Chaperone / Guardian system improvements

Pimax 8K Series
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As the Pimax supports SteamVR Tracking and its own inside-out tracking system?, can we assume that the SteamVR tracking is the chaperone system? and a custom solution for inside-out?

I use a Rift so I am coming from experience using that mostly.

Anyway, It would be nice if we could configure how it works.

  • No visual popup but an audio queue like a car reversing beep-beep that starts when you get within nn distance of your boundary. In addition to that it is configurable with different falloffs for different boundary areas. e.g. I can set it to be VERY loud beeping if about to punch a monitor or a window and less urgent if about to kick the sofa or a bed for example.

  • In game re-orientation markers. A very faint partially transparent circle/compass on the floor in your VR starting position. This overlay can be toggled on/off in any game and stays there. So when friends play you can tell them to “get back on the marker” when they unknowingly wander into a corner. People currently put mats down, or even a fan blowing on them to reorient so would be nice if we could have this as an option.

  • Ability to add/include a boundary object, e.g. a supporting beam or pillar that is in your play space.

Thoughts?

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That should be doable with Optic tracking for sure. In theory with lighthouse if you can augment it eith a depth camera it could work as well.

I do know oculus & steam tracking are not compatible with one another though.

But either way it would be great not to punch things while in vr as we might hit it harder. Lol

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Exactly. Play space is a big problem for many so we risk punching and falling over stuff. Myself I have punched my wall full on in the heat of battle many times. The problem was I was within reach of the wall, an orientation marker would have saved that from happening.

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Agreed i remember all the wii & kinect mishaps/injuries.

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