cinemizer Crytec: the cinemizer OLED from ZEI now has headtracker support from the CRYENGINE gaming platform

OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 08.10.2013.

The cinemizer OLED with headtracker attachment from ZEISS is now supported by Crytek in the version 3.5 of the CRYENGINE, available now. This support offers an improved experience for first person gaming, plus full three-axis rotation, where previously only two were possible.

The ground-breaking CRYENGINE 3 will utilises data from the headtracker to pan the view up, down, left and right, as is possible with mouse controlled games. But in addition to that, users will be able to tilt their head and the horizon will remain level. This adds a great degree of realism, and will give a far better feeling of being there while gaming. The immersive experience can be further enhanced by using the cinemizer OLED in 3D mode.

The CRYENGINE is the basis for a number of highly acclaimed games on the PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Both the commercial and non-commercial version of the CRYENGINE will include support for the headtracker SDK. The addition of headtracker support will see many future games working with the cinemizer OLED and headtracker on all platforms, including the forthcoming Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

The inclusion of the SDK enables developers to directly access the raw data and quaternions of the headtracker, which they can then use for programming. The benefits of the SDK include access to an additional axis of rotation (viewing axis - roll), lower latency times and the availability of absolute rotational data. The low latency times are critical to match the viewed scene with the head movement without noticeable lag. This delivers a much more believable immersive and realistic experience.

Franz Troppenhagen, Product Manager for cinemizer said. It is a great benefit to have full driver support. The combination of the CRYENGINE's incredible graphics performance, ultra low latency headtracker data and the cinemizer OLED head-mounted display, offers an immersive 3D gaming experience at a level that has not been possible anywhere until now.

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Gaming will soon be more immersive with headtracker support from Crytek

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Franz Troppenhagen

Carl Zeiss cinemizer

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