Peter Swanson

Software Engineer

Full Stack Web Developer


Mapping Real Steps to Virtual Reality Using Optical Mice


Movement is one of the least realistic parts of the current VR experience. It substitutes a button push for the physical act of walking. A device that translates physical movement to movement in virtual reality fundamentally changes the experience.



I set about tracking footfalls with optical mice in an ongoing attempt to map them in virtual reality.



This application concurrently reads the speed and direction of multiple optical mice.