Hack Like Heck - Clemens Mayer - MAYER MAKES - VRpi - Virtual Reality DOOM

MAYER MAKES: Clem Mayer

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All the contestants are building portable Raspberry Pis, but Clem's project has to be different! MAYER MAKES revives his early FPS modding roots and turns the classic DOOM into an immersive virtual reality experience.

BOM:

Raspberry pi 3 B
SD-Card with Raspian Stretch ( latest version), Noobs does not work for this project.
Arduino Pro micro x2pcs ( Arduino leonardo and Arduino micro will work too)
USB Cables x2pcs
Headphones
Cheap FPV Headset ( Eachine VR-007 used in this video) with 5,8Ghz Receiver
5,8Ghz Transmitter module (be aware of legal requirements to use RF modules in your region)
5,8Ghz Helical Antenna Pair ( TX/RX)
MPU6050 Gyrometer/ Accelerometer Module
LiPo-battery (1s or 2s depending on your Power supply circuit)
5A BEC or Powersupply circuit that delivers enough current @5V
external LiPo-battery charger
Switch ( for Power)
DIP4 push buttons x9pcs
Solid strand wire
Solder
Protoboard/Perfboard
Funky Foam
Velcro
3d Printer
PLA-Filament in your favourite colour
Patience
The desire to play a 25 years old game in VR.

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mayermakes over 4 years ago in reply to pawan2925

OH, thats a tricky one, my system does not do stereoskopy, but I think andywest might be able to answer that as he built a Stereoskopic VR system in another e14presents episode!
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pawan2925 over 4 years ago in reply to mayermakes

Oh got your point.
Lets say I am thinking of using a 7"LCD as display for Rpi which will be rendering a VR module on Chromium.
Can you guide me on how to divide the screen into 2 parts as stereoscopic outputs to get VR mode?
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mayermakes over 4 years ago in reply to pawan2925

this is entirely dependent on you setup distance to face width of eyes, the only wyy to tell ist trying out different versions until it fits for your particular head and application.also keep in mind that tiny differences can make you very dizzy quickly.
that i whay I used an off the shelf fpv headset as those thing were already fiogured out for me.
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pawan2925 over 4 years ago in reply to mayermakes

Yeah I am using RPi 4 8 GB RAM for HMD. So was confused with getting a 7 inch LCD panel or FPV googles.
Is 7 inch too much for normal application of VR or 5 inch is also good?
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mayermakes over 4 years ago in reply to pawan2925

you can use whatever scree nyou want, but keep in mind that it needs t osuit your view and you need to feed the signal into it.
so it may end up beeing more expensive or uncomfortable to view.

you should als owatch the version two I made on element14presents a while back. it may help you in designing your own version.
Also by this time its worth trying examining a RPI4
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pawan2925 over 4 years ago

Hi sir, I am thinking of using 7 inch LCD screen as display monitor instead of fpv googles, is it ok in terms of cost and design?
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mayermakes over 6 years ago in reply to tariq.ahmad

Got another Feature in Make magazine.
Sombody likes my little Baby Hammerhead Anvil Trick I did in the hlh video.
https://makezine.com/2018/04/27/tips-of-the-week-27/
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tariq.ahmad over 6 years ago in reply to mayermakes

Nice!
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mayermakes over 6 years ago

Update: this project was featured on Make magazine!
https://makezine.com/2018/04/17/building-raspberry-pi-based-vr-gaming-rig-vintage-doom/

.....WohooO!
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mayermakes over 6 years ago in reply to rocits

thanks Rory, I wanted to keep it reproducable, I got alot of good feedback on Maker Faire Sachsen at the weekend. I might turn this into a kit some day.
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