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Virtual Reality: All you need to know about Input Devices for the bright new ... Via Sandys VR, Ramprasad Rangarajan, Dulcie Mills
Henrik Safegaard - Cloneartist's insight:
Use head movement to control an external object
A straightforward way to use only the rift for controlling your game is to control the position of an object via head movement. A good example for this method is the Breakout - inspired “Proton Pulse” by Pushy Pixels which lets you control a paddle’s x and y position with your head movement.
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Very well written, fun article about different input devices that can be used with the Oculus for more immersion of computer games. Or other applications, of course. The guys who wrote this did a really good job in giving you an overview over different devices and how to operate them, pros and cons etc.
I wouldn't use Unity though ;) but besides that, it's definitely worth reading.
Virtual Reality - the world inside the computer, an unreal world which doesn't exist! A world which exists nowhere except in your computer, your X-Box or perhaps, just inside your own head ...We are already living in a Cosmic three-dimensional holograph of light, sound and colour. Everything in this three-D plane of existence called Earth is unreal. We are already dreaming. Do we really want to lose ourselves in the illusion of Virtual Reality - I vote No. Coping with Life on Earth is hard enough as it is without getting lost inside Virtual Reality as well. But that's just me. There are those out there who love the idea and if you are one of those who are all for it ... dig in and read this article!!