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Game Gun DIY motion-tracking FPS controller [Video]

, Jun 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

This enthusiastic man is holding what could, with a little more R&D and a big marketing budget, be the next big peripheral in first-person shooters.  The handiwork of “The Redneck Techie“, the Game Gun is a modified keyboard, stuffed into a gun peripheral, with motion-sensitive tracking and an LCD display mounted on top. 

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Video demo after the cut

That means you can look around and move through the game by twisting the gun around, seeing exactly what’s happening on the integrated display.  A Gyration motion-sensitive mouse is used to track movement, and the latest prototype is wireless thanks to a tethered battery pack.

The next prototype, meanwhile, promises to be even more impressive.  Rather than use the compact LCD display, three pico-projectors will be mounted on the end of the gun, allowing for a super-widescreen picture on your nearest wall.  Best of all, since this is all built with off-the-shelf parts, there are no game-specific drivers needed; any FPS will happily play with the Game Gun.

Wired Game Gun:

Wireless Game Gun:

[via CrunchGear]

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