A head - not moving. At all, awesome.
Sony's PS Eye-based motion-tracking system that uses head movements as game controls, and which was recently shown at GDC, was merely a tech demo. This means it is unlikely to be coming to a shop near you soon.
A Sony representative told SPOnG this morning, "We have no details on the tracking software. As far as I'm aware it was developed by someone at SCEA and was shown at GDC as a technical demo of what is possible with the PS3 and PS Eye."
Potentially, the technology could be used to enable players to "look around" FPSs (for example) without using an analogue stick. For those gamers whose heads tend to unnecessarily twist about as they peer around game worlds, it could save a lot of thumb work.
For those who spend a great deal of time drunk or who own vibrating game chairs, however, Call of Duty 6: Modern Funfair or Resistance 3: Fallen Woman might be slightly more challenging.
No games have been confirmed to use the technology as yet.
Source: MTV
A Sony representative told SPOnG this morning, "We have no details on the tracking software. As far as I'm aware it was developed by someone at SCEA and was shown at GDC as a technical demo of what is possible with the PS3 and PS Eye."
Potentially, the technology could be used to enable players to "look around" FPSs (for example) without using an analogue stick. For those gamers whose heads tend to unnecessarily twist about as they peer around game worlds, it could save a lot of thumb work.
For those who spend a great deal of time drunk or who own vibrating game chairs, however, Call of Duty 6: Modern Funfair or Resistance 3: Fallen Woman might be slightly more challenging.
No games have been confirmed to use the technology as yet.
Source: MTV
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Bentley 29 Feb 2008 13:03
1/5
Using PSEye for this is a VERY over-complicated way of doing things. Although if they can nail it, I guess it means they don't have to sell, or produce, an extra piece of hardware.
Strap a Sixaxis to your bonce instead, I say.
Strap a Sixaxis to your bonce instead, I say.
SuperSaiyan4 29 Feb 2008 13:25
2/5
It wont and cark work for games like shooters if you move your head around that means you need to still be looking straight at the screen and you will look very stupid.
Unless you are IN the game say Virtually then yeah.
Unless you are IN the game say Virtually then yeah.
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tyrion 29 Feb 2008 14:15
3/5
SuperSaiyan4 wrote:
It wont and cark work for games like shooters if you move your head around that means you need to still be looking straight at the screen and you will look very stupid.
I see it more for looking around corners or quick peeks over crates than full camera/aiming control. For this it'll be quite cool, but you're disadvantaging people without the cameras.
Plus for those of us with projectors, there's better be a huge lead on the camera because my PS3 sits behind me, not under the screen.
Daz 29 Feb 2008 14:24
4/5
sound like it's time to move your PS3 then or get an extension (do they even do them?)
config 29 Feb 2008 16:25
5/5
Isn't this here decorimage some of the Dr Who Davros concept art?
