windows Bluetooth Manager.
    3.2 During gameplay you need long press Select to align orientation with headset.
    3.3 Assign device with tracker using Assign button.

    Button mapping (SteamVR – Daydream):
    * Reset orientation – Press Volume Up for 3 seconds.
    * Trigger – Application button
    * Grip – Home button
    * System – Volume up
    * Menu – Volume down
    * Touchpad works in same way as Vive

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    #1240
    LuaghaLuagha
    Participant

    You made a small typo which made a big difference lol:

    “For skeleton tracking you should keep you hand in way it don’t go too much outside your hand.”

    What are we supposed to be keeping our hands inside of?

    #1244
    stickman89stickman89
    Participant

    Can we use, or are you contemplating implementing the use of our daydream controller as a headtracker?

    As I for one would love to see this feature implemented.

    Kudos to your amazing work 🙂

    Best Regards,

    Stickman89

    #1247
    D TXcalibur
    Participant

    “If someone can find small bluetooth joystick we can make hybrid controller.”

    You mean PS Nav? 🙂

    #1249
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    this looks very complicated to me. i was rather thiking about adding small gamepad on the top of ps move. but yes. this is also possible.

    ps. i uploaded new beta. if you have any problem or error please let me know what situation it was and also upload driver4vr.log from project installation folder. usually c:\program files (86)\driver4vr

    thanks

    #1328
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    @stickman89
    i can use daydream controller only to provide alternative orientation then build in sensors. it does not provide position alone.

    #1341
    D TXcalibur
    Participant

    Seems like PS Nav is a common solution: https://uploadvr.com/playstation-move-psvr-dual-analog/

    I guess people who use PS Move would most likely have a nav lying around…

    I have this but a defective one: it constantly moves to the right.
    https://www.gearbest.com/vr-accessories/pp_597327.html

    #1370
    D TXcalibur
    Participant

    There’s a company working on this also for orientation and position tracking with arm bands.

    #1371
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    hi,
    the problem with gamepad you linked is that it has only +-1 values on axis. it is not continouts. it is not expensive but I was dissapointed by this fact.

    this one works well is this one.
    https://www.gearbest.com/electronics-gadgets/pp_294504.html

    some of them bave 4 buttons what means that there are two triggers act as two other buttons but I got one that have 6 buttons what is really useful.

    i have also seen this video and it looks really nice. but note there is no external source of tracking. even with microsoft mixed reality, the controllers are tracked by cameras on headset. here we have 2 extra sensors on arms. perhaps that is fixing potential drift.

    #1372
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    it seems like I will have to add navi support at some point…

    #1374
    D TXcalibur
    Participant

    I was thinking maybe you can get acceleration data from the skeleton to solve occlusion scenarios? Because that’s what they are getting with extra armband IMUs I suppose? I am thinking more along the line of making it 360 usable even with obscured hands/body.

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    #1376
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    can you explain scenarion that you would liek solve in more details?

    #1380
    D TXcalibur
    Participant

    I mean, if they found a way with similar data, there should be a way.

    Kinect sees both but can’t distinguish which is which.

    Say, if an arm swing inward (angular acceleration) towards the chest faster than the other, it should be the inner one right?

    Another scenario would be dual yielding guns perpendicular to sensor. You know which one gets occlude first right? that would be the furthest one from the sensor.

    Your skeleton has arm/leg lengths. You can calculate where it is approx. when the sensor doesn’t see it right?

    I might be simplifying the problem too much. But i’m just throwing ideas around.

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    #1383
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    but kinect does distinguish left and right hand. rite ?

    #1384
    D TXcalibur
    Participant

    What I was getting at is why Kinect messes up when it overlaps? For now, whenever they overlap(hand/hand, hand/body), they stick together. In the scenarios described above, you actually have enough data to separate them.

    Similarly, if you can solve this, you can have 360 coverage (when the hands/arms are behind the body; head facing away from sensor) for hand positions.

    And there’s the phone orientation problem left…

    It takes away some need of having a joystick since the current mapping scheme works somewhat: press and orient to select.

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    #1385
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    great idea !

    #1400
    stickman89stickman89
    Participant

    Hi Greg.

    I haven’t had the chance to test the Beta 3 just yet due to Windows 7 not being able to detect my daydream controller within the bluetooth manager.

    I’ve since corrected that issue and have been meaning to ask….

    Is it possible to use the dream controller alongside other inputs; namely the ps move controllers for navigation puposes only?

    So to ignore any orientation/axis input from the daydream controller (since the ps move controllers will deal with that) and just use it as a means to navigate VR titles that require forward, backward and strafe input using the trackpad from the daydream controller, the latter part being mentioned in the changelog.

    I might have to make a hybrid move controller with the daydream controller integrated you see, much like you mentioned.

    Thanks again, and great work as usual!

    Stickman89

    #1410
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    hi.
    new beta available with ton’s of improvements. please try it out 🙂


    @stickman89
    ,
    yes. that would be possible. i have idea how to do and will start possibly middle of Jan.

    #1434
    oldmanbluntzoldmanbluntz
    Participant

    I have to say, Well done on this. It works pretty damn well, aside from the high cpu usage. I’m sure that’s what is causing my Kinect to not capture smoothly. Mind you, this is an older computer, fx-8320@4.4ghz, 8gb of ddr3 1600 ram and an r9 280x. running this with riftcat and steam vr home uses about 80% of my cpu and gpu. But, hey, great work. I can’t wait to see the head tracking with the colored ball available as well. With the psmoveservice, is it possibly anything having to do with the ROI for the colored balls causing the high cpu usage? I’m sure you’ve already checked that out. I wish i knew more coding, I’d love to help you out on this project in any way possible. Hopefully you can get the multiple kinects working as well. That would be super sweet, or possibly a hybrid setup using ps3 cameras and the Kinect, just so you don’t get the blind spot from the Kinect with your back turned toward it.

