Does Move need the PS EyePet camera?

[Slimebeast]

kitler53 said:

Slimebeast said:

If Move needs the EyePet camera (which I heard it does), then what is it for? I mean the Wii motion controls don't need a camera, so why would Move need one?

the wii does need a camera...it's just that move is the reverse set up.

wii has an IR bar under your TV that a camera in the wiimote uses to keep track of it's position.  the sensors in the wiimote have an error and without the IR camera over time there will be error in the signal that to the user feels like lag or imprecise controls.

Move is the same except in reverce.  the move controler has a light source that the camera picks up.  the biggest reason why move has so much more precision is that in this reverse setup the are much less occasions in which the camera can't see the light source.

...also, eyepet uses augmented reality as in it takes a picture of you and puts it onto the screen and overlays the pet onto your image.  you have to have a camera to see what is in your room.

Ahh... that makes sense! Are you sure that Wii has a camera and that a camera is needed for this type of motion controls?