Let’s face it, there’s a large proportion of people reading this post that hold a secret (or not so secret) desire to kick Imperial ass using nothing but the Force and a Lightsaber.
Well a hacker named Benjamin Teitler just uploaded a video of him living out that fantasy courtesy of some a custom Oculus Rift based setup and what looks to be a slightly disturbing looking motion capture dungeon.
The video features Benjamin donning a DK1 fed by a wireless HDMI feed, a super long USB cable for head tracking and a customised motion captured lightsaber stand-in. Although the video shows only a glimpse of the in-Rift results of Benjamin’s saber-twirling, it looks extremely responsive. The below video below however does show a closeup view of what looks like a custom application featuring a training drone, much like the one seen in the original Star Wars movie. Motion capture duties are provided by 12 Optitrack Flex 13 Cameras, a serious set up and no mistake. We can’t help feel a little jealous.
We’ll see if we can find out more on the project and report back.