Head tracking for 3D games: Technology evaluation using CryENGINE2 and faceAPI

Author

Sherstyuk, Andrei ; Treskunov, Anton

fYear

2013

fDate

18-20 March 2013

Firstpage

67

Lastpage

68

Abstract

Mouse, joystick and keyboard controls in 3D games have long since become a second nature for generations of garners. Recent advances in webcam-based tracking technologies made it easy to bring natural human motions and gestures into play. However, video tracking is a CPU-intensive process, which may have a negative impact on game performance. We measured this impact for different types of 3D content and found it to be minimal, on multi-core platforms. We provide details on implementation and evaluation of our system. Also, we suggest several examples how natural motion can be used in 3D games.

Keywords

application program interfaces; cameras; computer games; keyboards; mouse controllers (computers); multiprocessing systems; object tracking; video signal processing; 3D content; 3D games; CryENGINE2; Webcam-based tracking technologies; faceAPI; head tracking; joystick; keyboard; mouse; multicore platforms; natural motion; technology evaluation; video tracking; Avatars; Engines; Games; Magnetic heads; Mars; Three-dimensional displays; Tracking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Virtual Reality (VR), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Lake Buena Vista, FL

ISSN

1087-8270

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4795-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VR.2013.6549366

Filename

6549366