[The Future of Head and Eye Tracking for MSFS? Tobii Eye Tracker 5 with a Real Airbus Pilot]

Head and eye tracking… Interesting!

Man, that head/eye tracking looks so smooth and user friendly I’ve been hovering the finger I buy stuff with on the internet over the $233 US (10% off) button all day LOL! A bit pricey …

Oops…I just did something rash. :nerd_face:

It’s not unanimous at all. Despite Tobii’s latest marketing push and a lot of new sponsored videos or the Reno Air Race sponsor, some people still have a hard time getting used to it, over TIR. I Want this to be good, though I’m sick of wearing my cap and shutting the window every time I want to fly…

[image] taubkin: sick of wearing my cap Seen this? [image] AIMXY Headtracker Hardware & Tech Questions This new headtracker seems to be getting good reviews amongst the youtubers. I haven’t tested it myself. http://z.aimxy.com/#page-top [AimxyZ HEADTRACK …

If I don’t get along with the Tobii 5 then I’ll return it and try the AIMXYZ. I suspect that I will do ok with the Tobii device though because I haven’t used TIR for several years now.

So, do you need to wear something on your head, like a hat or clip? Or does it lock on to our planetoid sized craniums? We are pilots, aren’t we :grin:?

[image] PaulRix: I haven’t used TIR for several years now Me neither. Gave mine to my brother. In fact, the TIR5 didn’t work that well with my ultrawide monitor, especially when leaning in. Interested to hear if these new trackers are better. [image] chipwich: do you need to wear somethi…

I just pulled the trigger on a tobii to try it out. I have the TIR5 with the pro clip and it works fine most of the time. My biggest gripe is the TIR will get a little micro-stutter when fps in the sim drops down below 60 fps. I normally run locked at 60 fps for the smoothest possible tracking. I’m …

The Tobii 5 tracks both your head and eyes…and you can adjust the sensitivity for both independently (at least in MSFS)… so, that would allow course changes with your head movement and much finer adjustments with your eyes. Sounds like it should feel pretty natural. I’m looking forward to trying …

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Seen this?