    #1446
    sanjrang12sanjrang12
    Participant

    I’m not sure about this, sorry if this question is unrelated, but is – rotational skeleton tracking ( that is if the kinect can detect which way we’re facing at all times so that our left and right hands don’t switch ) with the kinect v2 and support for psmove controllers possible at the same time? I’m sorry I’m very new to Driver4VR .

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    #1449
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    yes. either by skeleton or colour. skeleton is bit worse and it does not track as good as colour when skeleotn is not in ‘proper’ pose.

    #1559
    GunslitoGunslito
    Participant

    What is the “Wii” Button on the bottom of the window? It is for WiiMotes??? That just give me a lot of error, I’ve an 360 joystick but it isn’t recognized by driver4vr will you add support for that on the future? Just bought my membership I’ve a kinect v2 this software is beautiful keep up the good work!

    #1561
    kazedayokazedayo
    Participant

    Thanks for your work.
    Greg your works great.

    I will try use colour.
    Where can i find instruction of colour?
    can i make colour by myself?

    #1562
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    here you have instruction how to prepare 360 and also overview of how it works including colour tracking.

    yes, you can make yourself. please share how did you manage to get that done?

    i have seen something like ‘poi balls’ but they are a bit dark.

    #1563
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    hi,
    sorry, this was test window i forgot to hide.
    what is 360 joystick ?

    #1570
    GunslitoGunslito
    Participant

    Oh hahaha sorry about that, I have a Wireless xbox 360 joystick with the USB adapter for Windows.
    I think that I just configured it with the Bluetooth gamepad assign button

    #1725
    suprakillsuprakill
    Participant

    Would the daydream controllers like the one you linked “VR-PARK Portable ” work in Vrchat, like actually doing hand gestures in game? Like I could move my arms around in game. It seems a dumb question but I just want to make sure. xD

    #1726
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    which lin k?

    #1727
    suprakillsuprakill
    Participant
    #1730
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    this is not daydream controller. it is simple vr gamepad with no ability to read it’s position.

    similar do daydream which also I use at home is this one:
    https://pl.aliexpress.com/item/Virtoba-S1-Daydream-Controller-9-Axis-Gyro-Bluetooth-4-2-RTL8762A-Compatible-with-Universal-VR-Headset/32827951480.html

    but I am not sure to what you refer as doing hand gestures with controller. if this is possible with oculus or vive then we can do it probably.

    #1735
    suprakillsuprakill
    Participant

    Oh I see, but I think this doesn’t have enough buttons. Prolly Ps Move would be better then.

    #1802
    mantanicmantanic
    Participant

    Hi
    How to rotate vr controller by vr gamepad ?

    #1816
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    @mantanic
    they follow movement of head.
    i have some idea how to add walk around to make it possible but it is not done yet.

    #1832
    mantanicmantanic
    Participant

    How to command button vr gamepad rotate ? (in preview clip https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xkXcWbaP4-E at time 3.00 vr gamepad full rotation )

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    #2152
    test999test999
    Participant

    Will you ever support PSEye camera’s for tracking PSMoves? It sort of makes sense to pair the two and the PSEye is still sold very cheaply on amazon.

    #2165
    Tobias ClarenTobias Claren
    Participant

    Hi.

    With or without Kinect 2 (“one”) for Windows and Vive?

    #2200
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    @mantanic
    this is not implemented yet. now it just follows head.


    @test999

    for ps eyes there is psmoveservice that does already amazing job.
    i am not sure what would be benefit mixing kinect and ps eyes


    @tobias-claren

    Vive and Kinect One don’t work well together. I hear on VRChat forum someone said made it work but did not find how even though I asked. But must people report issues.

    #2463
    MaxhopsthefenceMaxhopsthefence
    Participant

    Can you add a tracking light ball to a Bluetooth controller and have hand tracking from the light with the buttons from the Bluetooth controller

    #2465
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    yes. that is possible now.

    #2524
    MaxhopsthefenceMaxhopsthefence
    Participant

    when you do this are you able to turn your hands like the daydream controllers

    thanks for the quick reply

    #2529
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    no cause there is no measurement unit. but… i am working on 2 ways to allow this to some extent.

    #2604
    osc4rosc4r
    Participant

    Hello, I would like to know if you can use some google cardboard, and the leap motion or kinect to play vr chat?

    #2930
    guideahonguideahon
    Participant

    Can i use one kinect + 2 daydream controller with light ball attached for steam vr? i use Vridge for my phone.

    ps: does anyone knows where can i get one daydream controller alone? i already own one but i would like two for vr

    #2937
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    @guideahon,
    yes. your setup is ok.
    i have this one that you can buy alone.

    it costs now 15 and it was 20 when I was doing order 🙂

    I was also able to get new and genuine on allegro (my country big sale platform).

    please let me know in case of additional questions.
    greg

    #3206
    guideahonguideahon
    Participant

    Hi Greg, i bought vridge and driver4vr, everything is great except the daydream controller is conected to my pc but it doesnt track anything nor detects button presses, i already activated daydream with “yes, i want to use daydream” and assigned it to right hand, however, when i go to preview, it shows no direction or any information

    #3232
    Bla BlablaGreg Driver
    Keymaster

    can you send me logs ?
    daydream work perfectly when they do. but they sometimes just stop working, show error in bluetooth manager, and need pair them again.

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