[Henry Tonoyan] has started getting into OpenCV and digital control system projects. He needed a decent webcam that could do higher than standard frame rates. As it turns out, the PS3 Eye is actually a pretty capable little camera. Now that it’s kind of obsolete, you can have it for as little as $7 from places like Amazon!
The Sony PlayStation Eye will change your perspective of gaming. This product makes interactive gaming more fun. Designed to work with Sony Play Station 3, this video game accessory is a digital eye camera with a sophisticated microphone that reduces the background noise and focuses on spoken word, so you get to enjoy crystal clear sound quality. Found it: Basically you need. 2x PS3 cameras (if you look at the PS4 camera - it has to lenses for tracking you in virtual space, that's why you need 2) Moves and PSVR headset (obviously) TrinusVR software (costs money, but there's a trial version) PSMoveService for SteamVR (available on Github).
The PS3 Eye has a standard USB interface, and after messing around with it a bit in Linux, [Henry] was able to adjust the frame rate settings for his application. He’s using a library called video for Linux with an application called qv4L2. It’s capable of 60fps at VGA, which we admit isn’t amazing, but at $7, we can’t complain — if you drop down to QVGA (320×240) you can go up to 120fps.
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Ps3 Eye Camera Resolution
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From there you can play around in OpenCV to your heart’s content.
Ps3 Eye Camera And Motion Controller
Seeing as the Eye has been out for over 7 years now, it has been used in quite a few hacks since then. From an actual eyeball tracker (seriously), to an interactive projection globe with touch tracking to even a physical tower defense game.