Driver for ps3 eye camera drivers#

The case works fine when the camera is upright, but it’s a bit awkward, and it can’t sit horizontally for use in multitouch tables and installations and such. Whether you want to use IR or not, you will likely want to hack Sony’s case. Peau Productions has been one of the best sources for information on working with the PS3 Eye, and the man himself – Nolan – has done some great tutorials. Hack the Case, Remove the IR Blocking Filter You’ll want to trick out the PS3 Eye to make it really yours, with drivers, infrared-tracking capability, and a beautiful, new custom housing. Now, the hackers among you aren’t done yet. If you don’t already own a PS3 Eye, you should. Why choose the PS3 Eye over another webcam? Because it was built for CV applications, the camera performs well in variable lighting, has rock-solid, low-latency USB performance, and is capable of high framerates (60-75 fps at normal resolution or even 125-150 fps if you can sacrifice resolution, which might be okay for tracking).

Driver for ps3 eye camera drivers#

(The guy working at my local GameStop looked emotionally dejected when I told him I don’t actually own a PS3.) But thanks to community-developed, open-source drivers for all three platforms, the PS3 Eye has become a big choice for interactive applications, from tracking fingers and objects on tables to projection mapping and augmented reality. Sony intended it to be used with their flagship game console. It’s just US$40, and it’s your best ticket to creating your own computer vision and augmented reality projects, imagining stuff before big game console makers do. Photo ( CC) moonpie, who while I live in New York, lives in the original York.