Microsoft Shows X360 Camera Gesture, FaceMap Tech 32
simoniker writes "At Microsoft's GameFest earlier this week, Gamasutra got up close and personal with the Xbox 360 Live Vision camera, including more information about packed-in game TotemBall, as well as the Xbox 360 facemapping tech from Digimask, and most interestingly, the gesture-based Xbox 360 software from GestureTek. This includes face and motion-tracking, as well as "a solution for tracking individual, non-facial objects on-screen, such as handheld peripherals". Could Wii-like control schemes work on Xbox 360 using this tech?"
MS had Wiimote-prototype a while ago... (Score:2, Informative)
That being said, I'm a Nintendo fanboy, and they're totally copying...
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Either that or you don't understand irony.
Nice sig, tho.
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Either that or you missed the movie quote.
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I mean its only slightly less well known then 'never start a land war in asia'
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Never seen the movie in question, as it happens. For some reason I'm familiar with "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die", tho.
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I predict that XBox360's camera will not be heavily used by most users but will be viewed as a novelty. Will users be able to use the
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I predict that XBox360's camera will not be heavily used by most users but will be viewed as a novelty. Will users be able to use their own photographs as avatars? It seems silly that something being billed in part as a media device would refuse to import photographs into games.
Yes. You can use the camera to not only create a custom gamer picture (that only your 'friends' see to cut down on abuse) but also some games allow you to map your face into them to use for the multiplayer component. Examples inc
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It was called Microsoft Freestyle Pro and it wasn't a prototype, but a product that you could buy everywhere.
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For the record the product you are referring to is the Microsoft Sidewinder Freestyle Pro [amazon.com].
Perhaps the GP is talking about the Microsoft XWand [microsoft.com], though I don't know that they were showing any of that stuff off as far back as 2000 or 2001. It also doesn't really work like the Wiimote, but does have some motion sensing capabilities.
Autodetecting hair color? (Score:1, Interesting)
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Let's bastardize a movie! (Score:3, Funny)
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I work on Xbox Live. I am now involved with console gaming as a CAREER, not just a hobby. It's a dream job in many way. You think I'm gonna want to give it up? Only way that happens is if someone pays me to not work!
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Could Wii-like control schemes work on Xbox 360 .. (Score:1)
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From the article (and E3 2006) the Vision camera has two receptors, thus it does depth perception too. It's not just another Eyetoy.
Oblig Penny Arcade (Score:4, Funny)
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