Control your PSP with a Laser WTF?

[califrag]

Check out the video for my next project.

simple cursor demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOM9e3kp4I0
Just a novelty demo that tracks a cursor with a laser pointer.

b/w detection demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qnu7OKsu_Y
This is what the camera actually sees and tracks.

simple sprite demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fg9pa2ZhNMY
Shows a box following the cursor.

*NEW* control demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA73I50D44w
Move the box using four different control methods: follow, mimic, gesture, and direct.


Download the NEW control demo below if you want to test it out.

You will need a ChottoShot/GoCam and a laser pointer (or other ingenuity) if you want to use it.
One user made a webpage with all black background and uses the camera to track their mouse! Awesome!!

[gmansixfo]

That's pretty cool.

[b2p1mp]

Nice

[NorthernFusion]

All we need now is laser homing missiles.

[califrag]

Originally Posted by NorthernFusion

All we need now is laser homing missiles.

lol my plans include the following:
mount the laser pointer, PSP, and camera to a remote control car
let it drive itself around
make it scan for wireless networks, connect to unprotected ones and send a webcam image to ftp, along with GPS coordinates and whatever other info.
move on.
of course it will have an air-soft pistol for some fun and to fight off thieves ;D

bah.. now to go to my real "job".. the one that gives me my biweekly insult.

[NorthernFusion]

This and that, and you're well on your way.

[Ranmax09]

Nice califrag . I'll be trying this out when my camera comes on monday.

[Granite]

I got the GoCAM and i have been waiting for some homebrew for it ..... i wish some one could make some games for it

[califrag]

I was considering making some simple "shooting" games where targets would appear and you need to shoot them with the laser, and toying with the possibility of making this into a PRX that can run in the background of games and allow you to possibly control an FPS with the laser, looking left or right, or aiming or something. I dunno

edit: VV

sweet idea. maybe I'll put together a mini-games type game with a combination of short but fun games, shooting stuff, escape the maze, trace the outline/draw a picture, etc etc. based on user's suggestions.

[PSPfreakX]

A game in which you have to go to the finish but not touch the walls would be cool