Accelerometer/gyrosopic controlled look around

[Clarity Page]

Ok,
this isn't really VR as such and this isn't actually for Elite (since my laptop certainly couldn't play it) but I thought people who do use VR might be able to help me with this. I primarily want this for 1st person games Minecraft ect
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Long story short I have a Dualshock 4 controller for my laptop (with use of DS4Windows) and I was wondering if there was any programs that would allow me to setup the 6axis input as a spring mouse so that I could tilt the controller and it would fling my looking direction around but would return back when I re levelled my controller. basically a sping mouse input assigned to the 6axis this should theoretically work in most if not all first person pc games... providing they are post quake
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I have tried setting this up in DS4Windows, Xpadder and Input mapper without any success then it occurred to me that there probably is a very simple program with the exact purpose of assigning accelerometer/gyroscopic sensors to a springed mouse input for the sake of a cheap head tracking option.
I vaguely remember seeing something like this on the internet but I m struggling to find it now.
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sorry for intruding everyone, hopefully I've explained this well enough

 

[popuptoaster]

Look for EDtracker, its made by some guys off here, the software for that might work for what you want.

 

[Clarity Page]

Look for EDtracker, its made by some guys off here, the software for that might work for what you want.

Thanks, it seems ideal except it wont pick up the inputs from the ds4 I'll have a prod around see if I can something out figure.
I might give glovepie and joytokey a shot whilst im at it

 

[Biteketkergetek]

I started playing with a DS4 controller and wrote my own mapper program for it, because I wanted to see how gyroscope and touch input would work in ED.

The touchpad could be used to select UI panels (based on touch position or swipe), or as a virtual slider/throttle.

Using the gyro for head look seems like a good idea, but I haven't tried it yet.

I use L1/R1 (bumpers) as shifts instead of throttle. Within ED it seems impossible to use separate mappings for X alone, L1+X, R1+X and L1+R1+X, because the last combo would trigger all the ones before, so I needed a something to solve this.

 

[Wolfox]

Can't you use THIS so you have the stability of a reliable controller and you can use the giroscope of the phone, plus the phone can have those fancy touch controls that some people use.

 

[Biteketkergetek]

Can't you use THIS so you have the stability of a reliable controller and you can use the giroscope of the phone, plus the phone can have those fancy touch controls that some people use.

Why should a DS4 with a custom profiler be unreliable? I used mine for months without a problem. It's fun to work on and play with. Surely not as sexy and user friendly as others, and has no fancy website, but it doesn't matter if it works better for me.

I believe a DS4 could be the perferct controller for ED for people who don't like joysticks. The two sticks together can be used as roll/pitch and vertical/lateral thrust, and with a bumper it might be switched to yaw/pitch and longitudinal/lateral thrust (aiming, landing). The touch pad can work as an analog throttle slider. The gyro could be used for head look. I have EDTracker too, but my neck hurts after half an hour if I use it.

 

[Wolfox]

Why should a DS4 with a custom profiler be unreliable? I used mine for months without a problem. It's fun to work on and play with. Surely not as sexy and user friendly as others, and has no fancy website, but it doesn't matter if it works better for me.

I believe a DS4 could be the perferct controller for ED for people who don't like joysticks. The two sticks together can be used as roll/pitch and vertical/lateral thrust, and with a bumper it might be switched to yaw/pitch and longitudinal/lateral thrust (aiming, landing). The touch pad can work as an analog throttle slider. The gyro could be used for head look. I have EDTracker too, but my neck hurts after half an hour if I use it.

Have played in the long past with a DS3 controller, to use it on the PC and Androids, is just a pain in the .
I would say; Good Luck!

By the way, you could check THIS