While browsing an oculus rift thread on reddit, I saw somebody mention exactly how nice it would be to have some actual mounts for outside sensors on their Rift. The concept is that adding extra sensors or cameras will enable us to broaden the abilities of the rift. With something like the Razor Hydra, you can add quick positional tracking (the rift only tracks rotation, not position). With some webcams, you might theoretically do some stereoscopic augmented reality. Unfortunately, attaching all these things to the rift is a bit of a pain at the moment.
I had all the things right right here in front of me to make this happen, so I did! I’ve quickly tossed together two accessories for the Rift.
with hydra attached
nothing attached
1. a little bracket that feeds onto the velcro on the back. people will likely utilize this for “heavy” setting sensors. They may be relatively light, however any type of extra weight on the front of the rift is unwanted.
clipped on
popped off
2. A snap-on deal with plate that has a modular design. This wold be for installing cameras on the front of the rift.
All of these data can be downloaded here.