Using the accelerometer to move a player as the real user walks

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Is there a way to use the accelerometer to move a player, as the user who is holding the device ('real user') walks around the room?

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Answer by ado112 · Oct 07, 2014 at 05:59 PM

I don't t$$anonymous$$nk that today's devices have sensors for that. T$$anonymous$$s may be possible if you connect device to internet then watch it's position from satelite(google maps or somet$$anonymous$$ng like that)but that is a very hard t$$anonymous$$ng to do.

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Answer by ByteSheep · Oct 09, 2014 at 12:24 PM

I have looked into t$$anonymous$$s a w$$anonymous$$le ago and you are not the first to ask t$$anonymous$$s question. I was trying to do the same t$$anonymous$$ng (like many others) for a game I was developing.
The problem is that (at least on iOS) the accelerometer can't detect linear speed movements - see here. From what I've heard it's difficult to get more than a meter or so precision with iOS devices, but would be happy to hear otherwise.

See also: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6647314/need-to-find-distance-using-gyroaccelerometer

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Alphamox · Oct 09, 2014 at 02:10 PM 0

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Thank you for the answer. I'm trying to develop it for android (at least for now), and i had already checked that link and many others but with no conclusions or answers (for me). Now i'm thinking about another approach. I'm thinking about a pedometer implementation. I know it will only count steps, but it might give me just some basic data so i can turn it into character movement. Issues with direction and position will remain, but maybe it's a start for now.

ByteSheep · Oct 09, 2014 at 03:02 PM 0

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If you don't need it to be very precise (e.g. person moves 1 meter and the character moves a small distance - such as 1 meter in game) then you might be able to use the technique outlined in the stackoverflow post above.
However, I haven't personally tested this so it might be best for you to do further research and then do some tests of your own.
Let us know if you get any results ;)

Xpoint · Oct 08, 2017 at 07:19 PM 0

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Hey @Alphamox any result ? there should be results according your answer is in 2014 and now is 2017 :P

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