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https://smoothtrack.app - an app that uses your phone's AR for 3D head tracking for PC games. Kind of a "VR" feel for sim games, without VR.

Has layout issues on some smaller screens, I'm still working on a USB connection feature, and lots of other stuff I need to improve on. But releasing early was the right decision, it's already doing pretty well!

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Nice to see your post, I've been using this on a Pixel 3a with MS Flight Simulator and it works well! I wish there was less latency, but it is manageable and definitely adds to the experience. Thanks!

Curious what you think of my own submission here, a tool to make flight sim control maps from a browser: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25702356

Looks like a ton of work, quite cool!

I don't use a HOTAS all that much, except for when I play Elite: Dangerous - and Elite already has a different site with lots of layout combos (though I forget its name).

Cool concept. How is the experience moving the head, but keeping the eyes on the fixed location screen?

It works great, actually. The movement of the head is exaggerated in the game so you only need to nudge your head slightly to move the camera - you just keep your eyes on the same spot while you do so.

Your brain gets used to it very quickly and it feels surprisingly intuitive.