For years now, home theater and / or entertainment rigs have been built so that your sofa, recliner or aged bar stool was right in the sweet spot when it came to audio distribution. In short, you built your system around your seating arrangement. With the introduction of Nintendo's
Wii, Sony's
PlayStation Move and Microsoft's
Project Natal, folks aren't staying put in the same place as often, and that -- friends -- has created a problem in search of a solution. The fine gurus over at TU Dresden believe that they have the answer, and even if it fails miserably (highly doubtful, mind you), who could really harsh on a product called the SweetSpotter? The software is designed to work in conjunction with your webcam (or
console camera, in theory), and as the sensor tracks your movement in real time, the code "adaptively adjusts the sweet spot of your stereo play back system to your current listening position." In short, it results in "correct stereo phantom source localization independent of your listening position," and frankly, it just might change your life. The code itself can be downloaded for free down in the source link (it's open source, so pass it along while you're at it), and if you end up creating a plug-in to use this in your favorite gaming scenario, be sure to drop us a line about it.
posted March 26th 2010 12:34AM
Will this work for 5.1 or 7.1 for that matter?
@elitist
ALSO why doesn't my picture fucking update?
I've tried uploading so many times and it never works.
@elitist
Are you using IE or FF, because using those two browsers will mess the process up. Try using Chrome to upgrade the picture. It should work.
@elitist
5.1 im sure but what about
...9.1??
I should really upgrade from stereo...
@camroncake
You're in Stereo? I'm still on mono.. didn't think stereo would catch on
This is like a godsend to me! Now if only I had a webcam..
@eddieexe
you guys are both gay ^^
im just kidding, of course not yes I am
@nickname76 irony is the best. my reply for below VV
why don't you calm down there guy?
@think before you react
I'm not your guy, friend.
@Brokinarrow
I didn't say you were MY guy, pal.
@Brokinarrow
I'm not your friend, pal
The concept is great, with I had better speakers to test it though, I hear no positive difference. It can also be a little finnicky with your position.
@montymintypie haha yeah, if you have laptop speakers that are only a foot apart, your not going to hear a difference.
I only see a windows download link. How does this help a wii/ps3/xbox360 optimize my audio?
@OwenV
currently it can help you "theoretically"
how would this work for >1 watchers/players etc on the same screen?
headphones ftw :)
Haha! It totally works! Pretty awesome program. They should tune the webcam thingy a little better and it'll be golden.
they should combine this with the stereoscopic shifter like johnny lee demonstrated (http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/)
and then, put on the 3d glasses. so you have real 3d that you can walk around to see around it.
do this with 4 screens around some pile, and let one enjoy your own real 3d dino or alien pet in the "aquarium" you built with it. or something like this.
oh the fun of setting up such a techdemo... just haven't the time..
Why is the design of the program identical to Spotify's?
If this works with 5.1 it would solve a big problem for me since my rear speakers have had to be awkwardly positioned and I'm always feeling I'm not getting all the benefits of surround. Anyone know?