Worth getting a Tobii Eye Tracker 4C?

[Mysticalmaid]

How much better does the Tobii eye tracker make your playing experience? Do you think it was worth the money just to more easily look left and right? Black Friday is almost here so I have been considering getting one.

[Underscore_101_3]

i got one 2 weeks ago, was a bit of a drag to set up, but so far i'm happy with it.
takes a bit to get used to, almost gave up on it on the first days of fiddling with it, but glad i didn't :-) it's great having no mirrors on screen.

After reading some reviews i got the feeling that TrackIR is a bit better in tracking, but the Tobii has the advantage of nothing on your head, which for me is a huge advantage.

a bit of a downside is that you have to stick it to your monitor, or that's the way it's suposed to be setup, which won't fit on a curved monitor.
It doesn't have a free standing support, like a mini tripod or something.

[Nimir-Raj]

I can't speak for Tobii, but I do have TrackIR and head tracking makes a huge difference to game play.

I would imagine that Tobii adds as much to the games as TrackIR. If you can afford to go for it, I would honestly suggest you do.

That said it does depend on how you play, I struggle with TrackIR when I use the keyboard (beta testing) I only really use it for gamepad/wheel usage as it completely eliminates a hand control input which also adds the bonus effect of extra keys on game pad/wheel since look left/right are freed up.

[Mysticalmaid]

Thanks for the responses :)
I play with a G29 wheel and pedals, no shifter because it needs fixing. The 4c has face tracking too but after comparing the Tobii and TrackIR online I may find the TrackIR better to work with.

[Jin666]

I ditched tobii for trackir..never regretted the decision

[Wille Wilse]

Ive had the TrackIR since a few years, I would never ever drive a car/truck game again without it - its awesome. Same game changer as to go from keyboard to wheel...

[Shamayne]

I always wondered how this works exactly.
Don't you have to turn your head for TrackIR to turn the camera? How do you look at the screen when you have your head turned to the side?

[Reese]

Originally posted by Shamayne:

I always wondered how this works exactly.
Don't you have to turn your head for TrackIR to turn the camera? How do you look at the screen when you have your head turned to the side?

Shift your eyes, or have multi-monitor.

[Underscore_101_3]

Originally posted by Shamayne:

I always wondered how this works exactly.
Don't you have to turn your head for TrackIR to turn the camera? How do you look at the screen when you have your head turned to the side?

I don't know about trackIR, but with Tobii eyetracker you can set it to track your head or your eyes or anywhere between both, you can set limits to how far either reaches.
So for example you can set it in a way that when you turn your head a little bit you only see oncoming traffic and mirrors, and have the eye part of the tracking to see further, or visa versa.

[Foxman]

Originally posted by Shamayne:

I always wondered how this works exactly.
Don't you have to turn your head for TrackIR to turn the camera? How do you look at the screen when you have your head turned to the side?

TrackIR has the option to set different profiles so you can adjust the response curves. This means you can magnify the response to your head movement - turn head 5 degrees, view shifts 30 degrees etc.
It's very easy and natural to use once you get it setup appropriately.

[Mr English]

If you want a cheaper alternative to TrackIR i suggest Trackhat. It does the job just as good, but much cheaper. Though it can be a pain in the ass to set up. You can find more info about it on the internet.