Head & Eye Tracking with OpenTrack using Eyeware Beam
Head & Eye Tracking with OpenTrack using Eyeware Beam
Turn your webcam or iPhone into a head and eye tracker for OpenTrack following these steps
How to use the Eyeware Beam Webcam Edition With Opentrack
- Windows 10 or higher
- Webcam (480p or higher resolution, external or internal)
- Eyeware Beam Webcam Edition
- OpenTrack pc-software
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Sign up her for the Eyeware Beam Webcam Edition and follow the instructions.
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Download den gratis OpenTrack PC software. The link provides the most recent OpenTrack release. Scroll down to the assets area and download the .exe file. Install OpenTrack and open the software to begin the configuration steps.
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If you’ve previously set up OpenTrack, please begin with a new empty config file to ensure compatibility with Beam. If Beam feels different post-update, follow these steps: Open OpenTrack, stop tracking, click “Profile”, choose “Create new empty config”, name it, and save.
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Go to OpenTrack, click on “Options”, and create a global shortcut for the “Center” method by clicking on “Bind” next to it and pressing the shortcut keys you would like to use for it. In the screenshot, we have chosen “Alt+N” to be the shortcut for the centering method.
Important: To ensure proper recentering, please position your head in the resting position and focus your gaze on the center of the screen before using the keyboard shortcut.
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Start your game and look at the middle of your screen. Press the “Center” global shortcut (e.g. Alt+N) to center the in-game camera to your default position. Congratulations! Now you are ready to play with head and eye tracking controlling your in-game camera! Read further below on how you can customize the settings.
You don’t own a game yet that supports eye and head tracking? No problem. Many supported games offer free demos, such as Euro Truck Simulator 2.
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Beam’s default configuration automatically translates your head and eye movements into a simulated head movement in OpenTrack. This creates a more immersive gaming experience where the in-game camera responds to your eye movements, reducing the need for excessive head turning.
For personalized preferences, the Beam settings allow further customization of the input to OpenTrack:
- Click the Beam tray icon, then the gear symbol to access settings.
- You can choose the tracking source. For instance, select “Head” if you prefer only head movement tracking, as opposed to the default “Head & Gaze” option.
- Adjust your field of view by adjusting the range values. You can adjust how much the camera is moved by head or eye movements separately. Yaw refers to left and right movements and pitch is for up and down movements.
- The yaw and pitch values are limited to the -90 and 90 degrees range no matter how much you increase the range parameters. To enable more extreme angles you can change the mapping in OpenTrack as explained in the next step below.
- Adjust the responsiveness of the in-game camera to your movements by changing the sensitivity values. A value of zero will deactivate that particular input.
- Adjust eye tracking sensitivity levels cautiously. Too high levels may cause nausea.
Bemærk:
- Important! Increase yaw and pitch range in the Beam settings first, and only in a 2nd step (if needed) in OpenTrack. This will improve the tracking smoothness.
- These custom settings are specific to Gaming Extensions and won’t affect Beam’s other features.
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Optimize your OpenTrack experience by customizing settings:
- To view behind you in-game, enhance your field of vision by adjusting the ‘yaw’ range. In OpenTrack’s “Mapping” section, select the “yaw” tab and set the maximum input to 90°.
- Tailor the yaw and pitch curves in Mapping. It’s advised to tweak Beam’s range parameters first before adjusting OpenTrack curves.
- If you notice jittering, fine-tune the Accela filter parameters by clicking the hammer icon near “Filter” on OpenTrack’s main window.
- PC med Windows 10 (eller nyere)
- iPhone eller iPad, der understøtter Face ID og iOS 13 (eller nyere)
- Telefonstativ
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iOS-appen til din iPhone eller iPad fanger dine hovedbevægelser, og den medfølgende Eyeware PC-software oversætter disse bevægelser til handlinger på skærmen i spil og streams.
Download Eyeware Beam iOS-appen fra app store. Mens du installerer appen, vil du blive bedt om at indtaste din e-mailadresse for at modtage downloadlinket til den medfølgende PC software installatør. Download og installer softwaren på din pc.
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Indstil din iPhone eller iPad som en head tracker med vores hurtig start guide. Udfyld venligst hurtigstartguiden først, før du går videre til næste trin.
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Et månedligt eller årligt betalt abonnement er påkrævet for at bruge head tracking. I appen skal du trykke på ikonet Indstillinger > Påmindelser > Abonnementer. Du vil derefter blive ført igennem en række abonnementskøb og bekræftelsestrin for at fuldføre transaktionen.
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Download den gratis OpenTrack pc-software. Linket giver den seneste OpenTrack-udgivelse. Rul ned til aktivområdet og download .exe-filen. Installer OpenTrack, og åbn softwaren for at begynde konfigurationstrinnene.
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Klik på Start knappen i OpenTrack for at aktivere blæksprutten, der skal bevæge sig baseret på dine hovedbevægelser.
Hvis hovedsporingen er omvendt, skal du gå til Muligheder > Produktion og marker for at invertere enten Yaw, Tonehøjde, eller Rulle.
Juster Kurver at kontrollere følsomheden af dine hovedbevægelser.
Du kan prøve følgende OpenTrack-profil med forudkonfigurerede indstillinger til Eyeware Beam-appen for at komme dig tættere på din ideelle opsætning.
- Download den forudkonfigurerede Beam OpenTrack-profil: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ONjS2yhCe3ddcI6lChp5VDLZqLkGd0oA/view
- Åbn OpenTrack og klik på Profil > Åbn konfigurationsmappe for at åbne mappen, hvor OpenTrack-standardprofilen er gemt.
- Flyt den forudkonfigurerede Beam OpenTrack-profil, du lige har downloadet, til den mappe.
- I OpenTrack skal du klikke på menuen ved siden af Profil og vælg den nyligt tilføjede Beam OpenTrack-profil, som nu vises som en mulighed (ved siden af default.ini)
Du skal installere OpenTrack for at aktivere hovedsporing i spil. Hvis du ikke kan finde Eyeware Beam-computerprogrammet på din skærm, kører det muligvis i baggrunden. Du kan finde appen med det lilla logo i systembakkemenuen, normalt placeret nederst til højre på din skærm.