What does "TrackIR" do?

[Starwhip]

I saw this in the alt+f12 menu the other day, and haven't had a chance to turn it on. What does it do?

Edited May 30, 2015 by Starwhip

[Tex_NL]

If you don't know what TrackIR is don't bother turning it on.

http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrackIR

[Dspan_000]

Last time I heard it was something to do with controls and the camera. A joystick or a VR? Most likely something like the oculus rift or a webcam. I don't really know but again I think its something to do with controls/camera

[Starwhip]

If you don't know what TrackIR is don't bother turning it on.

http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TrackIR

Whoah, I might need one of those!

Alright, that's what I was looking for, thanks!

[noxgandhi]

I have one. I became king of the sky in ArmA3 over night didn't use it with KSP yet. I imagine it can come in handy in some situations, I'll give it a try later

[Tex_NL]

For the Scott Manley worshippers here I found another one:

[MrDude]

- Scott Manley Discussing the tech (without KSP) http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/

[Vorg]

Also take a look at Edtracker if you are thinking of getting one. MUCH cheaper and less load on your CPU doing the same thing without the need for a camera or video processing to computer from the lights what you are doing. EdTracker uses the same tech they use in smart phones and drones

[noxgandhi]

Also take a look at Edtracker if you are thinking of getting one. MUCH cheaper and less load on your CPU doing the same thing without the need for a camera or video processing to computer from the lights what you are doing. EdTracker uses the same tech they use in smart phones and drones

Edtracker would be 3-axis-tracking via gyroscope/accelerometer and therefore not nearly as powerful as TrackIR. The additional IR tracking of TrackIR provides more accuracy, too. They're definitely not comparable.

But.. if you don't have the money, Edtracker and similar low budget open source projects surely are a better choice than none at all.