In this study a non-contact tracker for calculating the angle of rotation o
f a HMD (head-mounted display) is proposed. The merit of our proposed metho
d is that the computer will change the spatial view to match the user's hea
d posture and keep the 'immersion' sensation at high accuracy and precision
. Our results are validated using moire fringes as an excellent HMD tracker
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