Inspired by Palmer Luckey’s Oculus Rift.
Prior to the release of the original Oculus DK1, impatience led to the inception of this DIY head-mounted display.
This HMD is detachable and may be used with a variety of head-mounting apparatuses. The 5.6″ TFT LCD and LCD controller are both integrated into the display unit. Power is provided through a 12V DC adapter and video can be fed though HDMI, DVI or VGA. Aspheric lenses were used for consistent magnification across the FOV.
After taking IPD measurements, a customized casing for the display unit was modeled to scale in 3DS Max.
Without access to a 3D printer, the only alternative was unwrapping the model as 2D and cutting the patterns from foam core board. All pieces were built in this fashion. For example, below are a few pieces to be cut, folded and glued, for the front of the casing.
Head tracking was “implemented” by hacking a gyroscope mouse and soldering the power lines to the LCD controller. The gyroscope communicates wirelessly to the original USB receiver. This was the simplest solution that did not require a complex software integration.
