DIY VR Game Gun packs built-in motion tracking, optional mullet
Homebuilt motion controllers may be a fairly common occurrence these days — especially with the Wiimote simplifying things considerably — but this so-called “PC VR Game Gun” takes a slightly different approach than most, and has the added benefit of a pitchman firmly committed to selling it as the greatest thing since ShamWow. As you can see above, the rig consists of a toy gun with an LCD screen attached to it, but the real secret is a Gyration Air Mouse mounted on top, which allows for some full, seemingly responsive motion-tracking in any PC game. To really finish things off, our fearless modder also ripped apart a gamepad and wired it up to the trigger in the gun, which turns out to be just the thing for playing F.E.A.R…. on the highest difficulty setting.
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