THE VIDEO SHELF · head-tracked 3d display
Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote
Johnny Lee demonstrates head tracking with a Wii remote and a head-mounted pair of IR LEDs, so a screen acts like a window into a 3D scene as your head moves.
Why HN readers recommended it
It is the classic reference for head-tracked parallax displays, cited whenever new 3D or holographic display tech appears.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Johnny Lee
- Topic
- head-tracked 3d display
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 20
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2010–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Specifically: [VIDEO] Check out his entire youtube channel, it is full of interesting software/hardware hacks.
slyn on Hacker News · 2010-01
In Proof of Concept - See through OLED screen on a laptopCheck out Johnny Lee's awesome "Head Tracking for Desktop VR Displays using the WiiRemote"! [VIDEO] More great stuff: [LINK]
DonHopkins on Hacker News · 2016-11
In Shadows and Blur Effects in Modern UI Design> [VIDEO] I did this at the time. I downloaded his Wii app that shows the little red/white discs, and bought a battery powered Wii-bar thing that had the IR leds in it and strapped it to my head. Can confirm, the 3D effect is …
mattowen_uk on Hacker News · 2021-04
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