X-SIm - TNGames Force Vest interface

EvanF · Feb 20, 2008

This may be a silly question but can I somehow interface the TNGames Force Vest with X-Sim software :?:
If it can be done it would be cool. 8)

EvanF

EvanF · Feb 21, 2008

Hi Sirnoname.

As requested here are some details.

..From their website:

There are 3 different ways that our 3rd Space technology (product driver) is enabled within various games:
Direct Integration, Game MODs and the 3rd Space Driver Software.

Direct Integration (DI):
With DI, the 3rd Space control code is added to the game by the game developers. The vest control software is actually contained within the game disc itself.

Game Mods:
Mods are a separate piece of software which runs on your PC that adds the 3rd Space effects to a particular game during game play. Each mod is specific to a particular game (and specified version). The mod is not part of the game itself, and the 3rd Space control drivers are not contained on the game disc.

3rd Space Game Driver Software:
The 3rd Space Driver, developed by TN Games, is software which runs on your PC that adds the 3rd Space effects to a particular game during game play. This one piece of software communicates with multiple game titles. The 3rd Space driver is not part of the game itself, and the 3rd Space controls are NOT contained on the game disc.

TN Games has made enabling 3rdSpace into game titles easy. A simple, yet customizable, API can be integrated into any game with minimal effort. TN Games provides game developers full support to insure seamless implementation.
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Game titles that are supported with their driver software:
Unreal Tournament 3 (U.S. Retail Version Version 1.1)
Crysis™ (U.S. Retail Version 1.1.1.5767)
Crysis™ (U.S. Retail Version 1.1.1.5879)
Clive Barker's Jericho (U.S. Version 1.0)
Halflife 2™ - Episode 1 (U.S. Steam Version)
Halflife 2™ - Episode 2 (U.S. Steam Version)
Medal Of Honor Airborne™ (U.S. Retail Version)
F.E.A.R™ (U.S. Retail Version 1.0)
Enemy Territory Quake Wars™ (U.S. Retail Version)
Quake 4™ (U.S. Retail Version 1.4.2)
Doom 3™ (U.S. Retail Version 1.3.1)

Download driver software from here.
http://tngames.com/games.php

http://tngames.com/developers.php
tngames_sdk.pdf

EvanF · Feb 23, 2008

Yes my thoughts were to drive the vest using X-sim as input and disregard their proprietary plugin.

If I can't drive it directly, I could bypass their USB enabled Decoder and tap into the pneumatic controllers built into the vest, but this might get messy as I would then also need to wire in a power supply as the pneumatic controllers draw from the USB connection.

You can feel differences of forces from the actuators in the vest so unless it uses very high speed pulses, high enough that you can't feel the ripple to control the strength of the body 'poke', it may instead have servos built into the valves. If servo's are the case using a velleman board as the controller would be under-utilising the vests capability.

It would be nice to be able to control this vest directly with X-Sim so we can add it as an extra peripheral for a car or fps simulation.

If I can't drive it directly with X-Sim I am very tempted to unpick the seams and look at the internals.

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