D&D Dice Cam | How to Make a Dice Camera for Playing D&D Online

Want to play D&D online, but still use real dice, and let everyone see what you roll? In this video I'll show you how to make it happen for less than $40 in parts. It works with all video chat software - Zoom, Discord, Google Meet, anything that uses a webcam can be made to have a cool picture-in-picture view of this custom dice tray so everyone can see your dice!

Parts List:
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Manual Focus Webcam - $18 - https://amzn.to/3msM5SI (sponsored)
Any cheap webcam will do. If you can find one with manual focus, that's actually better for this project.

Set of 3 Unfinished Wood Boxes - $11 - https://amzn.to/3iIgUR6 (sponsored)
You want the smallest one which is about 3" x 5". You can probably get exactly the box you need for half the price at your local craft sore. Alternately here's one I found that looks about the right size on Amazon for $7, though I did not buy this specific one myself so I cannot vouche that it's exactly right: https://amzn.to/32xGWAK (sponsored)

1/4" Rubber Bands - $5 - https://amzn.to/3c3Pt1q (sponsored)
I bet you can find these cheaper at your local drug or office supply store.

Wooden Ruler - $4 - https://amzn.to/2RxvCOK (sponsored)
I got the ruler in this video at my local drug store for $1.20.

Software List:
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OBS - https://obsproject.com/download
OBS VirtualCam for Windows - https://github.com/Fenrirthviti/obs-v...
OBS VirtualCam for OSX - https://github.com/johnboiles/obs-mac...


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