java tracker driver
package vio.tracker.*

This package is a pure Java driver for the for the virtual-io i-glasses headtracker.
You can use this driver to design your own java applications for the i-glasses.
But there are also included some demo applications for users.
This software runs on any platform equipped with a java environment

To access your computer's serial port it is also necessary to install the javax.comm extension.
This extension is at the moment avaliable for Win32, Solaris and Linux, MacOS X.

This software is free and available
under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

current version: 0.82 (MAY-30-2002)

supported features

• easy implementation in your own applications
• four demo applications included
• multithreaded
• around 20 fps

included applications

• trackerTest
  a simple application which writes the received tracker data to the console
• trackerPano
  a program for viewing headtracked panorama images in GIF or JPEG format.
  it is useful, that these images are something like ????x480
  You will find some demo images on this page (click on "Einblicke")
• trackerQTVR
  the same as above, but for QuicktimeVR panorama movies.
  Quicktime and Quicktime for Java must be installed on your system
• trackerJ3D
  an early alpha demo of the new j3dTrackerInputDevice class for Java3D.
  Java 2 and Java3D must be installed on your System.

documentation

• installation guide
• change log
• javadoc documentation

downloads

• the developer package (171k) including vio.jar, the source code, documentation and four demo applications trackerTest, trackerPano, trackerQTVR, trackerJ3D
• the ready to use windows standalone application (3,5MB) including the Java Runtime Environment 1.1.8 for people who are not that familiar with java.
  trackerTest, trackerPano, trackerQTVR are included

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© by Martin Kaltenbrunner
please report bugs and wishes to modin[AT]yuri.at
last change 2003-DEC-15